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Housing Starts & Building Permits




HOUSING STARTS
685,000
a 1.5% from month prior
a 9.9% from year prior

BUILDING PERMITS
681,000
a 0.7% from month prior
a 19.1% from year prior

Current Data Release (PDF)web
Current Data Release (XLS)web
Historical Data Tables (XLS) web
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 Housing Starts by Region
     Building Permits by Type
Based on Jan 2012 Data



Existing Home Sales & Home Prices


Pending Home Sales Index
     Data Source/Downloads: NAR
       Data Source/Downloads: NAR

TOP PRICE GAINS
1 Mnth
YOY
AZ-Phoenix
1.44
-1.32
FL-Miami
0.32
-5.47
FL-Tampa
0.28
5.61
TX-Dallas
0.21
-1.59
CO-Denver
0.14
-0.35
TOP PRICE DECLINES
MI-Detroit
-5.12
+0.43
IL-Chicago
-2.54
-7.57
NY-New York
-1.82
-4.61
GA-Atlanta
-1.76
-12.56
MA-Boston
-1.75
-4.03
      
 
50.9a
a 0.1 Pts from Dec 2011
Source: AIA Press Release
for Jan 2012 Data
 
29a
a 10 Pts from month prior
a 13 Pts from year prior
Source: NAHB
Jan 2012 Data
     
 
 
Jul-11
Oct-11
Jan-12
 
Market Tightness
a82
a52
a60
 
Sales Volume
a70
a54
a50
 
Equity Financing
a70
a54
a60
 
Debt Financing
a74
a70
a74
 
Source: NMHC - Visit Site to learn more
 
 




Construction Spending by RE Type

Dec 2011 Spending
816MMa
a 1.5% from month prior
a 4.3% from year prior


    Largest 1 Year Declines (%)     1 Mnth Spending Gains (%)
      Religious
|||||||||
-19.4     Manufacturing 13.4 |||||||
      Lodging
||||||||
-15.2     Communication 6.6 |||||
      Transportation
|||||||
-9.8     Power 2.7 |||
      Conservation
|||||||
-9.0     3 Mnth Spending Gains (%)
      Water supply
|||||||
-7.6     Power 0.10 ||
      Sewage & Waste
||||||
-5.6     Manufacturing 0.10 |
      Amusement
|||||
-3.5     Highway/Street 0.04 |
      Communication
||||
-1.9     Sewage/Waste 0.04 |
      Health care
||||
-1.4     Public Saftey 0.01 |
      Office
||
-1.0     Office 0.00  
             
             
      Source: Census Bureau Dec 2011 Const. Spending Data