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Housing starts dip for the third straight month

But they’re up compared to a year ago.

A construction worker builds the frame for a new home in Rodeo, California.
A construction worker builds the frame for a new home in Rodeo, California.
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According to the latest monthly report from the Commerce Department, there was a slight uptick in new single-family home construction in June and a decline in multi-family housing. This is in part driven by high labor costs due to low unemployment, tariffs on construction materials and general uncertainty as to where the economy’s headed.

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