Noteworthy are the great January permit volumes realized by Kansas City, Columbus, Seattle, and Los Angeles. All four areas posted numbers more than 50% above their January 1999 levels. Impressive gains were also realized in areas as diverse as the Denver, Riverside-San Bernardino, Philadelphia, and Minneapolis metropolitan areas. Among the major home building markets, areas in Texas and Florida generally were slowest off the mark during the first month of this new year.
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