tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40280839292656692222012-02-16T16:54:01.699-08:00Direct PEXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12216591407195010817noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028083929265669222.post-72811675310165631622011-02-16T11:32:00.000-08:002011-02-16T11:32:45.858-08:00Residential construction showed a rebound in January as housing starts improved to a pace of 596,000 -- a 14.6% increase over the downwardly revised December pace of 520,000. Compared with a year ago, total starts are down 2.6%, according to the Department of Commerce <strong><a href="http://www.census.gov/const/newresconst.pdf" jquery1297884676346="63">residential construction report</a></strong> released Wednesday. Still, single-family starts showed a 1.0% decline to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 413,000. The single-family pace is the lowest since May 2009. Building permits also presented a discouraging picture. Privately owned housing units authorized by building permits in January were at a pace of 562,000 -- that's 10.4% below the revised December rate, and 10.7% below the January 2010 estimate.<br />On a regional basis, the statistics were mixed. In total starts, the Northeast was up 41.8% compared with December and up 11.4% compared with January 2010. But the region showed double-digit declines in single-family starts. The Midwest showed the strongest month-over-month single-family housing starts increase: up 25.5%.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4028083929265669222-7281167531016563162?l=direct-pex.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Direct PEXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12216591407195010817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028083929265669222.post-58966968843332174112010-12-14T11:13:00.000-08:002010-12-14T11:16:29.335-08:00<div style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://www.directpex.com/images/categories/50.jpg" width="200" /></div><br />We're moving and grooving on the internet - and on this new blog - we'll be posting helpful resources and articles on our <a bitly="BITLY_PROCESSED" href="http://www.directpex.com/">plumbing system</a> products, reviews, tips &amp; tricks - and MORE.<br /><br />You'll also be kept up to date on our favorite racing champ - <a bitly="BITLY_PROCESSED" href="http://www.directpex.com/Direct-PEX-Racing-15.html">Dan Frederickson</a> - as we're a proud sponsor.&nbsp; Keep up with us, and we'll keep up with you - '<i>let's stay connected</i>"!!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4028083929265669222-5896696884333217411?l=direct-pex.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Direct PEXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12216591407195010817noreply@blogger.com0