Housing starts rose in August as mortgage rates fell

Published September 18, 2024 8:35am ET



The number of housing starts ticked up in August as mortgage rates continued their descent from multiyear highs.

Housing starts, the change in the number of new residential buildings that began construction, rose 9.6% from July to this past month, according to a Wednesday morning report from the Census Bureau.

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