singlefamily housing starts rising: Single-Family Housing Starts Rising
- 01/23/12 11:07 AM
Nationwide production of new single-family homes rose 4.4 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 470,000 units in December, according to newly released figures from the U.S. Commerce Department. This marked a third consecutive increase and the fastest pace of single-family housing starts since April of 2010. Meanwhile, the overall number of housing starts for the month declined 4.1 percent to a 657,000-unit rate due to a 20.4 percent dip on the more volatile multifamily side. Today’s report adds to the growing evidence that demand for new, single-family homes is finally starting to firm up in an increasing number of (0 comments)