Housing Starts Look Weak By Jeremy Jones, CFA - June 18, 2010 Housing starts released today came in far below consensus estimates. Government efforts to stimulate the housing market have once again failed. The federal tax credit for home buyers simply pulled demand forward. We are now seeing the giveback. Share this:EmailTwitterFacebook RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Timber Industry Overhaul Underway U.S. Housing Market: Sales Up, Inventory Rising Shaping the Future of LNG Exports