US Housing Starts Plummet In July, Near COVID Lows
US Housing Starts Plummet In July, Near COVID Lows After Housing Starts exploded higher in June (driven by a massive rebound in multi-family units), July was expected to see a reflexive decline of 5.9% MoM... ...things were considerably worse, with US Housing Starts plunging 12.4.
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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated economy & markets brief. The source report from ZeroHedge says: US Housing Starts Plummet In July, Near COVID Lows After Housing Starts exploded higher in June (driven by a massive rebound in multi-family units), July was expected to see a reflexive decline of 5.9% MoM... ...things were considerably worse, with US Housing Starts plunging 12.4.
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- Primary source: ZeroHedge
- Published: Aug 18, 2026, 12:42 PM UTC
- Coverage area: Economy & Markets
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