Another 315000 housing units will b...

Another 315000 housing units will be started in multifamily buildings this year, a number not significantly below the 335,000-unit average that has been added to the nation's multifamily housing stock yearly during the past five years. This year's slowing economy will bring slower work at jobs and income growth; this in cause to deviate will bring household formations slightly below their historical average as more 18- to 25-year-olds opt for another year or pair at their childhood home.

Multifamily starts during 2000 were down a slight 02 percent from their 1999 flat But the current dollar