Housing Starts Plummet 11.4% in March

Published on April 17, 2025

In the latest report by the Census Bureau, housing starts plummeted to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.324 million in March. This marks an 11.4% decrease from February, the largest monthly decline in a year, but a 1.9% increase compared to one year ago.

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