Outlook Dim on Housing Prices and Construction

According to economists who spoke at a recent conference sponsored by the National Association of Home Builders, the home construction and damaged housing markets will continue to drag until at least year end. The economists cited the struggling housing market as a catalyst to the general U.S. recession that they predicted to last until June, the effects of which have led to a credit crisis and widespread foreclosure for homeowners.

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