Residential investment is still at an historic low as a share of GDP as a result of overbuilding during the 2003-2008 housing boom and the tsunami of foreclosures that followed. But the headwinds in the housing market are dissipating.
用占GDP比重衡量，住房投资仍处在历史低点，这是2003—2008年房地产泡沫期的过度建房以及随后按揭止赎风暴带来的后果。但房地产市场的阻力正在消散。去年，住房销量、价格和建筑量均有所上升，而按揭止赎有所下降。住房投资应能成为今年产出和就业增长的一大源泉。