By Bruce Blythe
At a Glance
- Construction data, Fed rates and commodity markets combine to tell the story of housing. What does that tell us about overall economic health?
Economies and houses are both established on solid foundations, and the relationship between the two means that housing market numbers are part of the daily information diet for investors and traders.
People spend big money not only on their homes, but also what goes in them, which means that housing data can be a leading indicator of economic activity months in advance. The total value of