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A concrete patio is leveled off on a new home on Valcour Drive in Glenview off of Shermer Road. | Joel Lerner~Sun-Times Media
9/26/12 Some multifamily units are part of the New home construction in Glenview off of Shermer Road. | Joel Lerner~Sun-Times Media
9/26/12 A staircase awaits installation a the new home construction neighborhood in Glenview off of Shermer Road. | Joel Lerner~Sun-Times Media
In this Friday, Sept. 21, 2012, photo, new homes are constructed in Edmond, Okla. U.S. builders started construction on single-family homes and apartments in September at the fastest rate since July 2008, a further indication that the housing recovery is strengthening. The Commerce Department said Wednesda, Sept. 17, 2012, that builders broke ground on homes at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 872,000 in September. That's an increase of 15 percent from the August level. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki,)
Home construction is climbing back from its deep trough, and providing more evidence that the housing market is recovering, experts said Wednesday after the Commerce Department said builders started construction on homes in September at the fastest rate since July 2008. New construction on both …
