Starts: the regional breakdown
Total starts doubled in the Northeast; single-fam grew 50 percent in the Midwest.
The residential construction report for November delivered some positive news—and several double-digit percentage gains—to the home improvement and building supply industry.
There was even a triple-digit, 100 percent increase on the board, as the Northeast doubled its rate of total housing starts compared to the prior month (144,000 vs. 72,000).
Overall, total housing starts in November were up 14.8 percent for the month, and up 9.3. percent
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