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Slowing demand a downside risk for housing starts

Alongside lot, labour and material shortages, builders are now having to contend with growing evidence that the sales environment is becoming more testing. While the strong labour market, and lack of existing homes for sale, argues against a sustained drop in demand, the outlook for new home sales is not quite as rosy as it was a year ago.

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