The 7.0% m/m drop in housing starts in February was not a surprise. It was driven by the multifamily sector, where a 26.1% m/m drop fully reversed a similar surge in January. More of a concern is the apparent loss of momentum in the single-family sector, where building permits have made no upward progress since the end of last year.
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