New construction of single-family homes fell 6.7 percent to a 707,000 pace, their lowest since January 1991

AFP Tuesday March 18, 02:55 PM
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A construction worker on the rooftop of a new home in Virginia last year. US housing starts fell 0.6 percent in February, the government reported in a sign that the deep slump in real estate is not over. A construction worker on the rooftop of a new home in Virginia last year. US housing starts fell 0.6 percent in February, the government reported in a sign that the deep slump in real estate is not over.

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