1.   Although new construction starts on single-family homes fell in August, they are still above the levels a year ago.

2.   Buildings on the block will be demolished before new construction starts.

3.   Car sales and, more important to Home Depot, construction starts are grinding down quickly.

4.   Completions normally lag construction starts by six months.

5.   Construction starts on new homes fell in January and new unemployment claims jumped last week, signs that rising interest rates are slowing the economy down.

6.   Each time a house is sold, construction starts on another, said Rob King, a vice president at Phoenix.

7.   Earlier this week, reports showed new home construction starts and sales of previously owned dwellings both dropped in October even as mortgage rates declined.

8.   Earlier this week, reports showed new home construction starts as well as sales of previously owned dwellings both dropped in October even as mortgage rates declined.

9.   Housing completions tend to lag reports of construction starts on new homes by about six months.

10.   Housing completions tend to lag reports of home construction starts by about six months.