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Private residential construction spending declined 0.3% in August, the Census Bureau and NAHB reported.

Total construction spending in August was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $2,131.9 billion, 0.1% below the revised July rate.

The number of open construction sector jobs rebounded from a revised, soft reading of 232,000 in July to 370,000 in August, BLS and NAHB reported.

As of the last business day in August, the number of job openings was 8.0 million. Year-over-year, the measure was down 1.3 million.

Redfin reported that US homebuyers need to earn $76,995 per year to afford the median priced starter home (with a value of $250,000).

Redfin reported that just 25 out of every 1,000 US homes changed hands during the first 8-months of the year, the lowest turnover rate in decades.

The Mortgage Bankers Association Purchase Applications Payment Index decreased 3.9% to a reading of 160.7 in August, down from 167.2 in July.

The University of Michigan Index of Consumer Sentiment rose to a reading of 70.1 in September, a month-over-month increase of 3.2%.

Personal income increased 0.2%; disposable personal income increased 0.2%; and personal consumption expenditures increased 0.2%.

The construction sector declined 0.4% for the second consecutive month and was the largest detractor to growth in July.