Housing starts increased to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.215 million in June, 8.3% above the revised May rate of 1.122 million and 2.1% above the June 2016 rate. Housing activity increased 1.6% in the West and jumped 83.7% in the Northeast. The Midwest’s housing activity grew 22.0%, while the South’s decreased 3.8%. New

Housing starts fell to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.092 million in May, 5.5% below the revised April rate of 1.156 million and 2.4% below the May 2016 rate. Housing activity increased 1.3% in the West and remained at the same level in the Northeast. The Midwest and South experienced declines of 9.2% and

Housing starts fell to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.172 million in April, 2.6% below the revised March rate of 1.203 million but 5.7% above the April 2016 rate. Housing activity increased in two out of the four regions as the Midwest and West saw housing starts increase 1.0% and 8.7%, respectively. The Northeast

Housing starts fell to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.215 million in March, 6.8% below the revised February rate of 1.303 million, but 9.2% above the March 2016 rate. Housing activity increased in only one out of the four regions as the Northeast saw housing starts jump 12.9%. The West, Midwest, and South experienced

Housing starts rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.288 million in February, 3.0% above the revised January rate of 1.251 million, and 6.2% above the February 2016 rate. Housing activity increased in only one out of the four regions as the West saw housing starts jump 35.7%. The Northeast, Midwest, and South experienced

Housing starts fell to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.246 million in January, 2.6% below the revised December rate of 1.279 million, but 10.5% above the January 2016 rate. Housing activity increased in two out of the four regions. The Northeast and the South saw housing starts jump 55.4% and 20.0%, respectively. The West

Housing starts rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.226 million in December, 11.3% above the revised November rate of 1.102 million and 5.7% above the December 2015 rate. Housing activity increased in three out of the four regions, led by strong jumps in the Midwest (31.2%) and the West (23.5%). Activity in the

Housing starts rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.323 million in October, 25.5% above the revised September rate of 1.054 million and 4.6% above the October 2015 rate. Housing activity increased in all regions, led by strong jumps in the Northeast (44.8%) and the Midwest (44.1%). Activity in the West increased by 23.2%

Housing starts fell to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.047 million in September, 9.0% below the revised august estimate of 1.150 million and 11.9% below the September 2015 rate. Housing activity fell in most regions, falling 36.0% in the Northeast, 14.1% in the Midwest and 5.3% in the South. Activity in the Midwest was

Housing starts fell to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.142 million in August, 5.8% below the revised July rate of 1.212 million, but 0.9% above the August 2015 rate. Housing activity increased in most regions, rising 7.6% in the Northeast, 5.6% in the Midwest, and 1.8% in the West. These increases were more than