Home building permits jump by 55 percent in Sacramento By Hudson Sangree hsangree@sacbee.com> hsangree@sacbee.com Home building permits were up nearly 55 percent in the Sacramento area during the first two months of this year compared with the same period last year, according to a report by the California Homebuilding Foundation/Construction Industry Research Board. In January and February, there were 533 permits for single-family homes issued in Sacramento, El Dorado, Placer and Yolo counties, the housing industry group said late last week. That was up from 344 in January and February 2012, it said. The latest results mirror a statewide increase in building permits for single family homes. In Southern California’s Inland Empire, which experienced a boom and bust in residential construction similar to Sacramento’s, the number of permits pulled nearly doubled. Other areas of Southern California and the Bay Area also experienced dramatic increases in the rates of building permits issued. Read more here: http://www.modbee.com/2013/04/29/2692501/home-building-permits-jump-by.html# storylink=cpy
