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Housing

New Residential Construction — June 2026

Released August 3, 2026 · Census Bureau / HUD · full release · charts & history on EconomicsGuru
Housing starts rose by 228,000 in June 2026 to 1,427, +48,000 from a year ago. Prior month: 1,199. Prior periods were revised in 21 series — figures below reflect that.
Starts
1,427
▲ +228,000 m/m
· +48,000 y/y
1-family starts
895
▼ −2,000 m/m
· −30,000 y/y
Permits
1,374
▼ −36,000 m/m
· −25,000 y/y
Completions
1,392
▲ +45,000 m/m
· +20,000 y/y

Revision check

REVISIONS DETECTED (21) — since first published. Every change below is calculated on the revised figures.
Multifamily starts (5+ units) · March 2026446→481▲ +35,000
Multifamily starts (5+ units) · April 2026529→494▼ −35,000
Multifamily permits (5+ units) · April 2026514→491▼ −23,000
Housing starts · April 20261,465→1,414▼ −51,000
Completions · May 20261,313→1,347▲ +34,000
Multifamily starts (5+ units) · May 2026284→291▲ +7,000
Multifamily permits (5+ units) · March 2026427→419▼ −8,000
Housing starts · May 20261,177→1,199▲ +22,000
Single-family starts · April 2026930→914▼ −16,000
Single-family starts · May 2026882→897▲ +15,000
Single-family starts · March 20261,032→1,017▼ −15,000
Housing starts · March 20261,502→1,522▲ +20,000
Building permits · April 20261,442→1,423▼ −19,000
Multifamily permits (5+ units) · May 2026474→468▼ −6,000
and 7 more smaller revisions (all of them are applied to the figures below).

Key figures

Headline →June 2026May 2026M/M chgM/M %Y/Y chgY/Y %12-period trend
Housing startsREVISED
SAAR, thousands of units
1,4271,199▲ +228,000▲ +19.0%▲ +48,000▲ +3.5%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Building permitsREVISED1,3741,410▼ −36,000▼ −2.6%▼ −25,000▼ −1.8%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CompletionsREVISED1,3921,347▲ +45,000▲ +3.3%▲ +20,000▲ +1.5%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trend bars show the level over the last 13 periods; the latest period is highlighted.
By structure type →June 2026May 2026M/M chgM/M %Y/Y chgY/Y %12-period trend
Single-family startsREVISED895897▼ −2,000▼ −0.2%▼ −30,000▼ −3.2%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Multifamily starts (5+ units)REVISED513291▲ +222,000▲ +76.3%▲ +83,000▲ +19.3%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single-family permitsREVISED872892▼ −20,000▼ −2.2%▼ −1,000▼ −0.1%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Multifamily permits (5+ units)REVISED449468▼ −19,000▼ −4.1%▼ −26,000▼ −5.5%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trend bars show the level over the last 13 periods; the latest period is highlighted.

What stood out

  • Multifamily starts (5+ units): +222,000 on the month — the biggest gain since January 1985.
  • Housing starts: +228,000 on the month — the biggest gain since May 2023.
  • Completions: +20,000 over the past year — the largest 12-month gain since March 2025.
  • Single-family starts: 3 straight months of decline.
  • 30-year fixed mortgage rate: 5 straight months of increase.

Full detail

Show every category and subcategory
Full detail — pipeline →June 2026May 2026M/M chgM/M %Y/Y chgY/Y %
Units under constructionREVISED1,2641,266▼ −2,000▼ −0.2%▼ −84,000▼ −6.2%
30-year fixed mortgage rate
Freddie Mac weekly average, monthly mean
6.5%6.5%▲ +0.1 pp—▼ −0.2 pp—

Sources

Economic Impact Group, LLC
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Prepared 2026-08-03 13:18 UTC. Green marks an increase, red a decrease — direction only, not good or bad.