Housing starts slip in March

Housing starts slip in March

It's the lowest single-family tally since July 2024.

Housing starts decline - Rose Law Group Reporter

By NAHB Constrained housing affordability conditions due to elevated interest rates, rising construction costs and labor shortages led to a reduction in housing production in March. Overall housing starts decreased 11.4% in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.32 million units, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau. The March reading of 1.32 million starts is the num…

Housing Starts Decline Amid Economic Uncertainty

Constrained housing affordability conditions due to elevated interest rates, rising construction costs and labor shortages led to a reduction in housing production in March. Overall housing starts decreased 11.4% in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.32 million units, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and...