【World Property Journal】Single Family Starts in U.S. Uptick in May

According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau, overall housing starts increased 3.6 percent in May 2021 to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.57 million units off of a downwardly revised April reading.

The May reading of 1.57 million starts is the number of housing units builders would begin if development kept this pace for the next 12 months. Within this overall number, single-family starts increased 4.2 percent to a 1.10 million seasonally adjusted annual rate. The multifamily sector, which includes apartment buildings and condos, increased 2.4 percent to a 474,000 pace.

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