Housing starts continued to set a fast pace last month, the U.S. Commerce Department reported Aug. 17.(Briefly Noted)(Brief Article)

HOUSING STARTS CONTINUED to set a fast pace last month, the U.S. Commerce Department reported Aug. 17. Sales were 8.3 percent above June's rate, at a seasonally adjusted rate of 1.978 million units. Single-family starts were up 8.5 percent, and multifamily starts rose 7.5 percent. The latter was 8.4 percent below the pace of June ...

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