The revealing figures come from a survey conducted by Glassdoor. In the twelve month period

Typically investors don't trust any company in a distressed sector, even if that company's fundamentals are strong. This makes it extremely difficult for companies in that sector to raise capital, recover, and grow.

For several years now this has been the case with industries and companies tied to the residential real estate market.

Housing prices have been in a virtual free fall since late 2007. Very few analysts feel comfortable declaring a market bottom.

This has made it almost impossible - until recently - for homebuilders to raise additional capital through IPOs.

The weak market also disrupted banks and financial institutions that fund homebuilding and buying.

But things are finally changing.

Large institutional investors are becoming more comfortable with the housing market and we see that the IPO calendar has two banks and a homebuilder coming to the marketplace in the next week.

This could be very good news for IPO investors as the first deals in the space tend to be among the best performing as a sector recovers and comes back into favor on Wall Street. Those who are coming to the market first could be market leaders as the rally gains momentum.

More good news for investors is that the recovery in the housing and banking markets is just starting to take hold. As faith continues to build in these industries, we will see more IPOs of related companies.

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Typically investors don't trust any company in a distressed sector, even if that company's fundamentals are strong. This makes it extremely difficult for companies in that sector to raise capital, recover, and grow.

For several years now this has been the case with industries and companies tied to the residential real estate market.

Housing prices have been in a virtual free fall since late 2007. Very few analysts feel comfortable declaring a market bottom.

This has made it almost impossible - until recently - for homebuilders to raise additional capital through IPOs.

The weak market also disrupted banks and financial institutions that fund homebuilding and buying.

But things are finally changing.

Large institutional investors are becoming more comfortable with the housing market and we see that the IPO calendar has two banks and a homebuilder coming to the marketplace in the next week.

This could be very good news for IPO investors as the first deals in the space tend to be among the best performing as a sector recovers and comes back into favor on Wall Street. Those who are coming to the market first could be market leaders as the rally gains momentum.

More good news for investors is that the recovery in the housing and banking markets is just starting to take hold. As faith continues to build in these industries, we will see more IPOs of related companies.

To continue reading, please click here…