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Housing starts up 12.36%, down in Northeast | Katonah Real Estate

New Housing Units Started

(Seasonally adj. at Annual Rate, in % Y/Y)

On May 2016 Total housing units starts were at seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,164,000 units, an decrease of 8,000 units or -0.68 % from 1,172,000 units April 2016 and an increase of 12.36 % from 1,036,000 units May 2015.

New Housing Units Started
(Seasonally adj. at Annual Rate, in % Y/Y)
May 2016
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March 2016
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Jan. 2016
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Total12.36 %0.6 %18.68 %35.23 %4.35 %
In structures Single-family units12.35 %8.21 %21.84 %42.5 %11.19 %
In structures with 2 – 4 units95.71 %16.67 %-57.14 %71.43 %260 %
In structures with 5 units or more-2.09 %-12.85 %17.42 %19.87 %-11.61 %
Northeast-41.01 %-29.1 %43.56 %70.21 %37.04 %
Midwest33.56 %12.65 %21.43 %117.53 %0.65 %
South23.84 %18.23 %8.43 %19.07 %9.87 %
West6.72 %-18.69 %29.85 %29.71 %-15.75 %