Builder confidence also up for 6th month in a row
Builder confidence now at a 6-year high
Construction permits for new homes at highest level in 4 years
Fannie Mae: Home prices expected to rise 1.1 percent this year
Lack of inventory blamed for decline in pending home sales
Pace slackens from May to June, but rises 15.1 percent from last year
Index of homebuilder confidence also up sharply
Real estate industry experts offer midyear forecasts
Single-family starts, housing completions and building permits also see double-digit increases
Industry group predicts 15 percent rise in US housing starts this year
ULI survey: Nation poised for economic growth -- and inflation
Opinion
Most call for big increase in housing starts in 2012
Analysts see pent-up demand in low household formation rates
Builders face financing constraints, compete with foreclosures
UCLA Anderson Forecast sees economy, employment picking up steam