The Housing Chronicles Blog: new home construction
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Showing posts with label new home construction. Show all posts

Friday, June 1, 2018

April construction spending up 7.6 percent year-on-year, supported largely by new homes

April spending on new home construction rise by its highest amount in 24 years (+4.5%), and overall construction spending rose to a record level of $1.31 trillion.  This new spending level was up 7.6% year-on-year and 1.8% from the previous month.

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Tuesday, September 19, 2017

August building permits up 5.7 percent from July and 8.3 percent year-on-year

Privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits in August were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,300,000. This is 5.7 percent above the revised July rate of 1,230,000 and is 8.3 percent above the August 2016 rate of 1,200,000.

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August housing starts down 0.8 percent from July but up 1.4 percent year-on-year

Privately-owned housing starts in August were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,180,000. This is 0.8 percent below the revised July estimate of 1,190,000, but is 1.4 percent above the August 2016 rate of 1,164,000.

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Tuesday, May 16, 2017

April housing starts dip 2.6 percent from March but up 0.7 percent year-on-year

Privately-owned housing starts in April were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,172,000. This is 2.6 percent below the revised March estimate of 1,203,000, but is 0.7 percent above the April 2016 rate of 1,164,000.