Apartment Construction Hits 25-Year High

July brought some heat to the U.S., but it also delivered good news about the construction of apartment buildings. The U.S. Commerce Department reports that last month was the busiest for the construction of multiple-unit buildings since 1989.  Apartment permits increased 17.5 percent in July, as compared with the same period a year ago.

 

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