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

Housing starts rose 2.1 percent in July, landing at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.21 million units, the Commerce Department said Tuesday. The July figure was 5.6 percent above the July 2015 rate. Permits for new construction, which are considered a gauge of future demand, were 0.1 percent below June’s rate, landing at an

Housing starts rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.189 million in June, 1.5% above the revised May estimate of 1.135 million but 2.0% below the June 2015 rate. Housing activity was mixed across regions. In June, starts rose 46.3% in the Northeast and 17.4% in the West, but fell 3.4% in the South

Housing starts fell to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.164 million in May, 0.3 percent below the revised April estimate of 1.167 million, but 9.5 percent above the May 2015 rate. Housing starts have remained above the 1.0 million rate for 14 consecutive months. Housing activity was mixed across regions in May. Starts fell

Housing starts rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.172 million in April, 6.6% above March’s revised estimate of 1.099 million, but 1.7% below the April 2015 rate. Housing starts have remained above the 1.0 million rate for 13 consecutive months. Housing activity was mixed across regions in April. Starts fell 7.6% in the

Housing starts fell in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.089 million, 8.8% below February’s revised estimate of 1.194 million; though, 14.2% above the March 2015 rate. Housing starts have remained above the 1.0 million rate for 12 consecutive months. Housing activity fell in three of the four regions, with starts decreasing 15.7%