Economic Report: ‘The housing market is set for a sustained softening’: New-home construction falters, even as builders secure more permits No Comments Uncategorized Economists expected that the pace of new-home construction and building permitting will drop to start off the year. Economists expected that the pace of new-home construction and building permitting will drop to start off the year. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)