January home construction falls 6%; signs of rebound ahead

February 18, 2021 3:20 pm Leave a comment

A sign sits in front of a KB Home construction site, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, in Simi Valley, Calif. U.S. home construction fell 6% in January but applications for building permits rose sharply. The Commerce Department reported Thursday, Feb. 18, that the January decline pushed home and apartment construction down to a seasonally adjusted rate of 1.58 million units in January, compared to 1.68 million units in December. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

U.S. home construction fell 6% in January but applications for building permits, which typically signal activity ahead, rose sharply.

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Home building remains bright spot

October 21, 2020 4:49 pm Leave a comment

A "sold" sign sits on a lot as new home construction continues in Westfield, Ind., Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. U.S. home construction rose a solid 1.9% in September after having fallen in August as home building remains one of the bright spots for the economy. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

U.S. home construction rose a solid 1.9% in September after having fallen in the previous month, as home building continues as one of the bright spots of the economy.

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Buyers struggle with competition amid shortage of house listings

February 13, 2020 12:25 pm Leave a comment

Houses stand in suburban Salt Lake City in April. Americans shopping for a house this spring are likely to be faced with more competition than they have in years. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Americans shopping for a home this spring may be faced with more competition than they have been in years. A strong labor market and growing pool of would-be buyers, as more millennials enter their ...

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US home building climbs 12.3% in August to 12-year high

September 18, 2019 8:56 am Leave a comment

In this Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019 photo a sign rests in front of a newly built home on Sept. 3 in Westwood, Massachusetts. The Commerce Department reported on Wednesday that the pace of U.S. home construction jumped 12.3% last month to a 12-year high, pushed by a surge of apartment building. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

The pace of U.S. home construction jumped 12.3% last month to a 12-year high on a surge in apartment building.

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Home construction slips 0.9% to 1.25 million in June

July 17, 2019 1:53 pm Leave a comment

Crews work on an apartment building in Orlando, Florida, on July 17. Applications for building permits, an indication of future construction, fell 6.1% last month to 1.22 million, the lowest since May 2017. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

U.S. home construction slipped last month as an uptick in the building of single-family homes was offset by a big drop in apartment construction.

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US home construction climbed 5.7% in April

May 16, 2019 1:23 pm Leave a comment

U.S. home construction occurred at a faster pace in April, led by an increase in the construction of single-family homes.

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US home construction slips 0.3% in March

April 19, 2019 10:47 am Leave a comment

U.S. home construction slipped by 0.3% in March, as housing starts ran below last year's pace in a sign that inventory could be an obstacle for would-be buyers.

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US home building slides 3.7 percent in April

May 17, 2018 1:02 pm Leave a comment

U.S. builders broke ground on fewer apartment buildings last month, pushing total home construction down by 3.7 percent from March.

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Senate committee OKs bill allowing wetland permit exemptions

February 8, 2018 9:32 am Leave a comment

Wisconsin Republicans released more tweaks on Wednesday to their bill that would allow developers to fill state wetlands without permits, defusing opposition from at least two powerful conservation groups.

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