Housing starts in the United States fell by a sharp 11.3% in August, the second double-digit drop in three months. … READ MORE >
U.S. housing permits
Housing starts and permits drop in June as rates surge
New residential starts fell by 8% on the month, while permits for new buildings declined by 3.7%, the Commerce Department reported on Wednesday. … READ MORE >
Housing starts and permits spike in May as sentiment improves
There were 1.6 million new housing starts in May—the most in two years and a 21.7% increase from the previous month. … READ MORE >
Jobless claims and housing starts come in hotter than expected
Jobless claims and housing starts blew past forecasts in the most recent reports released Thursday, both showing stronger-than-expected results amid a looming economic downturn. … READ MORE >
Housing starts fell last year for the first time since 2009
Housing starts dropped by 1.4% on an annualized month-ago basis, while building permits fell by 1.6%. For all of last year, housing starts fell by 3%. … READ MORE >
Housing starts and permits fall as the correction continues
New housing starts dropped for the third month in a row in November as the housing market continued to be in correction mode. … READ MORE >
U.S. housing starts continue to fall amid rate hikes
New housing starts fell by 8.1% in September as the impact of rising mortgage rates worked through the housing market. … READ MORE >
U.S. housing supply continues to fall amid rising mortgage rates
There were 1.56 million new housing starts in June on an annualized basis, a 2.0% decline from May and the lowest level since last September. … READ MORE >
Chart of the day: U.S. housing starts and permits plunge
Housing starts fell by 14.4% to 1.549 million on an annualized basis in May, the lowest point in more than a year. … READ MORE >
Chart of the day: U.S. housing starts fall amid rising mortgage rates
Housing starts fell by 0.2% on the month to 1.724 million annualized, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. … READ MORE >