Tag Archives: Census Bureau Housing Starts

“U.S. housing starts in July were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.452 million, which is 3.9% above the downward revised June estimate of 1.398 million and is 5.9% above the July 2022 rate of 1.371 million,” First American Deputy Chief Economist Odeta Kushi said.

“U.S. housing starts in May came in above consensus expectations at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.63 million, which is 21.7% above the revised April estimate of 1.34 million and 5.7% above the May 2022 rate of 1.54 million,” said First American Economist Ksenia Potapov.

New Census data has found that a spike in the cost of raw materials and continued supply chain issues has driven up the number of home construction projects that were authorized but not started.

The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development have released their new residential construction statistics for February 2022, which found that privately‐owned housing starts ...

One economist said homebuilders are in a “solid position” to respond to the pent-up demand of buyers.

Analysis of the U.S. Census Bureau’s latest data said an uptick in construction coupled with low mortgage rates are good news for the market heading into the summer.

Starts, permits, and completions recorded another drop in April, with one segment falling more than 30% month-over-month.

Starts, permits, and completions all posted monthly declines in March. Click through to see how far they fell.

What do the experts think contributed to a decline in housing starts for June? Click through to see what they had to say.

This week the Federal Housing Market Committee will have its last meeting of the year. See if a rate hike is on the horizon and what else is expected in The Week Ahead.