Housing Starts & Building Permits Down Sharply in February – Real Estate Investing Today

The U.S. government is reporting that privately‐owned housing starts in February were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,421,000, which is 10.3% below January’s revised number.  February’s rate for units in buildings with five units or more was 372k.  Privately‐owned housing units authorized by building permits in January were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,682,000, which was 10.8% higher than January’s revised number.  Authorizations of units in buildings with five units or more were at a rate of 495k in January.

new hosuing units started February 21Click here to read the full report at the U.S. Census Bureau.

 

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