An unexpected downturn in housing starts rock analyst predictions but still aren’t enough to budge homebuilder confidence in sector performance.

Several major developments point to potential shift in headwinds that have been plaguing both homebuyers and professionals in the market.

A slight trickle in home sales seems to be in defiance of a market still hovering around multi-decade lows.

Housing starts fare slightly better, with the rise in housing permits potentially signaling an end to the runaway increase in home prices that has been dampening the market.

Hints at interest rates cuts have successfully boosted both builder and buyer interest in the housing market amid a rough series of months.