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Multifamily starts jump in January
Multifamily starts rose 29.1% month-over-month and 56.9% year-over-year, helping overall housing starts climb despite a 13.4% drop in multifamily permits signaling a slowdown.
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Multifamily Surge Lifts January Housing Starts But Falling Permits Signal Sluggish Outlook
A 29.9 percent jump in multifamily starts masked underlying weakness in single-family construction, with total permits declining 5.8 percent year-over-year to open 2026 Residential construction opened 2026 with a headline number that overstated the health of the housing sector. Total housing starts jumped 7.2 percent in January, but the gain was driven entirely by a volatile surge in multifamily activity, while underlying indicators pointed to c…
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