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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Groundbreakings on new homes fell 8.2 percent in December, and builders ended 2017 by slowing down their construction of single-family houses.

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U.S. economic growth accelerated to an annual rate of 2.5 percent from January through March, buoyed by the strongest consumer spending in more than two years. Government spending fell, though, and tax increases and federal budget cuts could slow growth later this year.

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