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Tuesday June 16, 04:39 PM

 

 

Permits to build privately owned homes leapt to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 518,000 in May

By Paul J. Richards

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A worker looks over the roof of a house under constrcution in Fairfax, Virginia. US housing construction rebounded more vigorously than expected in May from all-time lows, official data showed, stoking hopes the real-estate crisis at the heart of the recession may be easing. A worker looks over the roof of a house under constrcution in Fairfax, Virginia. US housing construction rebounded more vigorously than expected in May from all-time lows, official data showed, stoking hopes the real-estate crisis at the heart of the recession may be easing.


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