<H3>• U.S. Housing Starts, Completions, Building Permits — April 2015</H3>

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BUILDING PERMITS: Privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits in April were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,143,000. This is 10.1 percent (±2.2%) above the revised March rate of 1,038,000 and is 6.4 percent (±2.1%) above the April 2014 estimate of Single-family authorizations in April were at a rate of 666,000; this is 3.7 percent (±0.9%) above the revised March figure of 642,000. Authorizations of units in buildings with five units or more were at a rate of 444,000 in April. HOUSING STARTS: Privately-owned housing starts in April were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,135,000. This is 20.2 percent (±14.4%) above the revised March estimate of 944,000 and is 9.2 percent (±10.6%) above the April 2014 rate of 1,039,000. Single-family housing starts in April were at a rate of 733,000; this is 16.7 percent (±10.6%) above the revised March figure of 628,000. The April rate for units in buildings with five units or more was 389,000. HOUSING COMPLETIONS: Privately-owned housing completions in April were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 986,000. This is 20.4 percent (±14.1%) above the revised March estimate of 819,000 and is 19.4 percent (±15.2%) above the April 2014 rate of 826,000. Single-family housing completions in April were at a rate of 688,000; this is 14.5 percent (±12.4%) above the revised March rate of 601,000. The April rate for units in buildings with five units or more was 288,000. Please visit this link to read the full report: Census.gov NOTE: This report is provided with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in providing legal, financial, accounting or other professional advice. If professional assistance is required, the services of a competent professional should be sought. Furthermore, while we do our best to ensure that these data are accurate, we suggest that any entity making decisions based on these numbers should verify the data at their source prior to making such decisions. © 2015 Connecticut Human Resource Reports, LLC URL: http://connecticuthumanresources.blogspot.com/

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