housing starts
noun
: the number of new houses that people started to build
Housing starts declined in September.
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The demand for lumber is tightly tied to new U.S. housing starts, Reimer's research has shown.
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Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
But the argument for electing Republicans becomes tougher once clothing and grocery bills spike, and housing starts plummet because Canadian lumber is too expensive to frame up a new development.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 3 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, housing starts are down across the region, not just in St. Paul.
—Cole Hanson, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2025
On the data side, housing starts and building permits are out at 8:30 a.m.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2025
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Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
But the argument for electing Republicans becomes tougher once clothing and grocery bills spike, and housing starts plummet because Canadian lumber is too expensive to frame up a new development.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 3 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, housing starts are down across the region, not just in St. Paul.
—Cole Hanson, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2025
On the data side, housing starts and building permits are out at 8:30 a.m.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Housing starts.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housing%20starts. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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