Housing Economics - 03/17/2009 (Plain Text Version)

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In this issue:
Housing Starts Rise in February
Registration Open for Spring Construction Forecast Conference
National Outlook
Housing Market Statistics At-A-Glance

Housing Starts Rise in February

Housing starts rose 22% in February to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 583,000, assisted in large part by a large (82%) gain in multifamily construction. Single-family starts also contributed to the February increase, rising 1% to 357,000. Permits increased 3% from January to a 547,000 annual rate with all of the increase due to a 11% advance in single-family authorizations.

Housing Starts and Building Permits for March 2009
	DATE	CURRENT		LAST	% Change	Download Starts and Permits
Starts	03/17/2009	583Th		477Th	+22.2%
Permits	03/17/2009	547Th		531Th	+3.0%

Housing starts rose 22% in February to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 583,000, assisted in large part by a large (82%) gain in multifamily construction. Single-family starts also contributed to the February increase, rising 1% to 357,000. Permits increased 3% from January to a 547,000 annual rate with all of the increase due to a 11% advance in single-family authorizations. 

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