United States housing brief, April 2018

Delton Alderman

doi:10.2737/FPL-RN-361

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United States housing brief, April 2018

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Authors:

Delton Alderman

Year:

2018

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Forest Products Laboratory

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/FPL-RN-361

Source:

FPL-RN-361

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Abstract

The collective U.S. housing market, on a monthly basis, was mixed in April 2018. Encouraging were the year-over-year readings, which were overwhelmingly positive, except for existing house sales. Single-family housing starts, permits, and under construction improved on a monthly basis. Existing house sales were negative on a month-over-month and year-over-year basis. Regionally, data were mixed across all sectors.

Keywords

Housing permits, starts, under construction, completions, construction spending, new sales, existing sales, regional housing data, economic indicators

Citation

Alderman, Delton. 2018. United States housing brief, April 2018. Res. Note FPL-RN-361. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 8 p.