Housing starts, including single- and multifamily units, are expected to increase 24 percent to 967,000 in 2013 and sales of new single-family homes are expected to rise 22 percent to 450,000. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
Housing starts, including single- and multifamily units, are expected to increase 24 percent to 967,000 in 2013 and sales of new single-family homes are expected to rise 22 percent to 450,000. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
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