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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 jump 13.2% in April as apartment construction soars
The construction of new homes in the U.S. jumped 13.2 percent during April due to warmer temperatures and a huge rise in apartment construction. Builders started new homes at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.072 million, up from March’s revised rate of 947,000. March’s figure was revised upward from the original estimate of 946,000. […]
May 16, 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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