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Home builders reversed their one month decline in sentiment as the April NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index increased 4 points to 56 from a one-point downwardly revised 52 in March.
Builders Optimistic Single-family Housing Market will Continue to Strengthen in 2015
Positive Housing Signs Counterbalance Weak March Jobs Numbers
On a three-month moving average basis, the open position rate for the construction sector increased slightly to 2.27% in February. The open rate has been trending upward since 2012.
Number of Unfilled Construction Jobs Increased by 29,000 in February
Report: OSHA Underestimated Cost of Silica Rule by $4.5 Billion a Year
Regionally, new home sales increased 152.9% in the Northeast and 10.1% in the South. Sales dropped 6% in the West and 12.9% in the Midwest.
Sales of New Single-family Homes Hit Highest Mark Since Early 2008
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Housing Starts Fall to Lowest Level Since January 2014
The March Housing Market Index indicated the component gauging current sales conditions fell three points to 58 while the component charting sales expectations in the next six months held steady at 59.
Builder Confidence, Housing Market Index Drop for Third Consecutive Month
In addition to the Midwest’s 22.2% starts plunge, combined single- and multifamily housing production increased 6.5% in the South, fell 3.5% in the Northeast and fell 3.4% in the West.
Midwest Pushes Housing Starts Down 2% in January
Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes in February fell two points to a level of 55 which indicates more builders still view conditions as good rather than poor.
Builder Confidence Drops Slightly After Harsh Winter Conditions
The construction industry hiring rate, as measured on a three-month moving average basis, increased in December to 5.6%, showing strength after the weakness exhibited at the start of 2014.
December Third Highest Month of Unfilled Construction Jobs Post Recession
Led by a 7.2% gain in single-family housing production, nationwide housing starts rose 4.4% in December to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.089 million units.
December US Housing Starts Rise 4.4% to 1.089 Million Units
The construction sector hiring rate, as measured on a three-month moving average basis, declined in November to 5%, after a significant rise during the summer.
Number of Unfilled Construction Positions Rose in November 2014
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