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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 which is a [...]

New home starts for March down 48.4% from a year ago

By: Dennis Norman

Today the U.S. Department of Commerce reported new home starts for March were down 10.8% from February and down 48.4% from a year ago.

This is a sharp contrast to last months numbers which showed a 22% increase over January.  However, like I said in my post last month, I don’t think the increase was necessarily good news with [...]

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 and was [...]

Building permits for new homes drop almost 50%

By: Dennis Norman

 

Today the US Department of Commerce released a report on new residential construction for November 2008.  Like so many real estate-related reports we are seeing today it was not pretty.  The report, a joint release of the US Census Bureau and the US Department of Housing and Urban Development says building permits for [...]