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NAHB Index As Expected But With Some Mildly Stronger Details

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  • The NAHB housing market index met expectations in December, rising from 34 to 37 to unwind half of the latest decline in November.
  • As noted beforehand, this consensus reading belies the improvement seen in S&P homebuilder price to book ratios.
  • The bounce was limited by an unchanged reading for present sales (40), whilst futures sales (45, +6pts) and prospective buyer traffic (24, +3pts) both increased after five/four consecutive monthly declines.
  • There were further differences when looking by region as well, with the West continuing to lag with an overall index unchanged at 28 vs increases across the other major three regions.

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