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US Housing Starts
The Kobeissi Letter's line chart drew 86.7K views on X: 0.4x its typical post and #130 of 131 The Kobeissi Letter charts we track by views. Read Oct 23, 2026.
BREAKING: US housing starts fell -5.2% MoM in September, to an annualized rate of 1.22 million, the 2nd-lowest reading since May 2020.
Why it spread
It spread because it landed on a hot topic that week and came from a big source, with 78,934 views, 801 likes, 86 reposts, 22 quotes and 53 saves, and a quote rate above average.
What worked
- The post leads with a breaking decline of 5.2% month over month to an annualized rate of 1.22 million, the second-lowest reading since May 2020, which gives readers a clear and urgent headline.
- It stacks the recent monthly declines of 4.9% and 5.9% in July and August plus a 4.6% drop in single-family starts to 859,000, so the chart sits inside a short chain of evidence rather than standing alone.
- The line chart of new privately-owned housing units started over time is branded, shows a source line, and comes from a top-quarter source, which supports trust and sharing.
What to borrow
We can pair our own line chart with a one-line breaking headline, then add two or three recent comparison points in the text so the chart reads as part of a trend story rather than a standalone image.
Careful
Do not copy the breaking tone unless the number truly is a fresh extreme, and do not over-read the engagement as proof of chart design quality since the hot topic and big source likely did much of the work.
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86,707 views, 868 likes, 91 reposts and 51 saves on X, read Oct 23, 2026. A normal post from @KobeissiLetter gets about 229.7K views.
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A line chart. US new privately-owned housing units started over time.
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