Building Permits Rise as New Report Finds More Economic Softness in 2026
At the end of 2025, the leading indicators of the economy suggested a slowing contraction, but enduring consumer cynicism. The ...
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Housing Starts Saw Significant Jump to End 2025, but Builders ‘Cautious’ for 2026
While 2025 overall was markedly disappointing for homebuilders, large jumps in new construction at the end of the year seem ...
Housing Starts Plunge 9.8% in May, Hitting Five-Year Low
Housing starts fell significantly in May, as the residential construction sector continued to grapple with high material costs, persistent labor ...
Housing Starts See Diverging Shifts in Single and Multifamily Sectors
Housing starts saw some significant shifts in the single-family and multifamily sectors this month, which economists claim is a reaction ...
New Residential Construction Declines 11.4% in March
March saw a significant downtick in privately owned housing starts, declining 11.4% from February’s revised estimate of 1,494,000 to reach ...
New Residential Construction Trends Down Almost 10% in January
This year kicked off with a downturn in construction—seasonally adjusted, there were only 1,366,000 privately-owned housing starts in January, 9.8% ...
Report Looks at Potential Long-Term Consequences Should Tariffs Materialize
After an aborted launch on Sat. Feb. 1, 2025, President Trump’s 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico have ...
Housing Starts Popped to End Year, but Builders Face Headwinds in 2025
As the new year sets in, will there be sufficient inventory to make 2025 a strong time for the real ...
Housing Starts Dinged by Rising Mortgage Rates
Recently rising mortgage rates have once again put pressure on housing construction, with housing starts falling month-over-month and year-over-year, according ...
Positive Signs: Single-Family New Construction, Permits Rise in September
On the heels of two consecutive months of homebuilder confidence increases that broke a four-month streak of drops, the latest ...
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