Housing Starts Slip on Weak Multi-Family While Single-Family Continues Growth

摘要

Privately-owned housing starts in February were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,236,000 units, 7% below the revised January estimate of 1,329,000 and 4% below the Feb. 2017 rate of 1,288,000. Single-family housing starts in February were at a rate of 902,000, 2.9% above the revised January figure of 877,000.