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Unexpected Increase in February Construction

WASHINGTON (AP) The number of new housing projects that builders broke ground on in February rose sharply, defying economists’ forecasts for yet another drop in activity. The Commerce Department reported Tuesday that construction of new homes and apartments... Full Article at The New York Times

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  1. We got several months over the past three years where permits increased only to drop the following month
    SOURCE: South Bend Tribune 10 months ago
  2. So the starts that we see are homes that are going up either built by owner or built by a contractor with an owner already on the hook to pay for the home ... So there is no need for any further decline unless the number of people buying new homes drops further.
    SOURCE: Boston Globe 10 months ago
  3. The silver lining is that home builders are finally facing reality. They should have cut production like this years ago. And if inventory is ever going to fall to a point where prices can stabilize, then overproduction had to stop
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