Olympia and Tacoma are among just 33 urban areas where housing starts were up in the 3-month period ending in April this year.Data from Moody'sEconomy.com shows that new housing starts in Olympia rose 77 percent over the same February through April period in 2008. In Tacoma, the increase was 32 percent. Moody's compiled statistics from 381 urban areas around the nation. Vallejo, Calif. led the nation in the increase in housing starts with a 440 percent jump. The increases in a few communities n...
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