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Housing Starts, Composites vs 2007-11 Cycle

Posted By Barry Ritholtz On April 26, 2011 @ 11:49 am In Cycles,Real Estate | Comments Disabled

Terrific pair of charts from Ron Griess [1] The excesses in the prior cycle (2001-2006) have made the current run utterly abysmal:
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Current Cycle versus 1o Prior Cycles

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Current Cycle versus Composite

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All charts courtesy of The Chart Store [1]


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[1] Ron Griess: http://www.thechartstore.com

[2] Image: http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Housing-Starts-CYCLE-4-22-11.gif

[3] Image: http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Housing-Starts-COMPOSITE-4-22-11-.gif

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