Temple housing starts slow down because of coronavirus pandemic
(WorldNews Business)

New homes keep popping up across Temple — despite a slowdown in home starts. After a large increase last year in the number of new homes being built, Temple now is experiencing a notable drop in the numbers since the start of the coronavirus crisis. Temple officials announced that since April the number of new housing starts in the city have fallen compared to the same months in previous years. Housing starts declined in both April and May, with April seeing a drop of 22.73 percent and May seeing a fall of 24.69 percent, according to the city of Temple. Temple Planning Director Brian Chandler said the drop was expected, but he is still optimistic about the future number of housing starts...