EFTA Document EFTA01385281

3 January 2018 HY Corporate Credit HY Multi Sector.Media, Cable & Satellite New Residential Construction: Acceleration from 2017, Single-Family Leading the Way Similar to our outlook in residential R&R, we are expecting another solid year in new U.S. housing construction - as measured by housing starts. We expect the overall market to be up 6%, with single-family leading the way +10%, and multi-family likely to decline about 2% (a decelerating rate from 2017). In the latest reading for November 2017, U.S. housing starts were 1.297mn (SAAR), with single-family at 930k and multi-family at 367k. YTD through the same period, total housing starts were 1.121mn (+3.1% y/y) with single-family +8.7% NW at 792k and multi-family at 329k (-8.2% y/y). This is slightly below our total estimate of +4% in 2017 (SF +7% and MF - 1%). We expect the positive momentum going into the end of the year to remain with YID building permits (as of November 2017) +4.4% y/y (SF +9.7% and MF - 4.5%). All the underpinnings to a healthy housing market remain mostly intact. 2018 should see accelerating GDP growth, strong consumer sentiment, and job growth. Housing starts remains below their long-term average of —1.4mn, and below the average annualized housing formation figure of 1.2mn and demolitions +300k (proxy for demand). Moreover, homeownership rates appear to have reached an inflection point rising to 63.9% in 3O17 from the trough of 62.9% in 2Q16. Specifically, the single-family residential construction market looks again to be the main overall driver. The NAHB Wells Fargo National Housing Market Index composite, in its latest reading, hit a cycle high of 74 with sub-components of Single Family Sales: Present and Next Six Months reading at 81 and 79, respectively, also cycle highs. However, some caution is warranted as the potential impact of lowering the mortgage interest deduction (MID) and disallowing state and local tax (SALT) deductions, as contemplated in the current tax reform legislation making its way through Congress. could impact consumer behavior and impact overall affordability issues (discussed below). (Figure 6: U.S. Housing Starts By Unit 2300 2000 4 1, 1 1.000 Housing Starts by Type 4503% 3000% 310311 3003% 2500% 2000% g 1500% 1003% S00% 000% ? a •••••MC m%/1 Tar SW* 00111010 Ant llkordnig hero* IA 0S Cans avow Page 6 Figure 7: U.S. Housing Starts y. Completions 1 3.000 2.500 0000 1.000 Htuta1g Starts /COrnpiebonS 110 40 1.20 0.00 0.01 0.40 0.20 — 0.00 grVeteZ22112§2 .22.tarigrig=t22t c e@OEESRg& ;;;;;;;;;; 55 ;;; 555555555 —0.001010010 Satre Onto* Sint Sor*'p Peen IA U.S femur an., —.1 Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. CONFIDENTIAL - PURSUANT TO FED. R. CRIM. P. 6(e) DB-SDNY-0086565 CONFIDENTIAL SDNY_GM_00232749 EFTA01385281