Read more building permit stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/26788/building-permit.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorFri, 25 May 2012 10:38:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21895/housing-starts-down-producer-prices-up.htmlKevin Spak<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=85072&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401020228' border='0' />Housing starts fell yet again in February, and building permits hit a 16-year low, Bloomberg reports. The annual housing start rate fell to 1.065 million homes, a 0.6% drop from January, while permits sank 7.8%, indicating still bigger declines to come. “We don’t see it bottoming out,...Construction workers build a new house in Palo Alto, Calif., Tuesday, May 15, 2007.http://www.newser.com/story/21895/housing-starts-down-producer-prices-up.htmlTue, 18 Mar 2008 11:55:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/16664/housing-starts-nosedive-to-lowest-level-since-1991.htmlKevin Spak<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=64938&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401023133' border='0' />Housing starts plunged 14% in December, demolishing median analyst estimates, which foresaw a mere 5% dip. November’s numbers were also revised down, reports the Wall Street Journal, from the 3.7% drop originally reported to 7.9%. When the dust settled, construction was at its lowest point since 1991, after...Workers construct a house in the shadow of the Caltrans Maintenance Workers Memorial Bridge in the Natomas area of Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Federal Emergency Management Agency say construction in the Natomas area can be allowed only if built 20 feet above ground. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)http://www.newser.com/story/16664/housing-starts-nosedive-to-lowest-level-since-1991.htmlThu, 17 Jan 2008 09:15:21 CST