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Residential Building Sector Growth Continues in April 2013

Written by Steven Hansen Residential building permits and construction completions in April 2013 continues to show the industry growth. Our analysis paints a slightly different picture than the headline data. Apartment building permits comparing April 2012 to April 2013 are … Continue reading

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Residential Building Sector Grows but Trends Mixed in March 2013

Written by Steven Hansen Residential building permits and construction completions in March 2013 continues to show the industry growth. The data, however, is mixed. Our analysis paints a “less good” picture than the headline data. Our best guess is there … Continue reading

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Residential Building Sector Growth Continues in February 2013

Written by Steven Hansen Residential building permits and construction completions in February 2013 continues to show the industry growth. The data, however, is weaker than previous months. Our analysis paints a “less good” picture than the headline data.  One reason … Continue reading

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Residential Building Sector Rebound Continues in January 2013

Written by Steven Hansen Residential building permits and construction completions in January 2013 continues to show the industry rebound, and the data was significantly stronger this month than the previous two months. Our analysis is better than the headline data. … Continue reading

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Residential Building Sector Improvement Continues in December 2012

Written by Steven Hansen Residential building permits and construction completions in December 2012 continues to show the industry rebound, however the data was a little weaker this month than the previous two months. Our analysis is worse than the headline … Continue reading

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Residential Building Sector Continues to Expand in November 2012

Written by Steven Hansen Residential building permits and construction completions in November 2012 continues to show the industry rebound, with the data again being relatively good. Our analysis is worse than the headline data as the BLS must average this … Continue reading

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Very Strong Growth in Residential Building Sector for October 2012

Written by Steven Hansen Residential building permits and construction completions in October 2012 continues to show the industry rebound, with the data again being relatively good.  Our analysis is so much better than the headline data that one should wonder … Continue reading

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Residential Building Permits Strong in September 2012

Written by Steven Hansen Residential building permits and construction completions in September 2012 continues to show the industry rebound, with the data being relatively pretty good this month. Building permits have grown year-over-year for the last 17 months; Construction completions … Continue reading

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Residential Building Growth Continues in August 2012, But a Little Soft

Written by Steven Hansen Residential building permits and construction completions in August 2012 continues to show the industry rebound, with the data being softer this month. Building permits have grown year-over-year for the last 16 months; Construction completions have grown … Continue reading

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Residential Building Has Strong Growth in July 2012

Written by Steven Hansen Residential building permits and construction completions in July 2012 continues to show the industry rebound, with the data being stronger this month. Building permits have grown year-over-year for the last 15 months; Construction completions have grown … Continue reading

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June 2012 Residential Building Comes In Soft, but Growth Still Good

Written by Steven Hansen Residential building permits and construction completions in June 2012 continues to show the industry rebound, however the data was softer this reporting month. Building permits have grown year-over-year for the last 14 months; Construction completions have … Continue reading

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May 2012 Residential Sector Shows Relatively Strong Growth

Written by Steven Hansen Residential building permits and construction completions in May 2012 continues to show the industry rebound. Building permits have grown year-over-year for the last 13 months; Construction completions have grown year-over-year for 8 of the last 11 … Continue reading

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April 2012 Residential Permits Continue to Show Sector Expansion

Written by Steven Hansen Residential building permits and construction completions in April 2012 show the industry rebound is continuing.  Growth trend lines have been positive for the last 4 months, and building permits continue to grow faster than construction completions … Continue reading

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March 2012 Residential Permits & Completions Confirm Recovery Underway

Written by Steven Hansen Residential building permits and construction completions in March 2012 show the industry rebound is continuing – and it is being fueled by building permits which will show up over the summer as construction completions. US Census … Continue reading

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February 2012 Residential Permits Adding A Lot of Fuel for Expansion

Written by Steven Hansen Residential building permits and construction completions in February 2012 show the industry rebound is continuing – and it is being fueled by building permits which will show up by summer as construction completions. US Census Headlines: … Continue reading

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January 2012 Building Permits Indicates 2012 Will Be a Good Year

Residential building permits and construction completions in January 2012 show the industry rebound is continuing – and it is being fueled this month by both single family and apartments (structures with 5 or more units). US Census Headlines: building permit … Continue reading

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December 2011 Residential Building Permits Fueled by Apartments

Building permits and construction completions in December 2011 show the industry rebound is continuing – and it is being fueled by apartments (structures with 5 or more units). US Census Headlines: building permit down 0.1% month-over-month, up 7.8% year-over-year construction … Continue reading

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Apartments Fuel November 2011 Residential Construction Growth

Building permits and construction completions in November 2011 show the industry is rebounding – and it is being fueled by apartments (structures with 5 or more units). US Census Headlines: building permit up 5.7% month-over-month, up 20.7% year-over-year construction completions … Continue reading

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Apartments the Story in Residential Building Permits In October 2011

Building permits and construction completions in October 2011  show the industry is not rebounding as fast as hoped even though the headlines say building permits are up strongly. US Census Headlines: building permit  up 10.9% month-over-month, up 17.7% year-over-year construction … Continue reading

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Residential Building Permits and Completions Down in September 2011

There was a contraction both in permits (down 3.7%) and construction completions (down 5.0%) month-over-month – with the YoY numbers positive. Continue reading

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