WASHINGTON (MarketWatch)
Construction on new U.S. homes rose 3.6% in October
to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 894,000, the highest rate since July
2008, the U.S. Department of Commerce reported Tuesday Due in part to
disruptions from Hurricane Sandy, economists polled by MarketWatch had expected
a decline in housing starts to a rate of 825,000
However, Hurricane Sandy had a
minimal effect because it hit only a small part of the country at the end of the
month, government analysts said
By region, starts in October fell 6.5% in the
Northeast and 2.5% in the South, while rising 8.9% in the Midwest and 17.2% in
the West
Meanwhile, building permits, a sign of future demand, declined 2.7% to
a rate of 866,000 Permits for single-family homes rose 2.2% to an annual rate
of 562,000 last month, while permits for structures with at least two units fell
10.6%
Starts are up 42% from last year, though the rate remains far below a
bubble peak of almost 2.3 million in 2006
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