US home construction soars to fastest pace in 5 years as builders shrug off higher rates By Washington Examiner December 18, 2013 1:31 pm FacebookTwitterEmailPrint Add Washington Examiner on Google FacebookTwitterEmailPrint WASHINGTON (AP) — US home construction soars to fastest pace in 5 years as builders shrug off higher rates. TagsNation Related Content In Focus Steve Descano: America’s worst prosecutor News First round of March Social Security payments goes out in 10 days News April Social Security direct payment worth $994 goes out in 31 days Op-Eds America’s AI future requires massive infrastructure investment Politics Heritage Foundation boasts ‘strong and unified’ team months after exodus