Residential starts rose 1.4 percent to a 1.70 annualized rate. Applications to build jumped 9.1 percent to an annualized 1.87 million units in December.
The former president said in a statement that he plans to apply to build the homes as well as retail and commercial space at Trump National Doral Miami.
The bank’s co-head of global private wealth management sees opportunities in financial, energy and health-care shares, as well as multi-family real estate.