 The wind is not exactly at the backs of home builders right now. I think decidedly everyone is in the doldrums. Catherine Thompson is CEO of Thompson Research Group. She says the housing market is still kind of stuck thanks to elevated mortgage rates. Owners don't want to sell and give up their low interest rates on their current mortgages, which means they're not looking for something new. So builders and their suppliers? They're just kind of on the sidelines waiting.