Building permits for housing units recorded an annual increase over 45% in the first five months of 2019. According to the Statistical Service, during the period January – May 2019, 2.820 building permits were issued compared with 2.596 in the corresponding period of the previous year. CyStat said that “the total value of these permits increased by 128.2% and the total area by 53.8%. Τhe number of dwelling units recorded an increase of 45.2%”. The Statistical Service announced also that the number of …