Data Updates
Keeping you up to date on the latest data releases.
May 2013
- 05.16.2012
- Housing Starts and Permits
- Single-family housing starts rose 2.3 percent in April and are up 18.8 percent over the past 12 months to an annualized rate of 492,000. Regional monthly changes ranged from a 4 percent increase in the South to a 3.1 percent decline in the West. Single-family building permits, which tend to be less volatile, rose 1.9 percent in April and are up 18.4 percent on a year-over-year basis.