Estados Unidos Início de Construção de Casas

Housing starts in the US soared 10.7% month-over-month to an annualized rate of 1.521 million in February 2024, after falling by 12.3% in January, and beating forecasts of 1.425 million, amid a persistent shortage of previously owned houses. Single-family housing starts jumped 11.6% to 1.129 million, and the rate for units in buildings with five units rose 8.6% to 377 thousand. Starts jumped in the Midwest (50.7% to 202 thousand), and the South (+15.7% to 883 thousand) but fell in the Northeast (-10.3% to 122 thousand) and the West (-7.9% to 314 thousand).