Housing starts, permits lowest since 1991

The rate of single-family housing starts and single-family building permits authorized dropped for the 11th consecutive month in February, falling to the lowest level since January 1991, the U.S. Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development reported today.

The seasonally adjusted annual rate of single-family housing starts was 707,000 in February, down about 40.5 percent compared to February 2007, and the rate of single-family building-permit authorizations fell about 41.9 percent compared to February 2007. This rate is a projection of a monthly total over a 12-month period, adjusted to account for seasonal fluctuations in construction activity.

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