By Brad Beckett on July 21, 2026
The U.S. government is reporting that privately‐owned housing starts in June, 2026 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,427,000, which is 19% higher than May’s revised number and is 3.5% higher than one year ago. Click here to read more.
The U.S. government is reporting that privately‐owned housing starts in June, 2026 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,427,000, which is 19% higher than May’s revised number and is 3.5% higher than one year ago. June’s rate for buildings with five units or more was 513k. Privately‐owned housing units authorized by building permits in June were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,367,000, which is 3% lower than May’s revised number and is 2.3% lower than one year ago. Authorizations of units in buildings with five units or more were at a rate of 445k in June.
Click here to read the full report at the U.S. Census Bureau.
