Housing News – March 20, 2017

Builder confidence in the housing market hit a 12-year high in March. Builders are anticipating helpful regulatory reform from the Trump administration.

Housings starts were up in February, helped by unseasonably warm weather. Single-family home construction surged 6.5% to a 9-1/2-year high.

Although permits for future home construction overall were down in February, permits for single-family homes actually increased 3.1% over January.

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