The communities department says house starts for the first quarter of the year rose 13% on the previous quarter
More than 18,000 homes were begun. This was still a fall of 44% on the same quarter in 2008.

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The communities department says house starts for the first quarter of the year rose 13% on the previous quarter
More than 18,000 homes were begun. This was still a fall of 44% on the same quarter in 2008.
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