Housing recovery could be finding traction after a slow first quarter
By Anna Louie Sussman and Ben Leubsdorf | The Wall Street Journal
Home building in the U.S. rebounded in April, a sign the housing recovery could be finding traction after a slow first quarter.
Housing starts rose 6.6% from a month earlier to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.172 million in April, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.
The uptick was driven by a jump in starts in the Midwest, and a pickup in multifamily construction. Demand for housing has been steady, bolstered by historically low interest rates and ongoing job creation.