Real Estate Lender Implosion

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U.S. housing starts rose 7.2% in March to an annualized rate of 549,000, while building permits increased 11.2%, the government reported Tuesday. Housing starts in February were revised up to 512,000 from an earlier estimate of 479,000. Economists surveyed by MarketWatch had expected March starts to climb to an annual rate of 520,000.