Historical Year Data · 2006

Housing Starts: Single-Family in 2006

Housing Starts: Single-Family opened 2006 at 1,823 and closed at 1,249, a -31.49% move for the year. The high of 1,823 was reached on January 1, and the low of 1,212 on October 1.

Open

1,823

2006-01

1,249

12 data points

High

1,823

Jan 1

Low

1,212

Oct 1

Full Year Change

-31.49%

2005 Change

-6.38%

Monthly Breakdown

Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
Jan	1,823	1,823	1,823	1,823	+0.00%
Feb	1,804	1,804	1,804	1,804	+0.00%
Mar	1,601	1,601	1,601	1,601	+0.00%
Apr	1,511	1,511	1,511	1,511	+0.00%
May	1,570	1,570	1,570	1,570	+0.00%
Jun	1,451	1,451	1,451	1,451	+0.00%
Jul	1,424	1,424	1,424	1,424	+0.00%
Aug	1,364	1,364	1,364	1,364	+0.00%
Sep	1,384	1,384	1,384	1,384	+0.00%
Oct	1,212	1,212	1,212	1,212	+0.00%
Nov	1,290	1,290	1,290	1,290	+0.00%
Dec	1,249	1,249	1,249	1,249	+0.00%

Events During 2006

2006 US Housing Market Peak

Goldilocks

June 2006 – February 2007

US home prices peaked in summer 2006 after a 106% rally from 2000. Subprime mortgage underwriting collapsed in late 2006, setting up the 2008 crisis. The peak is the canonical example of a market top visible only in retrospect.

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