Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesU.S. home builders likely started construction on homes at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 1.65 million in December, according to economists polled by MarketWatch, while building permits likely reached an annual pace of 1.71 million. The popular gauge of new-home construction comes out at 8:30 a.m. Eastern.
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