• Skip to main content

    Analysis

    July 19, 2022

    NAHB: Housing Starts Fall Again in June

    Written by David Schollaert

    Housing starts shrank in June and single-family starts hit a two-year low as the construction sector continues to face compounding headwinds. Rising interest rates, ongoing building material supply chain troubles, and ballooning construction costs put a damper on the single-family housing market.

    For the first time since June 2020, both single-family starts and permits fell below a 1 million annual pace, according to the latest data from the US Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

    David Schollaert

    David Schollaert is deputy editor-in-chief for Steel Market Update. David joined SMU after more than a decade in the metals and mining industry in a myriad of different roles. Much of his early experience and expertise were within the coverage and analysis of steel-making raw materials and served previously as senior editor of the CRU Prices Service. Most recently, however, before his return to market analysis, David held roles as a metals buyer and an operations manager for raw material suppliers. He can be contacted at david@steelmarketupdate.com or 724-720-1008.

    Read more from David Schollaert

    Latest in Analysis