Tag Archives: Housing Starts

Many analysts have cited new home construction as the key to solving the inventory problem, but both housing starts and permits took a step back in the most recent New Construction Report from HUD and the Census Bureau. Will starts and permits pick up again?

Analysts said that housing starts still had room to grow even after a large October spike. But things did not exactly go that way for starts in November.

Housing starts are growing at their fastest pace in nine years, but the numbers are still way down from historical norms. What does this mean for the market overall?

Overall housing permits outpaced overall housing starts in September, indicating a significant turning point for the market. What will October's report hold?

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.

In the last new residential construction report, housing starts took a step back after several months of gains. This week, the industry will find out if new construction picked up in the face of a lengthy inventory shortage of existing homes for sale.

Analysts had been expecting a decline in housing starts in July's residential construction report, but instead they received some good news when the report was released Tuesday.

The June residential building activity report from HUD and the Census Bureau found that permits and starts down over-the-year, which is preventing housing supply from keeping up with demand. Will that change in July's report?

Housing starts were down slightly and building permits were down substantially over-the-year as demand continues to outpace supply by double-digit percentages.

Housing starts were flat in May after showing signs of resuscitation in April. What will the housing starts report look like for June? The industry will find out on Tuesday, July 19.