Ready for some good news on Housing Starts and New Construction? 
Housing starts in December were highest since summer 2008
The annual rate was 954,000, up 12.1% from November
For the year, builders started work on 780,000 homes, up 28% from 2011
The National Association of Home Builders has predicted that single family home starts will rise 35% this year over last.
Rising home prices have also convinced buyers that the housing market has hit bottom. CoreLogic says home prices were up 7.4% in November over the same month last year.
Read the full USA Today article Housing Starts Jump in December
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