Housing Starts Rev Up in June

Home-building activity revved up in June, with housing starts up 8.3 percent to a rate of 1,215,000, according to the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Single-family housing starts increased 6.3 percent to 849,000. Starts for units in buildings with five units or more came in at 359,000.
Permits started up again, as well, up 7.4 percent from May to 1,254,000, according to the data. Single-family permits increased 4.1 percent from M