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Homebuilding slows in April with both labor and lumber in short supply

by Justin Ho
May 18, 2021
"All of a sudden, these guys don’t have the wood to start supplying some of these jobs,” one analyst said.
Both labor and lumber are in short supply when it comes to building new homes.
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Housing starts dip for the third straight month

by Erika Beras
Aug 16, 2019
But they're up compared to a year ago.
A construction worker builds the frame for a new home in Rodeo, California.
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Home building remains stuck in the mud

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Apr 19, 2019
Last month's flooding did not help matters.
Construction workers are seen outside a new house being built in Monterey Park, California on March 19, 2019. - The Los Angeles metro area is one of the worst areas in the country for first-time home buyers, according to a study released by Bankrate.com, which analyzed the 50 largest metropolitan areas in the country with Los Angeles finishing behind San Francisco as the worst for first-time home buyers. 
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More housing starts don't mean more first-time buyers

by Scott Tong
Aug 20, 2014
What’s driving the increase in housing start? Not first-time home buyers.
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'Bad' housing numbers might reflect good news

by Dan Weissmann
Jul 17, 2014
Or maybe a chilly spring in North Carolina. Experts are still puzzling it out.
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Blame the weather on lower sales and housing starts?

by David Brancaccio
May 16, 2013
Temperatures were down across much of the United States, causing consumers to huddle at home instead of going out.
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