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    Builder Confidence Declines as Mortgage Rates Rise

    Written by Becca Moczygemba


    As mortgage rates continue to rise and housing demand slows, builder confidence is waning. A drop in July housing starts was the first in seven months.

    Total privately owned housing starts were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 1,452,000 units in July, according to the latest estimates from the US Census Bureau.

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