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Housing Starts, Permits Rise

Housing Starts, Permits Rise Housing Starts rose in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 549,000, and February was revised much higher. Read more on Zacks.com via Yahoo! Finance

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Housing starts down in county

Housing starts down in county Housing starts across the board have crashed throughout the capital region, and Strathcona County is not evading the impact. Year-over-year start statistics between March 2010 and 2011 show a large gap, with 81.2 per cent less starts occurring this year as opposed to last March.[...] Read more on Sherwood Park [...]

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Housing starts rise less than expected

Housing starts rise less than expected Housing starts rose but to a much weaker rate than expected in July, while permits for future home construction fell to their lowest level in more than a year, pointing to a weak economic recovery. Read more on Reuters via Yahoo! News

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Housing market starts easing up

Housing market starts easing up Timaru house prices have risen by 2.9 per cent on the previous 12 months, but the percentage increase is slowly decreasing as the market continues to slow, the latest Quotable Value residential property figures show. Read more on Timaru Herald

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Housing Starts Drop 5 Percent In June; Permits Up

Housing Starts Drop 5 Percent In June; Permits Up Home construction plunged last month to the lowest level since October as the economy remained weak and demand for housing plummeted. Construction of new homes and apartments in June fell 5 percent from a month earlier to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 549,000. However, building [...]

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Ottawa Housing Starts Lower in June

Ottawa Housing Starts Lower in June OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – July 9, 2010) – According to the latest preliminary data released by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), total housing starts in the Ottawa Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) reached 384 units in June. The second quarter of 2010 out-paced the same period last year by 29 [...]

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Housing Starts in U.S. Fell to 593,000 Pace in May (Update2)

Housing Starts in U.S. Fell to 593,000 Pace in May (Update2) Builders broke ground on fewer U.S. homes in May than anticipated after the expiration of a tax credit, indicating the real-estate market will struggle without government incentives. Read more on BusinessWeek

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Canada housing starts lower than forecast in May

Canada housing starts lower than forecast in May Canada’s housing starts were lower than expected in May, adding further evidence of a slowdown in the property market. Read more on Toronto Sun

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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-04-16 14:08 WRAPUP 1-U.S. housing starts, permits rise in March

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-04-16 14:08 WRAPUP 1-U.S. housing starts, permits rise in March WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) – U.S. housing starts rose more than expected in March to their highest level since November 2008 and permits to build new homes scaled a 17-month peak, offering hope the housing market recovery remained on course. The Commerce [...]

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