CBIA - "State’s Housing Production Drops 22 Percent in 2006, CBIA Announces" (1-25-07)

Housing Starts Data

"According to preliminary year-end data compiled by the Construction Industry Research Board, housing starts – as measured by building permits issued – totaled 163,449 during 2006, a 22 percent decrease from 2005. The total includes 106,953 single-family homes (down 31 percent from 2005) and 56,496 apartments and condominiums (up 5.3 percent from 2005)."