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Business
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
Business
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
Business
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
Dealers
Business Roundup: News on Terex, Mecalac, construction employment, Bandit Industries, Bobcat
With sale of backhoe line, Terex exits the earthmoving equipment business Terex is now completely out of the earthmoving business. According to a report from The Construction Index, the company has agreed to sell its UK-based operation where it manufactures backhoes, site dumpers and compact compaction rollers, to Mecalac, a French manufacturer of compact loaders and […]
December 26, 2016
Business
U.S. home starts fall 11% in October; builder confidence dips first time in 5 months
With the start of construction on both single-family homes and apartment complexes down in October, total U.S. home starts fell 11 percent during the month. Home starts fell to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 1.060 million, according to preliminary data from the Commerce Department. That total is down 1.8 percent over the same time last year. […]
November 18, 2015
Home
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
Home
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
Business
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
Business
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
Business
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
Business
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
Home
Home starts rebound 6 percent in July as permits and builder confidence soar
We’ll say this for the current home construction recovery: it doesn’t stay down for long. Following a 10-percent drop in June, new home starts in July rose 6 percent to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 896,000, according to data from the Commerce Department Friday. It’s a good sign, as home starts inch closer to regaining the […]
August 16, 2013
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