“U.S. housing starts jumped in April and building permits hit their highest level in nearly six years, offering hope that the troubled housing market could be stabilizing.
The Commerce Department said on Friday groundbreaking increased 13.2 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual pace of 1.07 million units, the highest level since November 2013.
Starts rose by a revised 2.0 percent in March. They had previously been reported to have gained 2.8 percent.
Economists polled by Reuters had forecast starts rising to a 980,000-unit rate last month.
The housing market recovery has stalled as a combination of higher mortgage rates and rising property prices, against the backdrop of stagnant wage growth, makes housing less affordable for many Americans. A cold winter also weighed on activity.
The residential sector contracted in the first three months of 2014, declining for a second consecutive quarter….”
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