US home building fell again in January. In this file image from January 18, construction workers build a residential house in Bethesda, Maryland.
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US home building fell again in January. In this file image from January 18, construction workers build a residential house in Bethesda, Maryland.
Mandatory Credit: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images

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US new home construction fell in January for the fifth straight month

US home building fell again in January, marking five straight months of declines, even as mortgage rates moderated and inflation cooled.