Housing Economics - 02/17/2011 (Plain Text Version)

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Multifamily Construction Boosts Housing Starts in January
2012 Multifamily Forecast Report
Housing Market Statistics
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Multifamily Construction Boosts Housing Starts in January

Nationwide housing starts rose 14.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 596,000 units in January...

Housing Starts and Building Permits for September 2010

DATE

CURRENT

LAST

% Change

Download Starts and Permits

Starts

2/16/2011

596Th

520Th

+14.6%

Permits

2/16/2011

562Th

627Th

-10.4%

Nationwide housing starts rose 14.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 596,000 units in January, according to figures released by the U.S. Commerce Department today. The gain was entirely due to a 77.7 percent increase in the multifamily sector, where significant month-to-month swings in activity are not unusual and where new building has been below expectations for the past several months. Meanwhile, single-family housing starts remained virtually flat for the month, with a 1.0 percent decline. Full story

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