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By Jason Stipp and Robert Johnson, CFA | 06-27-2012 11:00 AM
What a Housing Turn Means for the Economy   Jason Stipp: I'm
Jason Stipp for Morningstar.  Several pieces of housing data
point to a positive trend in that area of the market, but what
does it mean for the economy? Here with me to offer his take is
Morningstar's Bob Johnson, our director of economic analysis.
Bob, thanks for being here.  Bob Johnson: Great to be here.
Stipp: We did have several pieces of housing data over the last
few days. I'd like to run through them and get your take on the
results and what they mean for the housing market.  Let's start
with builder sentiment; maybe you wouldn't key in as much on
consumer sentiment, but the builder's sentiment is actually a
bit more meaningful to you.  Johnson: Yes, absolutely, because
the homebuilders see the traffic and unlike a lot of other
sentiment [reports], [the hom