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Home starts jump 15.7% in July as builder confidence strengthens

It would appear that despite a couple of rough months, homebuilder confidence in the U.S. housing market was not misplaced. Following two months of decreases, construction on new homes in the U.S. made up quite a bit of ground in July, rising to the second highest level this year. Home starts rose 15.7 percent last […]

August 19, 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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Home starts fall 6.5% in May as apartment construction and permits slow

May represented a down month for residential construction in the U.S. as both home starts and permits decreased. U.S. home construction starts fell 6.5 percent in May as new construction on both single-family homes and apartments saw sizable declines. Builders started new homes at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.001 million, down from April’s […]

June 17, 2014

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Home starts up 2.8% in March, builder confidence up slightly

Home starts rose 2.8 percent in March due to an increase in single-family homes, signaling what many analysts hope to be an end to construction slowdowns caused by the harsh winter weather. U.S. home starts rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 946,000 from February’s revised rate of 920,000. February’s figure was revised upward […]

April 16, 2014

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Housing starts fall 0.2% in February as builder confidence rises slightly

Despite a large upward revision to January’s number, housing starts fell slightly in February, according to preliminary data from the Commerce Department. The Commerce Department revised January’s number to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 909,000—up 29,000 from the rate of 880,000 reported last month. February home starts fell 0.2 percent to a preliminary rate of […]

March 18, 2014

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Housing starts fall 16% in January after major revision to December estimate

Housing starts in the U.S. suffered a large fall in January, according to preliminary data from the Commerce Department. Housing starts were at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 880,000, 16 percent below the revised December estimate of 1.048 million. The January figure is 2 percent below the January 2013 figure of 915,000. That December figure […]

February 19, 2014

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Housing starts fall 10% in December, capping off best year since 2007

Following the largest monthly gain in 24 years in November, housing starts fell back to earth in December. Housing starts were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 999,000 in December, according to data from the Commerce Department. That’s a 10 percent drop from November’s revised estimate of 1.017 million. December’s drop was the largest since […]

January 17, 2014

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No. 2 in 2013: Construction employment and housing starts hit multi-year highs

It took a bit of time, but it looks like our industry is finally starting to hit its stride as it recovers from the recession. While both statistics saw a few ups and downs this year, the latest reports on housing starts and employment available before the end of this year show strong improvements over […]

December 30, 2013

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The top 13 construction industry stories and posts of 2013

To say 2013 was a big year for us here at Equipment World would be an understatement. We’ve seen our online audience grow in a big way, so we thought it would be fun to put together a list of the top stories of the year based on your clicks. There’s a little bit of everything […]

December 29, 2013

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Housing starts soar 22.7% in November to nearly 6-year high

Greatly defying expectations, U.S. housing starts soared in November to heights rarely seen since the housing collapse in 2006. Housing starts jumped 22.7 percent in November to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.091 million, according to data from the Commerce Department. That’s the highest monthly gain since January 1990 and only the second time […]

December 18, 2013

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Building permits up in October, but government delays housing starts data for second month due to shutdown

Though the Commerce Department won’t release data on housing starts and completions until next month, it reports that building permits saw a sizable gain in October. Placing blame on the 16-day partial shutdown of the federal government during October, the Commerce Department says it won’t have the data for home starts and completions for the […]

November 26, 2013

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No housing, construction jobs or spending reports until government shutdown is over

Though we had a ton of news coming in to the site last week thanks to the big ICUEE 2013 show in Louisville, one story we didn’t have was the latest on job numbers in the construction industry. That’s because the government provides those numbers and, as we’re sure you’re aware, the government is shut […]

October 7, 2013