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New Residential Construction Housing Starts Decline by -3.0% for November 2012

The November 2012 Residential construction report showed housing starts decreased, -3.0%, from October. Both October and September was revised downward. October was revised from 894,000 housing starts to 888,000. September was revised down by 20,000, from 863,000 to 843,000.

New Residential Construction Increases 3.6% for October 2012

The October 2012 Residential construction report showed Housing starts increased, 3.6%, from September's revised 863,000, to a level of 894,000 Housing starts have increased +41.9% from a year ago, outside the ±15.9% margin of error. For the month, single family housing starts decreased -0.2%.

New Residential Construction Housing Starts Soared Up By 15.0% in September 2012

The September 2012 Residential construction report showed Housing starts increased 15.0%, and from a year ago have soared 34.8%. September's housing start annualized levels were 872 thousand, whereas August's housing starts tallied to 758,000. In August, housing starts increased by a revised 4.1%.

New Home Sales Increase 3.6% for July 2012, June Significantly Revised to -3.5%

July New Residential Single Family Home Sales increased by 3.6%, or 372,000 annualized sales. June's single family new home sales were significantly revised up, from -8.4% to -3.6%. The July monthly percentage change has a ±14.1% error margin and this is why we see large revisions to this report constantly.

New Residential Construction Declines -1.1% in July 2012

The July 2012 Residential construction report showed Housing starts decreased, -1.1%, from June's revised 754,000, to a level of 746,000. In June, housing starts increased by a revised +6.8%. Housing starts have increased +21.5% from a year ago, outside the ±14.2% margin of error. For the month, single family housing starts decreased -6.5%.

New Home Sales Plunge -8.4% for June 2012

June New Residential Single Family Home Sales declined by -8.4%, or 350,000 annualized sales. This monthly percentage change has a ±12.4% error margin. May's single family new home sales were significantly revised down, from +7.6% to +6.7%, or 382,000 annualized sales. April was revised up to 358,000 from 343,000 as was March, to 352,000.

Case-Shiller Home Prices Decline -3.7% From a Year Ago in November 2011

The S&P Case Shiller home price index shows a -3.7% decline from a year ago over 20 metropolitan housing markets and a -3.6% decline for the top 10 housing markets from November 2010. Home prices are back to early 2003 levels. S&P on the continued falling home prices:

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