1. He laid the foundations by cutting one percent off interest rates, scrapping special car tax, and boosting the housing industry. 2. That was an anomalous year for the housing industry, so the number of starts is anything but typical. 3. Among those leading the charge are the housing industry and charitable organizations, which are fighting to retain deductions for home mortgage interest and donations. 4. And Boise Cascade, which is again making a profit after four straight years of losses, depends heavily on the up-and-down housing industry. 5. And the housing industry has a lot to recover from. 6. And the experts say that the current rebound, while strong, is unlikely to bring the housing industry back to those levels. 7. And while the housing industry has benefited tremendously from lower mortgage rates, seniors and others on fixed incomes who depend on interest-bearing accounts have suffered. 8. Armey contends that the housing industry has overlooked benefits of the flat tax. 9. As foreshadowed by the company last month, income from building products was down on a year earlier due to a slump in the Australian housing industry. 10. Big Board losers tended to be those that reported poor earnings or were associated with the interest-rate-sensitive housing industry. |