Housing Starts

Housing Starts

• Modular Manufacturers Look Past Soft 2011 for Growth

  Leaders expect builders to seek prefab solutions as framers could be in short supply.

   

• Starts up, as permits trace choppy timing for multifamily

   

• Starts Up Strongly in April

  Single-family permits were also up, while multifamily permits retreated from March’s surge.

   

• Top 50 Multifamily Builders in 2011

  Things were definitely moving in the right direction for multifamily starts last year.

   

• NAHB Remains Optimstic About Housing Recovery

  Local improvement, however, will depend on how quickly foreclosures dissolve.

   

• Permits Surge on Multifamily Lift

  Starts, on the other hand, declined for the second consecutive month.

   

• Permit Activity Wakes Up for Spring

  While single-family starts were down in February, permit activity was at the highest level seen in years.

   

• Starts and Permits Slowly but Steadily Moving Up

  January’s report was influenced by better-than-normal weather.

   

• Starts and Permits Down in December, Closing a Record-Setting Year

  Last year set quite a few records for the home building industry—just not the kind anyone wants to celebrate.

   

• Starts and Permits Up on Strong Multifamily Lift

  Single-family numbers were also up in November, a sign that the sector may finally be coming up from the bottom.

   

• Starts and Permits Show Signs of Life for Single-Family

  In October, permits came in at the highest level seen in 19 months.

   

• Starts Up, Permits Down, Trajectory Unchanged

  The multifamily market’s dramatic jump in starts was tempered by fewer permits, leaving the direction of the housing market about the same.

   

• Economic Recovery Still Depends On Housing, Says Wells Fargo Economist

  Mark Vitner expects housing starts to begin growing again next year.

   

• August Housing Starts, Permits Mixed

  New-home construction fell to a three-month low in August, driven down by big drops in the multifamily sector, the often volatile Northeast and in single-family building in the Midwest. The Commerce Department said Tuesday that starts in August were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 571,000...

   

• Slow Growth Recovery Ahead

  Forecasts are showing gradual recovery over the next two years.

   

• Starts and Permits Drop as Single-Family Languishes and Multifamily Zigzags

  While multifamily's permit numbers were the third highest in the last 30 months, single-family permits logged the 12th lowest number on record.

   

• Housing Starts, Permits Dip in July

  Builders started fewer houses in July and pulled permits for even fewer, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday. The data was roughly in line with Wall Street expected. Starts in July dropped 1.5% from June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 604,000, 9.8% above the pace of a year earlier...

   

• Housing Starts and Permits Jump in June

  The Census reports improved housing numbers in June driven mostly by multifamily construction.

   

• Housing Starts, Permits Rise in June

  Housing starts in June jumped to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 629,000, 14.6% ahead of a revised May estimate of 549,000 and 16.7% above the June 2010 rate of 539,000, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday. The percentage increase was boosted significantly by the May revision, which was...

   

• Multifamily Sector Boosts Starts and Permits Report

  May’s numbers reflect a larger shift from owning to renting, says economist Patrick Newport.