📰 *US DEC. BUILDING PERMITS AT 1.483M; EST. 1.460M *US DEC. BUILDING PERMITS FALLS 0.7% M/M; EST. -2.2% *US DEC. HOUSING STARTS AT 1.499M; EST. 1.320M *US DEC. HOUSING STARTS RISES 15.8% M/M; EST. 3.0%