The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced the following new residential construction statistics for February 2018
GOOD READ https://www.census.gov/construction/nrc/pdf/newresconst.pdf FOR RELEASE AT 8:30 AM EDT, FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 2018 MONTHLY NEW RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION, FEBRUARY 2018 Release Number: CB18-38 March 16, 2018 – The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced the following new residential construction statistics for February 2018: NEW RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION FEBRUARY 2018 Building Permits: 1,298,000 Housing Starts: 1,236,000 Housing Completions: 1,319,000 Next Release: April 17, 2018 Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate Source: U.S. Census Bureau, HUD, March 16, 2018 Building Permits Privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits in February were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,298,000. This is 5.7 percent (±0.7 percent) below the revised January rate of 1,377,000, but is 6.5 percent (±2.4 percent) above the February 2017 rate of 1,219,000. Single-family authorizations in February were at a rate of...