FOR RELEASE AT 8:30 AM EDT, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2026
MONTHLY NEW RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION, MARCH 2026
Release Number: CB26-65
Special Notice: The March New Residential Construction release also contains initial estimates for the month of
February. Additional text has been added on pages 1-2 for Permits, Starts, and Completions to highlight the month-
to-month change from January to February.
April 29, 2026 - The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly
announced the following new residential construction statistics for March 2026:
NEW RESIDENTIAL New Residential Construction
CONSTRUCTION (Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate)
2,100
MARCH 2026
Thousands of Units
1,800
Building Permits: 1,372,000 1,500
1,200
Housing Starts: 1,502,000
900
Housing Completions: 1,366,000 Permits
600
Next Release: May 21, 2026 Starts
300 Completions
Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate (SAAR) 0
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, HUD, April 29, 2026 Mar-21 Mar-22 Mar-23 Mar-24 Mar-25 Mar-26
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, HUD, April 29, 2026
Building Permits
Privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits in March were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,372,000.
This is 10.8 percent below the revised February rate of 1,538,000 and is 7.4 percent below the March 2025 rate of 1,481,000.
Single-family authorizations in March were at a rate of 895,000; this is 3.8 percent below the revised February figure of 930,000.
Authorizations of units in buildings with five units or more were at a rate of 427,000 in March.
Privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits in February were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of
1,538,000. This is 11.0 percent above the revised January rate of 1,386,000.
Housing Starts
Privately-owned housing starts in March were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,502,000. This is 10.8 percent (±16.3
percent)* above the revised February estimate of 1,356,000 and is 10.8 percent (±15.3 percent)* above the March 2025 rate of
1,355,000. Single-family housing starts in March were at a rate of 1,032,000; this is 9.7 percent (±13.1 percent)* above the
revised February figure of 941,000. The March rate for units in buildings with five units or more was 446,000.
Privately-owned housing starts in February were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,356,000. This is 3.0 percent (±13.6
percent)* below the revised January estimate of 1,398,000.
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Housing Completions
Privately-owned housing completions in March were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,366,000. This is 0.1 percent
(±17.6 percent)* above the revised February estimate of 1,364,000, but is 12.8 percent (±14.0 percent)* below the March 2025
rate of 1,566,000. Single-family housing completions in March were at a rate of 896,000; this is 4.8 percent (±9.8 percent)*
below the revised February rate of 941,000. The March rate for units in buildings with five units or more was 452,000.
Privately-owned housing completions in February were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,364,000. This is 6.3 percent
(±15.0 percent)* below the revised January estimate of 1,455,000.
The April report is scheduled for release on May 21, 2026. View the full schedule in the Economic Briefing Room:
. The full text and tables for this release can be found at
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EXPLANATORY NOTES
In interpreting changes in the statistics in this release, note that month-to-month changes in seasonally adjusted statistics often
show movements which may be irregular. It may take three months to establish an underlying trend for building permit
authorizations, six months for total starts, and six months for total completions. The statistics in Table 1 in this release are based
on a non-probability sample and not subject to sampling error. They are, however, still subject to nonsampling error. The total
quantity response rate for these estimates is 76.8%. The statistics in Tables 2-5 in this release are estimated from sample
surveys and are subject to sampling variability as well as nonsampling error including bias and variance from response,
nonreporting, and undercoverage. Estimated relative standard errors of the most recent data are shown in the tables.
Whenever a statement such as “2.5 percent (±3.2 percent) above” appears in the text, this indicates the range (-0.7 to +5.7
percent) in which the actual percentage change is likely to have occurred. All ranges given for percentage changes are 90
percent confidence intervals and account only for sampling variability. If a range does not contain zero, the change is statistically
significant. If it does contain zero, the change is not statistically significant; that is, it is uncertain whether there was an increase
or decrease. The same policies apply to the confidence intervals for percentage changes shown in the tables. On average, the
preliminary seasonally adjusted estimates of total building permits, housing starts and housing completions are revised 2.9
percent or less. Explanations of confidence intervals and sampling variability can be found on our website.
The Census Bureau has reviewed this data product to ensure appropriate access, use, and disclosure avoidance protection of
the confidential source data (Disclosure Review Board (DRB) approval number: CBDRB-FY25-0286).
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* The 90 percent confidence interval includes zero. In such cases, there is insufficient statistical evidence to conclude that the actual change is different from
zero.
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New Privately-Owned Housing Units Authorized in Permit-Issuing Places
(Thousands of Units. Detail may not add to total because of rounding.)
Table 1a - Seasonally adjusted annual rate
United States Northeast Midwest South West
Period 2 to 4 5 units
Total 1 unit units or more Total 1 unit Total 1 unit Total 1 unit Total 1 unit
2025
March . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,481 972 58 451 119 69 209 129 834 570 319 204
April . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,422 923 61 438 136 60 194 125 762 541 330 197
May . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,394 899 53 442 123 56 217 126 742 529 312 188
June . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,393 866 50 477 103 55 218 122 775 517 297 172
July . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,362 875 55 432 125 56 221 123 742 521 274 175
August . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,330 858 52 420 121 56 202 126 699 508 308 168
September . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,415 880 56 479 147 58 203 131 756 510 309 181
October . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,411 878 55 478 147 61 198 123 729 508 337 186
November . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,388 896 56 436 117 57 197 123 747 528 327 188
December . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,455 881 51 523 167 61 210 122 716 500 362 198
2026
January (r) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,386 876 52 458 153 56 226 125 695 506 312 189
February (p) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,538 930 50 558 162 50 219 129 777 552 380 199
March (p) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,372 895 50 427 115 54 214 126 717 527 326 188
Percent Change1
Mar. 2026 from Feb. 2026 . . . . . . . . . . . -10.8% -3.8% 0.0% -23.5% -29.0% 8.0% -2.3% -2.3% -7.7% -4.5% -14.2% -5.5%
Mar. 2026 from Mar. 2025 . . . . . . . . . . -7.4% -7.9% -13.8% -5.3% -3.4% -21.7% 2.4% -2.3% -14.0% -7.5% 2.2% -7.8%
Table 1b - Not seasonally adjusted
United States Northeast Midwest South West
Period 2 to 4 5 units
Total 1 unit units or more Total 1 unit Total 1 unit Total 1 unit Total 1 unit
2024 Annual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,478.0 981.9 54.5 441.6 142.0 59.1 203.7 125.0 805.0 583.3 327.3 214.5
2025 Annual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,426.2 909.3 55.1 461.8 130.9 58.6 209.7 125.1 763.6 533.9 321.9 191.8
2025 Year to date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345.6 232.2 13.0 100.4 28.0 14.2 44.0 25.5 199.8 142.0 73.8 50.5
2026 Year to date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336.7 214.4 11.3 110.9 32.3 11.7 44.5 25.5 181.7 131.5 78.2 45.8
Year to date percent change¹ . . . . . . . . -2.6% -7.7% -13.1% 10.5% 15.4% -17.6% 1.1% 0.0% -9.1% -7.4% 6.0% -9.3%
2025
March . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124.2 84.5 4.9 34.9 10.3 5.5 16.9 10.6 70.1 50.5 26.9 17.9
April . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129.9 88.3 5.7 36.0 10.8 5.5 18.3 12.6 71.1 51.6 29.8 18.6
May . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124.9 84.1 4.9 36.0 10.8 5.2 20.8 12.4 65.2 48.8 28.1 17.7
June . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128.5 79.9 4.3 44.3 10.1 5.1 20.8 11.8 70.0 46.8 27.6 16.1
July . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121.5 79.0 4.8 37.7 10.9 5.0 20.0 11.7 66.2 46.5 24.4 15.8
August . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113.9 72.4 4.4 37.1 10.6 4.9 18.4 11.2 59.3 42.2 25.7 14.1
September . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118.2 73.4 4.8 40.0 12.1 5.1 19.0 12.4 61.5 41.1 25.6 14.8
October . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125.0 76.4 5.3 43.3 12.1 5.5 20.4 12.1 63.1 42.9 29.4 15.8
November . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94.1 58.5 3.9 31.7 9.0 4.0 13.8 8.1 47.4 34.1 23.8 12.2
December . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117.6 63.6 3.9 50.0 16.0 4.6 14.1 7.6 56.0 36.5 31.4 15.0
2026
January (r) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.2 62.0 3.7 34.5 11.4 3.9 12.8 6.6 54.2 38.2 21.7 13.3
February (p) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113.7 69.8 3.5 40.4 10.9 3.3 13.1 7.9 61.4 43.7 28.2 14.9
March (p) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122.4 82.0 4.2 36.2 10.0 4.4 18.4 10.9 65.4 49.2 28.6 17.5
p Preliminary
r Revised
S Does not meet publication standards because tests for identifiable and stable seasonality do not meet reliability standards
X Not applicable
1
Computed using unrounded data
Note: Year-to-date permits estimates reflect revisions not distrubuted to months.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, New Residential Construction, April 29, 2026.
Additional information on the survey methodology may be found at .
New Privately-Owned Housing Units Authorized, but Not Started, at End of Period
(Thousands of Units. Detail may not add to total because of rounding.)
Table 2a - Seasonally adjusted
United States Northeast Midwest South West
Period 2 to 4 5 units
Total 1 unit units or more Total 1 unit Total 1 unit Total 1 unit Total 1 unit
2025
March . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 146 S 118 24 13 27 14 166 91 51 28
April . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 147 S 117 23 12 23 13 167 92 55 30
May . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269 145 S 120 22 11 24 13 169 92 54 29
June . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263 140 S 120 17 9 26 11 168 93 52 27
July . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 136 S 114 17 9 23 12 162 88 51 27
August . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 134 S 111 19 8 22 12 157 87 50 27
September . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 142 S 107 19 9 21 14 164 92 49 27
October . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 140 S 112 19 9 21 12 163 90 53 29
November . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 143 S 113 18 8 23 14 161 90 57 31
December (r) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 140 S 118 18 8 24 15 156 85 63 32
2026
January (r) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 145 S 113 19 9 24 16 156 87 62 33
February (p) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 146 S 116 19 8 23 15 157 90 66 33
March (p) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 138 S 116 18 7 23 14 153 88 63 29
. Average RSE (%) 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 6 X 11 24 18 12 11 7 8 11 15
Percent Change2
Mar. 2026 from Feb. 2026 . . . . . . . . . . . -3.0% -5.5% S 0.0% -5.3% -12.5% 0.0% -6.7% -2.5% -2.2% -4.5% -12.1%
. 90 percent confidence interval 3 . . . . . . ± 3.8 ± 3.6 X ± 6.4 ± 11.4 ± 12.5 ± 8.2 ± 8.8 ± 5.9 ± 4.7 ± 4.3 ± 6.6
Mar. 2026 from Mar. 2025 . . . . . . . . . . -4.1% -5.5% S -1.7% -25.0% -46.2% -14.8% 0.0% -7.8% -3.3% 23.5% 3.6%
. 90 percent confidence interval 3 . . . . . . ± 7.2 ± 9.8 X ± 12.1 ± 17.4 ± 20.8 ± 28.4 ± 24.2 ± 8.7 ± 13.8 ± 14.1 ± 18.1
Table 2b - Not seasonally adjusted
United States Northeast Midwest South West
Period 2 to 4 5 units
Total 1 unit units or more Total 1 unit Total 1 unit Total 1 unit Total 1 unit
2025
March . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271.1 146.8 3.9 120.4 24.8 13.0 27.4 14.9 167.8 90.4 51.2 28.4
April . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274.9 151.9 4.4 118.6 22.3 12.1 26.6 15.6 170.7 93.1 55.4 31.2
May . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272.7 150.7 4.1 117.9 22.4 12.0 24.9 13.7 171.0 95.4 54.3 29.6
June . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264.6 142.4 3.2 119.0 17.8 9.1 24.4 11.9 171.1 93.9 51.3 27.6
July . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249.4 137.8 3.0 108.5 17.0 8.3 21.3 11.8 160.1 90.5 50.8 27.2
August . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245.4 134.4 3.3 107.7 18.3 7.6 21.1 12.2 156.6 87.8 49.5 26.9
September . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249.2 140.0 4.2 105.1 17.5 8.5 22.0 14.2 161.5 91.2 48.2 26.1
October . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259.5 144.0 4.0 111.5 17.4 8.4 21.5 12.6 167.0 93.6 53.6 29.3
November . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248.0 133.4 3.5 111.1 16.5 7.4 20.8 11.9 154.0 85.3 56.8 28.9
December (r) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258.7 133.5 2.8 122.4 18.9 7.1 22.0 12.5 154.8 82.0 63.0 31.9
2026
January (r) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257.9 138.9 2.6 116.3 19.2 8.4 23.9 14.0 153.3 84.3 61.6 32.2
February (p) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265.8 143.0 3.2 119.6 20.9 8.4 23.8 14.5 155.5 87.1 65.6 32.9
March (p) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262.3 141.4 3.4 117.5 18.4 7.7 24.4 15.2 154.9 87.7 64.6 30.8
. Average RSE (%) 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 6 21 11 24 18 12 11 7 8 11 15
p Preliminary
r Revised
S Does not meet publication standards because tests for identifiable and stable seasonality do not meet reliability standards
X Not applicable
1
Average relative standard error for the latest 6-month period
2
Computed using unrounded data
3
See the Explanatory Notes in the accompanying text for an explantion of 90 percent confidence intervals
Note: These data represent the number of housing units authorized in all months up to and including the last day of the reporting period and not started
as of that date without regard to the months of original permit issuance. Cancelled, abandoned, expired, and revoked permits are excluded.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, New Residential Construction, April 29, 2026.
Additional information on the survey methodology may be found at .
New Privately-Owned Housing Units Started
(Thousands of Units. Detail may not add to total because of rounding.)
Table 3a - Seasonally adjusted annual rate
United States Northeast Midwest South West
Period 2 to 4 5 units
Total 1 unit units or more Total 1 unit Total 1 unit Total 1 unit Total 1 unit
2025
March . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,355 948 S 393 148 66 223 129 696 530 288 223
April . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,398 948 S 432 183 74 232 160 746 537 237 177
May . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,282 949 S 313 104 67 183 138 699 533 296 211
June . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,382 925 S 433 173 61 191 153 707 513 311 198
July . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,420 951 S 449 99 51 235 117 844 596 242 187
August . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,291 869 S 411 98 65 221 130 666 492 306 182
September . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,328 836 S 481 166 52 198 117 649 467 315 200
October . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,272 894 S 353 144 68 203 141 667 513 258 172
November . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,324 931 S 378 154 68 169 128 748 565 253 170
December (r) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,373 950 S 402 137 67 188 124 722 557 326 202
2026
January (r) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,398 898 S 478 179 47 163 133 755 506 301 212
February (p) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,356 941 S 407 141 63 197 150 728 518 290 210
March (p) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,502 1,032 S 446 176 70 221 152 794 562 311 248
. Average RSE (%) 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 5 X 16 20 21 14 15 8 7 12 12
Percent Change2
Mar. 2026 from Feb. 2026 . . . . . . . . . . . 10.8% 9.7% S 9.6% 24.8% 11.1% 12.2% 1.3% 9.1% 8.5% 7.2% 18.1%
. 90 percent confidence interval 3 . . . . . . ± 16.3 ± 13.1 X ± 36.0 ± 45.1 ± 81.1 ± 43.9 ± 39.2 ± 27.0 ± 18.3 ± 21.7 ± 22.2
Mar. 2026 from Mar. 2025 . . . . . . . . . . 10.8% 8.9% S 13.5% 18.9% 6.1% -0.9% 17.8% 14.1% 6.0% 8.0% 11.2%
. 90 percent confidence interval 3 . . . . . . ± 15.3 ± 11.7 X ± 39.0 ± 39.3 ± 45.0 ± 24.8 ± 24.7 ± 22.7 ± 15.3 ± 18.1 ± 19.4
Table 3b - Not seasonally adjusted
United States Northeast Midwest South West
Period 2 to 4 5 units
Total 1 unit units or more Total 1 unit Total 1 unit Total 1 unit Total 1 unit
2024 Annual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,367.1 1,012.9 18.0 336.2 125.6 70.3 184.9 131.5 754.4 589.4 302.3 221.8
2025 Annual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,355.8 939.7 19.2 396.9 136.0 63.9 198.6 132.8 721.4 539.7 299.8 203.3
. RSE (%) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1 28 6 3 4 4 3 2 2 4 4
2025 Year to date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317.8 228.8 5.0 84.0 26.8 13.2 33.2 20.1 175.6 137.8 82.2 57.6
2026 Year to date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322.4 216.3 4.2 102.0 36.4 12.2 35.7 24.5 180.8 127.8 69.4 51.7
. RSE (%) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3 21 9 16 10 7 8 5 4 6 7
Year to date percent change² . . . . . . . . 1.5% -5.5% -16.5% 21.4% 36.0% -7.6% 7.8% 21.6% 3.0% -7.2% -15.5% -10.2%
. 90 percent confidence interval 3 . . . . . . ± 7.4 ± 6.6 ± 26.0 ± 23.1 ± 37.2 ± 14.0 ± 17.2 ± 14.6 ± 9.8 ± 9.2 ± 11.4 ± 11.8
2025
March . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112.9 80.7 1.1 31.1 11.7 5.2 16.7 9.2 60.0 46.9 24.6 19.4
April . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127.6 87.3 1.6 38.7 16.5 6.8 21.4 15.0 67.1 48.4 22.6 17.2
May . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117.8 87.7 1.8 28.3 9.3 6.0 19.1 15.0 62.0 47.0 27.4 19.7
June . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129.1 88.9 2.1 38.1 15.6 5.8 19.5 16.1 65.4 48.3 28.6 18.7
July . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129.4 87.3 1.8 40.3 9.4 5.1 22.6 12.0 74.9 52.6 22.5 17.6
August . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112.2 76.6 0.9 34.7 8.6 5.8 19.7 12.0 57.2 42.5 26.7 16.2
September . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114.1 71.4 1.0 41.7 14.6 4.7 18.0 11.0 54.5 38.7 27.0 17.0
October . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107.5 74.6 2.2 30.7 12.7 6.1 20.1 14.7 53.6 40.2 21.2 13.7
November . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.9 70.0 1.2 29.6 12.4 5.6 12.6 9.4 57.0 42.7 18.9 12.4
December (r) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99.4 67.1 1.6 30.7 10.2 4.8 12.4 7.5 54.1 41.5 22.8 13.3
2026
January (r) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97.6 60.4 1.6 35.5 12.7 2.8 8.1 5.9 55.8 37.3 21.0 14.4
February (p) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98.5 66.9 0.6 31.0 9.5 3.6 10.8 7.2 56.6 40.6 21.6 15.5
March (p) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126.3 88.9 1.9 35.4 14.2 5.8 16.8 11.3 68.4 50.0 26.8 21.8
. Average RSE (%) 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 5 40 16 20 21 14 15 8 7 12 12
p Preliminary
r Revised
S Does not meet publication standards because tests for identifiable and stable seasonality do not meet reliability standards
X Not applicable
1
Average relative standard error for the latest 6-month period
2
Computed using unrounded data
3
See the Explanatory Notes in the accompanying text for an explantion of 90 percent confidence intervals
Source: U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, New Residential Construction, April 29, 2026.
Additional information on the survey methodology may be found at .
New Privately-Owned Housing Units Under Construction at End of Period
(Thousands of Units. Detail may not add to total because of rounding.)
Table 4a - Seasonally adjusted
United States Northeast Midwest South West
Period 2 to 4 5 units
Total 1 unit units or more Total 1 unit Total 1 unit Total 1 unit Total 1 unit
2025
March . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,401 633 S 749 229 64 178 85 634 324 360 160
April . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,393 631 S 743 231 65 184 88 627 319 351 159
May . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,366 626 S 721 224 65 184 89 614 315 344 157
June . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,348 626 S 703 223 65 175 91 610 315 340 155
July . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,343 624 S 698 219 64 177 91 616 317 331 152
August . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,313 609 S 684 213 63 171 91 605 308 324 147
September . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,323 603 S 700 216 62 182 92 599 302 326 147
October . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,310 596 S 694 217 62 185 93 584 296 324 145
November . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,301 589 S 693 219 62 183 91 579 292 320 144
December (r) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,280 583 S 679 208 61 182 88 570 290 320 144
2026
January (r) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,268 578 S 672 207 60 175 86 569 291 317 141
February (p) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,264 578 S 669 202 58 174 88 568 288 320 144
March (p) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,264 587 S 659 197 57 176 90 570 290 321 150
. Average RSE (%) 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 X 5 5 7 7 6 4 5 6 9
Percent Change2
Mar. 2026 from Feb. 2026 . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0% 1.6% S -1.5% -2.5% -1.7% 1.1% 2.3% 0.4% 0.7% 0.3% 4.2%
. 90 percent confidence interval 3 . . . . . . ± 1.3 ± 1.7 X ± 1.6 ± 3.0 ± 4.9 ± 2.7 ± 2.5 ± 2.4 ± 2.3 ± 1.5 ± 3.6
Mar. 2026 from Mar. 2025 . . . . . . . . . . -9.8% -7.3% S -12.0% -14.0% -10.9% -1.1% 5.9% -10.1% -10.5% -10.8% -6.3%
. 90 percent confidence interval 3 . . . . . . ± 3.6 ± 3.5 X ± 6.0 ± 7.3 ± 9.6 ± 14.0 ± 10.1 ± 4.9 ± 5.5 ± 6.9 ± 3.9
Table 4b - Not seasonally adjusted
United States Northeast Midwest South West
Period 2 to 4 5 units
Total 1 unit units or more Total 1 unit Total 1 unit Total 1 unit Total 1 unit
2025
March . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,387.8 618.9 19.0 749.9 228.2 63.0 173.0 79.8 629.3 318.5 357.4 157.5
April . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,392.6 628.1 19.4 745.2 231.3 65.1 180.8 84.3 628.8 319.5 351.7 159.2
May . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,370.0 628.0 19.5 722.5 224.9 65.2 183.6 87.9 616.9 317.2 344.7 157.8
June . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,362.9 638.1 19.2 705.6 224.3 65.5 177.2 93.2 617.7 321.4 343.8 158.0
July . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,360.5 640.2 20.8 699.5 220.4 65.1 180.0 93.4 623.9 324.9 336.3 156.8
August . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,329.2 624.5 20.0 684.6 213.8 63.8 175.2 94.7 612.4 315.4 327.8 150.7
September . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,336.6 618.2 19.6 698.8 216.4 63.2 185.7 95.7 605.4 308.8 329.1 150.5
October . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,322.5 605.3 20.1 697.1 219.3 63.3 191.2 98.8 586.9 298.0 325.1 145.2
November . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,303.3 591.0 19.3 693.1 220.2 63.1 187.5 95.7 577.1 289.9 318.6 142.2
December (r) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,258.5 565.0 18.4 675.1 206.3 60.1 180.3 86.9 557.8 279.1 314.1 138.9
2026
January (r) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,247.3 560.9 17.9 668.6 204.9 58.9 170.5 82.3 559.3 282.5 312.7 137.1
February (p) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,242.4 558.4 17.2 666.8 199.6 55.9 166.9 81.5 560.2 281.3 315.7 139.7
March (p) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,250.3 571.8 17.6 660.9 196.2 55.7 170.2 83.8 565.7 285.4 318.2 146.9
. Average RSE (%) 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 18 5 5 7 7 6 4 5 6 9
p Preliminary
r Revised
S Does not meet publication standards because tests for identifiable and stable seasonality do not meet reliability standards
X Not applicable
1
Average relative standard error for the latest 6-month period
2
Computed using unrounded data
3
See the Explanatory Notes in the accompanying text for an explantion of 90 percent confidence intervals
Source: U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, New Residential Construction, April 29, 2026.
Additional information on the survey methodology may be found at .
New Privately-Owned Housing Units Completed
(Thousands of Units. Detail may not add to total because of rounding.)
Table 5a - Seasonally adjusted annual rate
United States Northeast Midwest South West
Period 2 to 4 5 units
Total 1 unit units or more Total 1 unit Total 1 unit Total 1 unit Total 1 unit
2025
March . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,566 1,048 S 497 145 62 198 116 860 638 363 232
April . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,475 964 S 500 146 63 174 127 802 577 353 197
May . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,542 1,056 S 468 162 70 181 135 795 592 404 259
June . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,385 920 S 442 152 69 228 126 707 516 298 209
July . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,455 1,006 S 442 122 60 213 138 769 580 351 228
August . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,556 1,064 S 473 130 71 239 125 801 620 386 248
September . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,372 944 S 413 148 65 158 113 761 557 305 209
October . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,430 1,028 S 389 117 59 167 127 846 623 300 219
November . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,463 1,013 S 435 129 71 176 145 823 602 335 195
December (r) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,457 978 S 459 202 63 207 168 765 558 283 189
2026
January (r) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,455 939 S 490 145 57 241 155 747 505 322 222
February (p) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,364 941 S 410 162 91 191 129 762 548 249 173
March (p) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,366 896 S 452 255 89 164 124 658 518 289 165
. Average RSE (%) 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 6 X 16 23 21 14 11 8 8 11 13
Percent Change2
Mar. 2026 from Feb. 2026 . . . . . . . . . . . 0.1% -4.8% S 10.2% 57.4% -2.2% -14.1% -3.9% -13.6% -5.5% 16.1% -4.6%
. 90 percent confidence interval 3 . . . . . . ± 17.6 ± 9.8 X ± 62.9 ± 112.9 ± 50.5 ± 38.9 ± 19.1 ± 14.7 ± 14.0 ± 25.3 ± 22.9
Mar. 2026 from Mar. 2025 . . . . . . . . . . -12.8% -14.5% S -9.1% 75.9% 43.5% -17.2% 6.9% -23.5% -18.8% -20.4% -28.9%
. 90 percent confidence interval 3 . . . . . . ± 14.0 ± 10.7 X ± 38.7 ± 133.7 ± 63.9 ± 33.2 ± 27.0 ± 8.0 ± 10.0 ± 21.7 ± 22.0
Table 5b - Not seasonally adjusted
United States Northeast Midwest South West
Period 2 to 4 5 units
Total 1 unit units or more Total 1 unit Total 1 unit Total 1 unit Total 1 unit
2024 Annual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,626.9 1,018.6 16.6 591.7 133.8 65.8 222.5 135.5 882.3 590.7 388.3 226.6
2025 Annual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,488.5 1,004.8 16.0 467.7 144.6 65.6 192.7 130.6 800.7 584.2 350.5 224.4
. RSE (%) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 29 7 6 6 5 6 3 3 5 4
2025 Year to date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354.8 232.5 3.7 118.5 29.5 13.0 37.6 23.7 197.7 140.3 90.0 55.5
2026 Year to date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306.8 204.0 4.2 98.7 40.5 16.2 41.1 27.6 162.8 120.0 62.4 40.2
. RSE (%) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 35 9 15 12 12 6 4 3 6 7
Year to date percent change² . . . . . . . . -13.5% -12.3% 11.4% -16.8% 37.4% 24.1% 9.2% 16.6% -17.7% -14.5% -30.6% -27.6%
. 90 percent confidence interval 3 . . . . . . ± 6.8 ± 6.8 ± 32.4 ± 16.1 ± 46.0 ± 24.7 ± 28.1 ± 17.2 ± 6.5 ± 7.1 ± 11.5 ± 14.0
2025
March . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128.2 87.6 1.6 39.0 10.6 4.1 14.9 8.5 74.2 56.8 28.4 18.1
April . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118.3 78.7 0.9 38.7 11.1 4.7 13.6 9.9 65.7 48.3 27.9 15.8
May . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131.7 89.1 1.5 41.1 14.3 6.2 15.3 11.2 67.6 49.8 34.6 21.8
June . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121.8 78.6 2.2 41.0 13.8 6.1 20.6 11.1 60.7 43.0 26.6 18.3
July . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126.9 85.5 0.6 40.8 10.9 5.2 18.9 11.9 66.7 49.3 30.4 19.1
August . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140.2 93.2 1.8 45.2 12.3 6.6 21.8 11.0 70.1 52.9 35.9 22.8
September . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115.1 78.7 1.3 35.1 12.3 5.2 14.2 10.4 62.8 45.4 25.8 17.7
October . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123.2 89.1 1.1 33.0 10.8 5.9 15.0 11.6 70.5 51.6 26.8 19.9
November . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118.6 84.9 1.1 32.5 10.3 6.0 15.5 13.1 66.5 50.0 26.3 15.9
December (r) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138.1 94.5 1.8 41.8 19.4 6.8 20.2 16.6 72.4 53.6 26.1 17.6
2026
January (r) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98.5 62.7 1.8 34.0 9.9 3.8 16.2 10.3 50.3 33.5 22.1 15.2
February (p) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98.5 69.6 0.9 28.1 11.3 6.4 12.7 8.5 57.1 42.5 17.5 12.2
March (p) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109.7 71.7 1.5 36.6 19.4 6.0 12.1 8.9 55.4 44.0 22.8 12.8
. Average RSE (%) 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 6 54 16 23 21 14 11 8 8 11 13
p Preliminary
r Revised
S Does not meet publication standards because tests for identifiable and stable seasonality do not meet reliability standards
X Not applicable
1
Average relative standard error for the latest 6-month period
2
Computed using unrounded data
3
See the Explanatory Notes in the accompanying text for an explantion of 90 percent confidence intervals
Source: U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, New Residential Construction, April 29, 2026.
Additional information on the survey methodology may be found at .