US Housing Market Up: 139,000 More Homes Built In February 2013 Than In February 2012, A 24.3% Jump

By Malik Singleton | March 19 2013 10:50 AM

The U.S. housing and real estate markets are showing sure signs of recovery as new construction estimates jumped 33.8 percent over last year's levels, the U.S. Commerce Department announced Tuesday.

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Construction workers continue work on a new subdivision of homes in San Marcos, California.

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Home builders broke ground on 917,000 homes in February, a 27.7 percent hike above the previous year's 718,000 starts. A total 711,000 new homes were completed in February 2013, 24.3 percent more than were completed a year prior.

Analysts surveyed by Bloomberg expected slightly weaker numbers.

Homeowners were issued 946,000 new permits in February, a 4.6 percent higher rate than they were issued in January.

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