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US Housing Starts Crash In April

US housing starts in April crashed to their lowest level since 2015 despite near-record low mortgage rates.

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1-unit starts declined 25.4% from March to April. But it is the 5+ unit starts (apartment) that suffered a 40.31% MoM decline.

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It appears that The Fed’s snake juice isn’t working.

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