U.S. builders began laying the ground work for a turnaround in the housing market later this year by requesting the most building permits in any month since October 2008.

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By DEREK KRAVITZ AP Real Estate Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – Builders have found a way to make money in a decrepit home market: Apartments. Permit requests to build apartments jumped to a three-year high last month. In 12 months, they’ve ...

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By DEREK KRAVITZ AP Real Estate Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Sales of new homes fell for the third straight month in July, a sign that housing remains a drag on the economy. If the current pace continues, 2011 would be ...

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By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Builders began work on more home-remodeling projects in April. But the increase barely lifted overall construction spending above its lowest level in more than a decade, a sign that the troubled ...

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By Martin Crutsinger AP Economics Writer Washington — Builders started work on fewer homes, apartments and government projects in February, pushing construction activity down to the lowest level in more than a decade. Construction spending tumbled for a third straight ...

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By Derek Kravitz and Martin Crutsinger AP Business Writers Washington — Home construction in January rose at the fastest rate in 20 months, pushed up by a spike in apartment building. But construction of single-family homes declined, a sign that ...

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By Martin Crutsinger AP Economics Writer Washington — Builders began work on fewer homes, shopping centers and other projects in 2010, pushing total building activity down to the lowest point in a decade. Construction spending dropped 10.3 percent last year, ...

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By Alan Zibel AP Real Estate Writer Washington — Homebuilders’ confidence in the housing market stayed this month at the lowest level in 18 months, and more worry that the traffic of potential buyers is falling. The National Association of ...

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By ?MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A weak housing market received a tiny boost from apartment construction last month. But the overall outlook remained dim as applications for building permits fell to the lowest level in 14 ...

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By Jeannine Aversa AP Economics Writer Washington — U.S. builders cut back on new projects at a faster-than-expected pace in February and drove down construction spending to the lowest level in eight years. It was a fresh sign that the ...

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