"Housing starts in the U.S. unexpectedly rose in June as construction of single-family dwellings jumped by the most since 2004, signaling the market is stabilizing.
The 3.6 percent increase brought starts to an annual rate of 582,000, the highest level since November and followed a 562,000 pace in May that was higher than previously estimated, the Commerce Department said today in a Washington. Building permits, a sign of future construction, rose the most in a year.
Lower borrowing costs and plunging prices are making houses more affordable, helping to stem the decline in sales and alleviating the worst housing slowdown since the Great Depression. Stabilization would rid the economy of the drag from declines in residential construction that have shaved almost a percentage point off growth over the last three years."
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Housing starts climb to seven-month high
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