Spending on new-home construction rose to its highest level in nearly five years in July, despite rising mortgage interest rates impacting home affordability.
Spending on private residential construction rose 0.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $334.58 billion — the highest level since September 2008, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing Commerce Department figures.
Residential spending in June was also adjusted up to a 0.4 percent increase from a previously reported 0.1 percent decline, the Journal said.
Source: WSJ