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A big change could be about to come to the housing market

Dec 26, 2015, 19:14 IST

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The Federal Reserve has finally lifted interest rates from 0% and after nine years without a rate hike.

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The potential ramifications for the policy move are far-reaching and span various American industries, from automakers to homebuilders to investment banks. But, those impacts may be disparate.

Typically, rising interest rates make for a more difficult borrowing environment. That has the potential to slow homes sales - which impacts US banks - as well as new starts - which will hurt homebuilders.

Often, after a rise in interest rates, there is an inverse correlation in home starts.Federal Reserve data

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