By Brad Beckett on June 23, 2026
The U.S. government is reporting that privately‐owned housing starts in May, 2026 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,177,000, which is 15.4% lower than April’s revised number and is 8.7% lower than one year ago. Click here to read more.
May’s rate for buildings with five units or more was 284k. Privately‐owned housing units authorized by building permits in May were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,413,000, which is 0.7% lower than April’s revised number and is 0.2% lower than one year ago. Authorizations of units in buildings with five units or more were at a rate of 474k in May.
Click here to read the full report at the U.S. Census Bureau.
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