Tag Archives: Building Permits

Single-family housing starts broke above the 900K-mark in June according to the latest Census Bureau data. Experts explain the trends behind these numbers and what they foretell about the ongoing housing supply challenges.

This week, the Census Bureau and HUD will release the monthly housing starts for April, which will indicate overall trends in the housing market. Here’s what else is happening in the Week Ahead.

The lag in single-family starts in March could mean even tighter inventory in the coming months. But here’s why experts see the decline as a short-term headwind.

Housing starts were down 7 percent month over month according to the data for February released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Housing starts were at around 1.23 million ...

The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will jointly release data for the Housing starts in February on Friday, March 16 at ...

Homebuilding across the U.S. rose to a high led by increased activity in single-family housing construction, in what is being seen as a good start to the housing ...

According to one expert, the rise in housing permits will greatly benefit "inventory-constrained homebuyers."

On the surface, the latest news was not good for new residential construction. A closer analysis of the data, however, shows that the outlook is not so gloomy.

Home building rebounded this month with a surge in single-family home construction, inducing starts, permits, and completions, signaling newfound confidence in the housing market and economy.

Residential construction was tricky in December 2015 as both housing starts and building permits posted disappointing numbers, but builder confidence remains elevated and year-end totals hit 2007 levels.