He attributes much of the talk about a slowing economy to media hype. He said he and other residential builders have not had any indications of a slowdown in the housing industry. Like Fredrick, Tim Stauffer and Cindy Friend, owners of Cedar Creek Homes, expect a strong season this year. Both Cedar Creek and Fredrick expect to build about 10 homes this year. Our business has been fairly strong.
People still seem to be spending.
That would be the only impact we've seen, and it wouldn't even be appreciable at this point. Stauffer and his wife, Friend, said they have received calls from contractors looking for work, indicating to them an economic slowdown. Lengacher said he does not view the current economy as negative, although it has taken some adjusting, at least for commercial builders.