housing starts
noun
: the number of new houses that people started to build
Housing starts declined in September.
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The pace of new housing starts soared by 10.7% in February from the month before, after slumping in January, according to data released Thursday by the Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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Anna Bahney, CNN, 19 Mar. 2024
Houston built 35,600 homes last year, and its housing starts increased 36% year-over-year as of the fourth quarter.
—Byalena Botros, Fortune, 5 Mar. 2024
Counterintuitively, the worse-than-expected consumer spending and housing starts data after the CPI shock likely helped stocks.
—Bill Stone, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2024
Markets expect December retail sales, due Wednesday, to roughly keep November’s pace and housing starts, due Thursday, to fall.
—WSJ, 12 Jan. 2024
But there are small glimmers of hope going into 2024: For one, housing starts spiked in November to a six-month high.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 19 Dec. 2023
Up Next Monday: US stock market closed in observance of Juneteenth. Tuesday: Building permits and new housing starts for May.
—Krystal Hur, CNN, 18 June 2023
Their forecast is that single-unit housing starts will climb by roughly 10% next year.
—Byalena Botros, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2023
In September, housing starts were 5% higher than pre-pandemic levels.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 10 Nov. 2023
Anna Bahney, CNN, 19 Mar. 2024
Houston built 35,600 homes last year, and its housing starts increased 36% year-over-year as of the fourth quarter.
—Byalena Botros, Fortune, 5 Mar. 2024
Counterintuitively, the worse-than-expected consumer spending and housing starts data after the CPI shock likely helped stocks.
—Bill Stone, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2024
Markets expect December retail sales, due Wednesday, to roughly keep November’s pace and housing starts, due Thursday, to fall.
—WSJ, 12 Jan. 2024
But there are small glimmers of hope going into 2024: For one, housing starts spiked in November to a six-month high.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 19 Dec. 2023
Up Next Monday: US stock market closed in observance of Juneteenth. Tuesday: Building permits and new housing starts for May.
—Krystal Hur, CNN, 18 June 2023
Their forecast is that single-unit housing starts will climb by roughly 10% next year.
—Byalena Botros, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2023
In September, housing starts were 5% higher than pre-pandemic levels.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 10 Nov. 2023
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