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parent_publication: Monthly New Residential Construction
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# Monthly New Residential Construction, January 2026
## Summary
FOR RELEASE AT 8:30 AM EDT, THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2026
MONTHLY NEW RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION, JANUARY 2026
## Full Extracted Text
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FOR RELEASE AT 8:30 AM EDT, THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2026
MONTHLY NEW RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION, JANUARY 2026
Release Number: CB26-45
March 12, 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 January 2026:
NEW RESIDENTIAL
CONSTRUCTION
JANUARY 2026
Building Permits: 1,376,000
Housing Starts: 1,487,000
Housing Completions: 1,527,000
Next Release: TBD
Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate (SAAR)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, HUD, March 12, 2026
Building Permits
Privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits in January were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of
1,376,000. This is 5.4 percent below the revised December rate of 1,455,000 and is 5.8 percent below the January
2025 rate of 1,460,000. Single-family authorizations in January were at a rate of 873,000; this is 0.9 percent below
the revised December figure of 881,000. Authorizations of units in buildings with five units or more were at a rate of
453,000 in January.
Housing Starts
Privately-owned housing starts in January were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,487,000. This is 7.2 percent
(±13.7 percent)* above the revised December estimate of 1,387,000 and is 9.5 percent (±16.5 percent)* above the
January 2025 rate of 1,358,000. Single-family housing starts in January were at a rate of 935,000; this is 2.8 percent
(±10.8 percent)* below the revised December figure of 962,000. The January rate for units in buildings with five
units or more was 524,000.
Housing Completions
Privately-owned housing completions in January were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,527,000. This is 4.8
percent (±9.9 percent)* above the revised December estimate of 1,457,000, but is 7.5 percent (±10.1 percent)*
below the January 2025 rate of 1,651,000. Single-family housing completions in January were at a rate of 970,000;
this is 1.0 percent (±7.8 percent)* below the revised December rate of 980,000. The January rate for units in
buildings with five units or more was 532,000.
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Completions
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, HUD, March 12, 2026
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The February report is scheduled for release on TBD. 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 82.1%. 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 1.9 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.
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
Total 1 unit
2 to 4
units
5 units
or more Total 1 unit Total 1 unit Total 1 unit Total 1 unit
2025
January . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,460 988 56 416 133 60 220 132 796 567 311 229
February . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,454 992 58 404 117 61 239 127 803 591 295 213
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 (r) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,455 881 51 523 167 61 210 122 716 500 362 198
2026
January (p) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,376 873 50 453 151 56 229 125 691 504 305 188
Percent Change1
Jan. 2026 from Dec. 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . -5.4% -0.9% -2.0% -13.4% -9.6% -8.2% 9.0% 2.5% -3.5% 0.8% -15.7% -5.1%
Jan. 2026 from Jan. 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . -5.8% -11.6% -10.7% 8.9% 13.5% -6.7% 4.1% -5.3% -13.2% -11.1% -1.9% -17.9%
Table 1b - Not seasonally adjusted
Total 1 unit
2 to 4
units
5 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 (r) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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
January . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111.5 73.1 4.2 34.2 9.8 4.4 12.9 7.3 66.0 44.8 22.8 16.6
February . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106.4 73.9 4.0 28.5 7.6 4.1 14.2 7.6 62.8 46.4 21.9 15.7
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 (r) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 (p) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99.5 61.9 3.7 33.9 11.3 3.9 13.0 6.7 53.9 38.1 21.3 13.2
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, March 12, 2026.
Additional information on the survey methodology may be found at .
Period
West
United States Northeast Midwest South West
Period
United States Northeast Midwest South
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
Total 1 unit
2 to 4
units
5 units
or more Total 1 unit Total 1 unit Total 1 unit Total 1 unit
2025
January . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283 146 S 132 34 14 24 11 161 87 64 34
February . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277 140 S 133 32 13 26 13 162 83 57 31
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 (r) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 143 S 113 18 8 23 14 161 90 57 31
December (r) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 139 S 119 20 8 24 15 155 84 62 32
2026
January (p) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 139 S 110 19 9 22 15 151 83 60 32
. Average RSE (%) 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 6 X 10 26 17 11 10 7 8 12 15
Percent Change2
Jan. 2026 from Dec. 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . -3.4% 0.0% S -7.6% -5.0% 12.5% -8.3% 0.0% -2.6% -1.2% -3.2% 0.0%
. 90 percent confidence interval3 . . . . . . ± 3.1 ± 3.8 X ± 5.2 ± 18.8 ± 11.9 ± 8.8 ± 10.6 ± 3.7 ± 5.1 ± 4.7 ± 7.2
Jan. 2026 from Jan. 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . -11.0% -4.8% S -16.7% -44.1% -35.7% -8.3% 36.4% -6.2% -4.6% -6.3% -5.9%
. 90 percent confidence interval3 . . . . . . ± 8.8 ± 9.1 X ± 16.3 ± 15.1 ± 21.0 ± 23.2 ± 20.6 ± 11.3 ± 13.2 ± 13.5 ± 12.9
Table 2b - Not seasonally adjusted
Total 1 unit
2 to 4
units
5 units
or more Total 1 unit Total 1 unit Total 1 unit Total 1 unit
2025
January . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285.7 144.8 5.1 135.8 34.6 13.4 24.0 10.4 162.0 87.0 65.1 34.1
February . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278.8 139.5 4.4 134.9 33.9 13.0 27.9 12.8 159.8 82.4 57.1 31.2
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 (r) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258.6 132.7 3.1 122.8 20.4 7.4 21.9 12.3 154.0 81.1 62.3 31.9
2026
January (p) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249.3 133.0 3.1 113.2 20.1 8.6 21.5 12.6 148.2 80.2 59.5 31.6
. Average RSE (%) 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 6 65 10 26 17 11 10 7 8 12 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
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, March 12, 2026.
Additional information on the survey methodology may be found at .
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
West
Period
United States Northeast Midwest South West
Period
United States Northeast Midwest South
New Privately-Owned Housing Units Started
(Thousands of Units. Detail may not add to total because of rounding.)
Table 3a - Seasonally adjusted annual rate
Total 1 unit
2 to 4
units
5 units
or more Total 1 unit Total 1 unit Total 1 unit Total 1 unit
2025
January . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,358 1,000 S 334 94 47 179 133 698 546 387 274
February . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,490 1,098 S 364 135 89 127 98 820 646 408 265
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 (r) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,324 931 S 378 154 68 169 128 748 565 253 170
December (r) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,387 962 S 406 133 66 195 128 727 564 332 204
2026
January (p) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,487 935 S 524 196 44 174 143 810 538 307 210
. Average RSE (%)1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 6 X 14 19 22 14 13 8 8 13 13
Percent Change2
Jan. 2026 from Dec. 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . 7.2% -2.8% S 29.1% 47.4% -33.3% -10.8% 11.7% 11.4% -4.6% -7.5% 2.9%
. 90 percent confidence interval3 . . . . . . ± 13.7 ± 10.8 X ± 42.2 ± 90.1 ± 31.7 ± 33.0 ± 30.1 ± 15.4 ± 13.4 ± 15.8 ± 27.5
Jan. 2026 from Jan. 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . 9.5% -6.5% S 56.9% 108.5% -6.4% -2.8% 7.5% 16.0% -1.5% -20.7% -23.4%
. 90 percent confidence interval3 . . . . . . ± 16.5 ± 13.3 X ± 53.5 ± 140.6 ± 27.5 ± 30.4 ± 27.9 ± 20.3 ± 16.6 ± 20.6 ± 26.6
Table 3b - Not seasonally adjusted
Total 1 unit
2 to 4
units
5 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 (r) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,356.9 940.6 19.1 397.3 135.8 63.9 199.1 133.1 721.7 540.1 300.3 203.5
. RSE (%) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1 28 6 3 4 4 3 2 2 4 4
2025
January . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95.0 68.3 1.8 24.9 6.5 3.0 9.6 6.2 51.8 40.5 27.0 18.6
February . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109.8 79.8 2.1 28.0 8.6 5.1 6.9 4.7 63.8 50.4 30.6 19.6
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 (r) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.5 67.9 1.5 31.1 9.9 4.7 12.9 7.8 54.4 41.9 23.3 13.5
2026
January (p) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104.3 63.6 2.1 38.7 13.9 2.7 8.9 6.6 59.9 39.8 21.7 14.5
. Average RSE (%) 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 6 40 14 19 22 14 13 8 8 13 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, March 12, 2026.
Additional information on the survey methodology may be found at .
West
Period
United States Northeast Midwest South West
Period
United States Northeast Midwest South
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
Total 1 unit
2 to 4
units
5 units
or more Total 1 unit Total 1 unit Total 1 unit Total 1 unit
2025
January . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,402 638 S 746 213 63 176 85 645 329 368 161
February . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,408 644 S 745 215 64 179 86 649 333 365 161
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 (r) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,301 589 S 693 219 62 183 91 579 292 320 144
December (r) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,279 585 S 675 206 62 183 89 570 290 320 144
2026
January (p) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,268 582 S 667 205 61 180 89 566 290 317 142
. Average RSE (%) 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4 X 5 4 7 7 7 5 5 7 11
Percent Change2
Jan. 2026 from Dec. 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . -0.9% -0.5% S -1.2% -0.5% -1.6% -1.6% 0.0% -0.7% 0.0% -0.9% -1.4%
. 90 percent confidence interval3 . . . . . . ± 1.0 ± 1.2 X ± 1.6 ± 3.6 ± 2.1 ± 1.7 ± 1.8 ± 1.3 ± 2.1 ± 1.3 ± 1.7
Jan. 2026 from Jan. 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . -9.6% -8.8% S -10.6% -3.8% -3.2% 2.3% 4.7% -12.2% -11.9% -13.9% -11.8%
. 90 percent confidence interval3 . . . . . . ± 4.6 ± 3.8 X ± 7.1 ± 6.8 ± 11.5 ± 12.3 ± 10.7 ± 5.0 ± 5.2 ± 10.4 ± 6.3
Table 4b - Not seasonally adjusted
Total 1 unit
2 to 4
units
5 units
or more Total 1 unit Total 1 unit Total 1 unit Total 1 unit
2025
January . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,382.4 623.1 17.8 741.5 211.6 62.2 172.8 82.5 634.9 320.8 363.1 157.6
February . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,388.8 626.8 18.5 743.5 212.1 61.9 173.5 80.4 642.3 327.1 360.9 157.4
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 (r) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,256.7 567.0 18.8 671.0 205.1 61.5 181.1 87.9 556.5 278.4 314.0 139.2
2026
January (p) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,247.8 565.6 18.8 663.3 203.0 60.0 176.1 85.4 556.4 281.8 312.3 138.5
. Average RSE (%) 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4 16 5 4 7 7 7 5 5 7 11
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, March 12, 2026.
Additional information on the survey methodology may be found at .
West
Period
United States Northeast Midwest South West
Period
United States Northeast Midwest South
New Privately-Owned Housing Units Completed
(Thousands of Units. Detail may not add to total because of rounding.)
Table 5a - Seasonally adjusted annual rate
Total 1 unit
2 to 4
units
5 units
or more Total 1 unit Total 1 unit Total 1 unit Total 1 unit
2025
January . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,651 1,003 S 630 146 47 208 118 848 580 449 258
February . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,565 1,022 S 530 129 83 130 111 870 554 436 274
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 (r) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,463 1,013 S 435 129 71 176 145 823 602 335 195
December (r) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,457 980 S 458 185 58 202 167 780 562 290 193
2026
January (p) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,527 970 S 532 166 57 214 150 827 539 320 224
. Average RSE (%)1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 6 X 15 23 20 14 14 8 9 11 11
Percent Change2
Jan. 2026 from Dec. 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . 4.8% -1.0% S 16.2% -10.3% -1.7% 5.9% -10.2% 6.0% -4.1% 10.3% 16.1%
. 90 percent confidence interval3 . . . . . . ± 9.9 ± 7.8 X ± 31.1 ± 40.5 ± 28.6 ± 26.6 ± 10.0 ± 11.3 ± 11.0 ± 18.6 ± 22.3
Jan. 2026 from Jan. 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . -7.5% -3.3% S -15.6% 13.7% 21.3% 2.9% 27.1% -2.5% -7.1% -28.7% -13.2%
. 90 percent confidence interval3 . . . . . . ± 10.1 ± 8.6 X ± 25.3 ± 80.0 ± 29.0 ± 43.2 ± 21.5 ± 13.2 ± 11.8 ± 19.9 ± 18.2
Table 5b - Not seasonally adjusted
Total 1 unit
2 to 4
units
5 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 (r) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,488.0 1,004.6 16.0 467.4 142.9 65.0 192.2 130.5 802.1 584.6 350.8 224.5
. RSE (%) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 29 7 6 6 5 6 3 3 5 4
2025
January . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113.5 68.5 1.2 43.7 10.1 3.2 13.9 7.7 58.6 40.0 30.8 17.6
February . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113.1 76.4 0.9 35.8 8.8 5.7 8.8 7.5 64.8 43.4 30.8 19.8
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 (r) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137.6 94.3 1.7 41.5 17.7 6.2 19.7 16.5 73.7 54.0 26.4 17.7
2026
January (p) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103.4 64.8 1.7 36.9 11.4 3.8 14.3 9.8 55.6 35.7 22.1 15.5
. Average RSE (%) 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 6 46 15 23 20 14 14 8 9 11 11
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, March 12, 2026.
Additional information on the survey methodology may be found at .
West
Period
United States Northeast Midwest South West
Period
United States Northeast Midwest South