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<p>In this Wednesday, June 20, 2012, photo, workers finish up a house under construction in Wylie, Texas. U.S. builders broke ground on the most new homes and apartments in nearly four years last month, the latest evidence of a slow housing recovery. The Commerce Department said Wednesday that housing starts rose 6.9 percent in June from May to a seasonally adjusted. annual rate of 760,000. That's the highest since October 2008. (AP Photo/LM Otero)</p>

<p>In this Wednesday, June 20, 2012, photo, workers finish up a house under construction in Wylie, Texas. U.S. builders broke ground on the most new homes and apartments in nearly four years last month, the latest evidence of a slow housing recovery. The Commerce Department said Wednesday that housing starts rose 6.9 percent in June from May to a seasonally adjusted. annual rate of 760,000. That's the highest since October 2008. (AP Photo/LM Otero)</p>

July 19, 2012

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Home construction makes slow, steady comeback
July 19, 2012 9:15 p.m.

Home construction makes slow, steady comeback

Supply of new homes has shrunk to near-record lows

WASHINGTON - Builders are putting up more houses than they have in nearly four years, a long-awaited recovery that could help energize the U.S. economy.