August 18, 2026 01:22 PM GMT U.S. Data Pulse | North America Housing Starts and Building Permits: Decline in single-family starts looks like noise Key Takeaways Exhibit 1: US Housing starts 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 90 92 94 96 98 00 02 04 06 08 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 Housing starts (thous, saar) Source: Census Bureau, Haver Analytics, Morgan Stanley Research | M Downloaded by zouguanzhong@cramc.hk | Not for redistribution without written consent of Morgan Stanley | | | --- | --- | --- | | | | Update | ...