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US Housing Starts Fall in Broad Pullback After December Surge

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US housing starts slowed in January as builders pulled back on single- and multifamily home construction amid growing worries over mortgage rates and unsold homes.

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Bloomberg

US Housing Starts Fall in Broad Pullback After December Surge

US housing starts slowed in January as builders pulled back on single- and multifamily home construction amid growing worries over mortgage rates and unsold homes.

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Zero Hedge

US Housing Starts Plunged In January (Along With Homebuilder Confidence)

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4 days ago·United States

Housing Starts Decline Sharply in January, Signaling Challenges for Builders - The Registry

The U.S. housing market faced a notable slowdown to start 2025, with both single-family and multifamily housing starts experiencing sharp declines. According to the latest data by Wells Fargo, total housing starts marked a double-digit decline in January compared to the previous month, reflecting adverse weather conditions, higher interest rates, and shifting policy dynamics. Despite a slight increase in building permits, industry experts cautio…

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HousingWire

Housing starts, permits begin 2025 in the deep freeze

Homebuilders who were hoping to start the new year off strong found activity in January to be anything but brisk. The U.S. Census Bureau’s new construction report for January 2025 shows that housing starts fell sharply relative to December. Colder-than-normal temperatures and rising mortgage rates put the freeze on homebuilders. “Although the year started with higher mortgage rates when compared to the same time a year ago, builders are slowly a…

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Eye On Housing

Housing Starts Retreat at the Start of 2025

Constrained housing affordability conditions due to ongoing, elevated interest rates led to a reduction in single-family production to start the new year. Overall housing starts decreased 9.8% in January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.37 million units, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S....

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