The decline in housing starts in January is not a major concern, as it comes after a surge in starts in December and appears partly driven by the unseasonably harsh weather. Encouragingly, permit issuance remained solid, reinforcing our view that starts will grind higher in the first half of the year, before Trump’s tariff and immigration policies take effect, eroding developers’ ability and willingness to build and causing starts to drop back.
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