41.   Realtors say it would cripple the housing industry, since the value of the deduction is built into home prices.

42.   Proposals include decreasing the number of members on the board and reducing their professional ties to the housing industry.

43.   Rippe said low mortgage rates continue to support the housing industry, and business firms continue to get rid of troublesome inventories.

44.   Shares in building materials stocks fell amid a gloomy outlook for the housing industry.

45.   She said business and consumer confidence measures were strong and the housing industry was improving.

46.   Such a vigorous housing industry could keep the economy growing at a pace fast enough to keep Federal Reserve policymakers on alert against inflation, analysts said.

47.   That may be the last good news for a while in the housing industry, however, analysts said.

48.   That has homebuilders remaining optimistic about the U.S. housing industry.

49.   The Commerce Department report suggested that six increases in short-term interest rates by the Federal Reserve have not pushed mortgage rates high enough to slow the housing industry.

50.   The company blamed a supply glut in the Southeast Asian region and problems in the construction and housing industry for its weak revenue.