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RBC Capital: August US housing data viewed as somewhat negative, with housing starts below consensus, but permits above expectations and single-family permits hitting their highest point since October 2022; US housing completions up 3.8% year-over-year

CIBC: US housing starts below expectations in August, with single-family starts down 4% month-over-month and multifamily starts down 26%, but permits above estimate; builder confidence decreases due to high mortgage rates, shortage of construction workers

US privately‐owned housing starts in August were at seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,283,000, down 11.3% from July and 14.8% year-over-year; building permits fell 2.7% annually to 1,543,000, housing completions up 3.8% to 1,406,000: Dep. of Commerce

City of Stonecrest, Georgia--located in greater Atlanta area--and Metro Green Recycling navigate facility permit process for recycling facility

US single-family permits issued year-to-date in July reached 527,158, down 18.4% from 645,877 in July 2022; multifamily permits issued year-to-date totaled 337,730, down 14.3% from 394,215 in July 2022: NAHB

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