Single‐family housing starts in July were at a rate of 983,000, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. July’s level was 6.7% above the revised June figure of 921,000. Privately‐owned housing starts in July...
Single‐family housing starts in June were at a rate of 935,000, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This is 7% below the revised May figure of slightly more than 1 million. Privately‐owned housing...
The Canadian market recorded 234,974 housing starts in June, up from 229,520 units in May, according to new data from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. (CMHC). CMHC’s measure is a six-month moving average of the monthly seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of...
A new flurry of homebuilding, a gloomy summer for homeowners in the U.K. and a bizarre diplomatic feud involving a squatter. Looking into the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for this week. Hit: If I Had a Hammer! This week saw a...
It was a May to remember in the housing market, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, with home construction surging at its fastest rate in more than a year. Single‐family housing starts in May were at a...