The plunge in the sales-to-new listings ratio in January is a downside risk to our view that house prices will recover this year, particularly amid anecdotal evidence that US tariff threats are weighing on demand. Developers seem unfazed, however, with record high permit issuance an upside risk to our forecast for housing starts.
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