Thursday, July 17, 2008

Home construction at slowest pace in 17 years.

"Construction of single-family homes fell in June to the slowest pace in 17 years although a change in New York laws helped give a big boost to apartment building.

The Commerce Department reported Thursday that construction of single-family homes dropped by 5.3% in June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 647,000 units, the weakest performance since January 1991, another period when the housing industry was going through a severe downturn."

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Home construction at slowest pace in 17 years

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