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Phoenix Becomes Top Home Building Market

Posted by: Chris Steins
Thanks to: Chris Steins
31 October 2004 - 5:00am

Metropolitan Phoenix has become the top home-building market in the U.S. for the first time.

Between January, 2004 and August, 2004, "39,210 new homes were permitted across greater Phoenix, according to the National Association of Home Builders." Atlanta, which runs a close second, had 39,100 single-family housing permits issued during the same period.

"Phoenix is still one of the most affordable housing areas... Both Phoenix and Atlanta have vast tracts of cheap land ripe for new homes."

Full Story: Phoenix becomes top U.S. home builder
Source: The Arizona Republic, October 30, 2004
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