Housing Economics - 08/18/2009 (Plain Text Version)

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In this issue:
Single-Family Housing Starts and Permits Rise in July
The National Outlook
Housing Market Statistics At-A-Glance

Single-Family Housing Starts and Permits Rise in July

Production and permitting of new single-family homes continued on an upward trajectory in July, according to newly reported numbers from the U.S. Commerce Department today.

Housing Starts and Building Permits for July 2009

DATE

CURRENT

LAST

% Change

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Starts

08/18/2009

581Th

587Th

-1.0%

Permits

08/18/2009

560Th

570Th

-1.8%

Production and permitting of new single-family homes continued on an upward trajectory in July, according to newly reported numbers from the U.S. Commerce Department today. Meanwhile, substantial declines on the multifamily side dragged down the overall numbers, with combined single- and multifamily starts down 1 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 581,000 units and combined single- and multifamily permits down 1.8 percent to a 560,000-unit rate.

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