This number represents the total number of new single family houses that have started construction in any given month. For context, at the bottom of the financial crash in 2008-09, housing starts hit a multi-year low of 478,000. Currently, housing starts were 1321.00 as of March 01, 2024. It’s an indicator of economic strength, although developers tend to overbuild into slowing markets.
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