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Tag: home builder confidence
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U.S. home starts tick up in July as permitted units not started hit 10-year high
After experiencing low construction rates in June, U.S. home starts rose 9% in July. Get the details on single-family & multi-family home starts today.
August 16, 2018
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U.S. home starts tumble 12% to 9-month low
Despite the drop and worry over tariffs and costs, builder confidence in the housing market has remained at a "healthy level". Details on Equipment World.
July 18, 2018
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Home starts up 1.9% in March with multi-family jump
Construction starts on new U.S. home rose 1.9 percent in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.319 million homes, according to data from the Commerce Department. Home starts are now 10.9 percent above the March 2017 rate. The March growth was fueled by a 16.1-percent jump in multi-family home starts which are up […]
April 17, 2018
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U.S. home starts fall 2.6% in April
A dip in the start of construction on multifamily homes wiped out a small gain in single-family homes in April, bringing total U.S. home starts down 2.6 percent. Total starts fell to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.172 million but remain up 0.7 percent from the April 2016 figure, according to preliminary data from the […]
May 16, 2017
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Home starts up 6.5% in September while builder confidence reaches boom-level high
Following two months of declines, the U.S. homebuilding market rebounded and then some in September due to a surge in apartment starts. Home starts rose 6.5 percent during the month to a seasonally adjusted average of 1.206 million, according to preliminary data from the Commerce Department. That total is up 17.5 percent over the same […]
October 20, 2015
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Home starts back on track with 20% jump in April
Thanks to a big April, the start of construction on new homes in the U.S. has fully recovered and then some from a rough winter punctuated by a 16-percent drop in February. Home starts rose 20.2 percent in April to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.135 million, according to preliminary data from the Commerce Department. Starts are […]
May 19, 2015
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Home starts recover a bit with 2% gain in March
Despite a very rough February, home builders appear optimistic the worst 2015 has to offer is over as construction starts on new homes edged up in March. U.S. home starts rose 2 percent in March to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 926,000, according to preliminary data from the Commerce Department. Despite the monthly boost, March […]
April 16, 2015
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U.S. home starts fall 2 percent in January as builder confidence dips due to cold weather
Following up a nice gain in December, housing starts in the U.S. fell 2 percent in January and builder confidence in the market has since dropped due to harsh winter weather conditions. Builders started homes at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 1.065 million homes in January, a 19-percent increase over January 2014, according to preliminary data […]
February 18, 2015
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Home starts fall 1.6% in November as builder confidence slips
The rate of construction on new single family homes fell in November and with it went the rate of all U.S. home starts for the month. Construction on single- and multi-family homes fell 1.6 percent in November to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.028 million, according to preliminary data from the Commerce Department. The latest report […]
December 16, 2014
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Home starts rise 6.3% in September as homebuilder confidence falls back to earth
The month-to-month volatility of new U.S. housing starts continued in September, while homebuilder confidence in the market saw its first dip in four months. Following a 13-percent drop in August, construction on new homes in the U.S. rose 6.3 percent in September to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.017 million, according to preliminary data […]
October 20, 2014
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Home starts dive 14.4% in August but homebuilder confidence rises to nearly 9-year high
Another down month in August continued what has been a very up-and-down year for construction of new homes in the U.S., largely thanks to the volatility of new apartment starts. Despite the drop, homebuilder confidence in the market rose to its highest reading since November 2005. Following a gain of 8.6 percent in July, home […]
September 18, 2014
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Home starts fall 9.3% to 9-month low in June, but builder confidence is on the rise
After gains in Spring jumpstarted what many hoped would be a high-activity construction season following a harsh winter, construction on new homes in the U.S. was down for the second consecutive month in June. Home starts fell 9.3 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 893,000—the lowest pace in nine months. The Commerce […]
July 17, 2014
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