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October 17, 2007

Housing permits and starts fall

In more negative (but hopefully not confusing) news, the federal government said today that building permits issued in September for new homes fell nearly 26 percent from a year earlier. Housing starts fell more than 30 percent from a year ago to levels not seen since 1993.

Posted by Jamie Smith Hopkins at 10:15 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)
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I am shopping for a new home....Its almost impossible to buy when you look around at the development and you see that you'll be the only one in the devlopment....you and a few renters that is. Hopefully things will stabilize soon.

Posted by: homebuyer | October 18, 2007 12:12 PM

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About Jamie Smith Hopkins

Jamie Smith Hopkins, a Baltimore Sun reporter since 1999, writes about the regional economy. Her reporting on the housing market has won national and local awards. Hopkins is a Columbia native and has lived in Maryland all her life, save for 10 months spent covering schools in Ames, Iowa.
She trained to become a wonk by spending large chunks of time as a geek and an insufferable know-it-all.
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