what are housing starts?

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what are housing starts?

2007-03-14 15:53:06 · 2 answers · asked by Moose 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate

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It's a tally of how many construction permits were taken out for the purpose of building a home.

It's an important economic indicator for employment, sales of building materials, equipment and trucks. And it's not doing well right now.

2007-03-14 16:01:59 · answer #1 · answered by Hob_Dutchbag 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

New construction.

2007-03-14 16:01:57 · answer #2 · answered by Jen 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋