<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Building Permits and Single Family Starts at 5 Year Highs Despite Multi-Family Slump</title><link>http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/02202013_permits_and_starts.asp</link><description>The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Census Bureau said this morning that permits for residential construction were issued at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 925,000 units in January. This was an increase of 35.2 percent</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2008 SP2 (Build: 31106.96)</generator></channel></rss>