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Hard-hit new home industry welcomes increase in new home construction

The housing market continues to show some strength as well as evidence that the worst of the housing downturn is behind us and we are headed toward a recovery for the housing market. Today’s new home construction report was no different, showing increases in new construction in September in all aspects; permits, starts and completions! [...]

New home construction shows modest increase in July; Numbers for 2009 still way below 2008

This morning the US Census Bureau and US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a their report on New Residential Construction for July 2009 showing a slight increase in new home construction activity from June.

The report shows the following:

Building permits issued for single-family residences in July were at an annual rate of [...]

Significant increases in new home sales in Northeast & Midwest for May

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By: Dennis Norman

This morning the U.S. Department of Commerce released a report showing the sale of New Homes in May were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 342,000.  this represents a 0.6% drop from Aprils rate of 344,000 and is almost 33% down from a year ago.

Three of the four [...]

New home building permits and construction increase in May

By: Dennis Norman

This morning the US Census Bureau and US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a their report on New Residential Construction for May 2009 showing a slight increase in new home construction activity.

The report shows the following:

Building permits issued for single-family residences in May were at an annual rate of 408,000 [...]

Commerce Dept reports drop in building permits- That’s GOOD news!

By: Dennis Norman

Today the US Census Buruea and US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a report on December new home starts, permits and completions.

Once again the numbers in all three categories dropped. Building permits for privately-owned housing units at an annual rate of 548,000 for December fell 10.7% from November [...]