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US Housing Starts Collapsed In May To Lowest Since COVID
US Housing Starts Collapsed In May To Lowest Since COVID
With housing inventories at recent highs, the US housing market just suffered another sentiment setback as Housing Starts crashed by 15.4% MoM in May (far worse than 2% drop expected and worse since March 2024)), following a revised 8.5% MoM drop in April. Building Permits slipped 0.7% MoM (in line with expectations)...
Source: Bloomberg
That pulls the Housing Starts SAAR to its lowest since COVID (after reaching the highest since 2024 in April)...
Source: Bloomberg
Under the hood, it was multi-family (rental) starts that...
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