Slowing Home Sales Show U.S. Market Lacks Momentum: Economy – Bloomberg 08-25-14

Salient to Investors: Thomas Simons at Jefferies said new-home sales have no traction whatsoever but overall housing data is encouraging, with everything moving in the right direction, though a little more slowly. New-home sales are tabulated when contracts are signed, and so are a more timely barometer than transactions on existing homes.

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Buffett Says Gains in Housing Fall Short of Equilibrium – Bloomberg 10-24-13

Salient to Investors: Warren Buffett said the US housing market is coming back but housing starts are not at an equilibrium point, where they match household formation. Buffett said housing will rebound because of increasing population and limited supply. Buffett said the US has made significant progress since 2009 after

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