housing start

housing start

noun
1.
an instance of beginning the construction of a dwelling.
2.
housing starts, the nationwide number of such instances per period used especially in the U.S. as an indication of economic growth or decline: Housing starts were up 600,000 in April.
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housing start

noun
the act of starting to construct a house 
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