Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Fed economist-Housing downturn may deepen

(Reuters) - "Unwinding the dramatic rise in non-prime mortgages could
have a noticeable effect on home construction beyond what we've
seen in the first quarter," said Dallas Fed economist John Duca
in a interview posted on the bank's Web site.




Some industry analysts think the lending pullback could
slow homebuilding by another 10 percent to 15 percent, but it
is difficult to gauge the full impact, Duca said.


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