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Housing Starts Up 4.6% In Jun., Higher Than Expected

US single-family housing starts, permits decline in June
U.S. single-family homebuilding and permits for future construction fell sharply in June as high mortgage rates and economic uncertainty hampered home purchases, suggesting residential investment contracted again in the second quarter.
Housing Starts Up 4.6% In June, Higher Than Expected
In the latest report by the Census Bureau, housing starts rose 4.6% in June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.321 million.
Housing Starts Gain But Still Lag on Year
Home-building recovered a little in the U.S. last month but remains down on the year, according to the Commerce Department’s report.
U.S. Housing Starts Tick Higher in June, But Permits and Completions Signal Construction Slowdown
U.S. housing starts rose 4.6% in June, but falling single-family permits and completions signal weakness. Bearish outlook for homebuilders ahead.
June U.S. Housing Starts Rebound Despite Single-Family Slide
U.S. housing starts rose in June from a downtrodden May but remained slightly below last year’s levels, with weakness in single-family starts and permits.
Canadian housing starts post surprise 0.4% rise in June
Canadian housing starts posted a surprise increase in June, rising 0.4% from May, data from the national housing agency showed on Wednesday.
Housing starts tick up in June after hitting 5-year low
New home construction ticked up in June after hitting a five-year low in May — the lowest level since the thick of the coronavirus pandemic. Private home building came in at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.
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Single-Family Starts Weaken in June
Single-family starts hit their lowest since July 2024, but overall starts rose 4.6% thanks to a 30% surge in multifamily ...
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Housing starts in June highest in four years - ABC News
— -- Housing starts jumped 6.9% in June to a 3 ½-year high, underscoring the residential real estate's slow recovery as a bright spot in a sputtering economy. Construction of homes and ...
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Housing Starts Rose Strongly in June While New Construction Permits Fell
Permits for privately owned housing were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.6 million in June, down 5.1% from May's revised rate of 1.68 million, but 23.3% higher than the June 2020 rate ...
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Housing starts rose in June despite higher mortgage rates
Housing starts, the change in the number of new residential buildings that began construction, rose 3% from May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.35 million in June, according to a ...
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U.S. Housing Starts Jumped in June - WSJ - The Wall Street Journal
U.S. housing starts rebounded in June, promising to help ease a national shortage of single-family homes and restrain price growth in coming months. Starts were up 8.3% from May and building ...
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Housing Starts Rose Better Than Expected in June - Nasdaq
Although this week does not carry the same amount of consequential economic reports we received all through last week, we do see important Housing Starts and Building Permits releases hitting the ...