More than one-third (34.1%) of U.S. single-family homes for sale in December were new construction ... begin construction. The uptick in building permits at the end of last year is a sign that ...

The number of new homes that were just completed also jumped last month. Given how few existing homes are for sale these days, all this new construction ... affordability. Sign up for the ...

Home builders are normally very sensitive to their stock of "new houses for sale" inventories ... That is another important sign of slack home building. New house construction is an important ...