housing starts
noun
: the number of new houses that people started to build
Housing starts declined in September.
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And housing starts the following day will probably point to cooler residential construction.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2024
Existing Home Sales continue to show weakness, new starts are on a downtrend, and building permits, a leading indicator for new housing starts, are all below pre-pandemic levels.
—Robert Barone, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
That included better-than-expected retail sales , strong industrial production results, and more housing starts than expected.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2024
The latest building permit, housing starts and existing home sales figures are also due later in the week.
—Hakyung Kim,sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2024
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2024
Existing Home Sales continue to show weakness, new starts are on a downtrend, and building permits, a leading indicator for new housing starts, are all below pre-pandemic levels.
—Robert Barone, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
That included better-than-expected retail sales , strong industrial production results, and more housing starts than expected.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2024
The latest building permit, housing starts and existing home sales figures are also due later in the week.
—Hakyung Kim,sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Housing starts.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housing%20starts. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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