Total housing starts for 2014 topped the one million mark for the first time since 2007. Census and HUD reported December housing starts and revised estimates for October and November that pushed total construction to 1,005,800 for 2014. December levels were up 4.4% from November at 1,089,000. The late year push was led by single-family construction up 7.2% in December to an annual level of 728,000, the highest monthly rate since March 2008. Read the full article on NAHB Eye on Housing.