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U.S. Housing Starts Tumble 17% in February

Demand uneven in housing market amid harsh winter weather. WASHINGTON—Builders pulled back on new-home construction in February, a sign of uneven demand in the housing market amid harsh winter weather. U.S. housing starts plunged 17% from a month earlier to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 897,000 in February, the Commerce Department said Tuesday. Starts […]