Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Housing Starts -- CNBC Explains

The housing market is one of the pillars of the U.S. economy, and there may be no better indication of how the market is doing than a statistic called housing starts. This information is tracked by the government and issued to the public, usually through the business news media.

What are housing starts?
 
It's the construction of new buildings and structures intended for residential living across the country. In other words, it's the scheduled construction of a new house or apartment building. The start of the construction is defined as the beginning of excavation for the structure.

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