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June home construction jumps 17.3% when states reopened

by AP Business Writer
| July 18, 2020 12:03 AM

SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Construction of U.S. homes jumped 17.3% in June as some states reopened, but the pace still lags last year after this spring's massive slowdown in building activity due to the coronavirus outbreak.

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