Housing Starts End 2021 with Annual Gains

Home building ended 2021 with strong annual gains as demand accelerated in the wake of the pandemic. These annual gains were realized despite supply-chain limitations for materials and ongoing access issues for labor and lots. Single-family starts ended 2021 with a 13.4% increase for a total of 1.123 million starts. Multifamily 5+ unit construction ended…

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Moderating Interest Rates, Pent-up Demand Push Single-Family Starts Higher

Pent-up demand, moderating interest rates, and a lack of existing inventory helped push single-family starts in February to their highest level since April 2022. Overall housing starts increased 10.7% in February to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.52 million units, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and…

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Single-Family Starts Down in December but Post Solid Showing

In a sign that lower mortgage rates continue to boost the housing market, single-family production surpassed the million mark for the second straight month in December. According to a report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau  overall housing starts fell 4.3% in December. The seasonally adjusted annual rate…

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    Housing Statistics

    NAHB publishes free housing and market data on Housing Economics and subscription-based housing and market data on Housing Economics PLUS. NAHB’s Housing Economics and Housing Economics PLUS offers a variety different sets of data, downloadable either as Excel or PDF files. Housing Economics PLUS includes housing data and primary indicators of the industry are housed…

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    Single-Family Starts Surge on Falling Interest Rates

    Single-family construction surged in November as lower mortgage rates helped to assuage affordability concerns and unleash pent-up demand for housing. Overall housing starts increased 14.8% in November to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.56 million units, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau….

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    Single-Family Starts Flat in October

    Single-family construction held steady in October as high mortgage rates depressed demand but more buyers turned to new homes because of a lack of existing inventory. Overall housing starts increased 1.9% in October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.37 million units, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban…

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