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Housing starts in the United States unexpectedly declined 1.8% to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 1.289 million units in November 2024, the lowest in four months, compared to 1.312 million in October and forecasts of 1.34 million. Starts for houses with five units or more plunged 24.1% to 0.264 million, offsetting a 6.4% gain for the single-family segment that saw starts hitting 1.011 million. Starts plunged in the Midwest (-28.2% to 0.158 million) and the West (-11.9% to 0.289 million) but rose in the Northeast (10.6% to 0.115 million). Starts also rose in the South (10.2% to 0.727 million), after a 9.2% slump in October due to hurricanes.