The Case for Homebuilding Stocks
Although the homebuilding sector has lagged the broader market in 2014, there are reasons to be optimistic about public homebuilding stocks going into 2015. Among the reasons cited for optimism are firming home prices, stabilizing mortgage rates, improving economic growth, solid land positions and healthy margins. One of the major risk factors to the housing sector? Potential interest rate increases.
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