Housing Starts

Housing starts get hit hard in August but a rise in single-family building permits shows some reason for optimism

Housing starts outpaced permits in July with a +6.7% increase in single-family starts.

Housing starts in June hit 1,434,000, -8% below the revised May estimate of 1,559,000 and -8.1% below the June 2022 rate of 1,561,000. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, single...

With stubbornly high mortgage rates tamping down demand, in recent months the number of building permits for apartments or condos with five units or more have slipped. The preliminary...

According to the latest U.S. Census Bureau data, single‐family housing starts in May were at a rate of 997,000, +18.5% above the revised April 2023 figure of 841,000. “The May...

Housing starts in March were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,420,000, -0.8% below the revised February estimate of 1,432,000 and -17.2% below the March 2022 rate of ...

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