Building permits start the year up 150%

Single-family building in Northern Colorado is up by more than 150 percent so far in 2013 when compared to the first two months of 2012.

Data from the U.S. Census Bureau show that in Larimer and Weld counties combined, the number of single-family permits has jumped from 271 in January and February of 2012 to 447 in the same months in 2013.

The two counties have issued almost equal numbers of permits so far in 2013, with 225 permits for new construction in Larimer County and 222 in Weld. At this time last year, Weld County had issued 164 permits, outpacing Larimer…