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title: New Housing Can't Compete with Short Sales and Foreclosures?
description: US housing construction plunges  WASHINGTON (AFP) – Construction of new homes in the United States plunged in February to near record lows and buildi
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# New Housing Can't Compete with Short Sales and Foreclosures?

Posted by [Daniel Jones](https://www.fair-assessments.com/blog/author/daniel-jones) on Mar 16, 2011 5:11:00 PM

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US housing construction plunges

WASHINGTON (AFP) – Construction of new homes in the United States plunged in February to near record lows and building permits hit bottom, official data showed Wednesday in a dismal report on the ailing housing market.  
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