Housing Starts
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Last updated March 17, 2026
Next update: April 23, 2026*
| Latest Value |
Change
from One Year Ago |
|
|---|---|---|
|
Total – new private owned Thousands of UnitsMonthly data since January 1959 |
1,487 January 2026 |
129 (9.5%) |
|
1 unit structures Thousands of UnitsMonthly data since January 1959 |
935 January 2026 |
-65 (-6.5%) |
|
2-4 unit structures Thousands of UnitsMonthly data since January 1959 |
28 January 2026 |
4 (16.67%) |
|
5 unit structures Thousands of UnitsMonthly data since January 1959 |
524 January 2026 |
190 (56.89%) |
* Dates represent when new data are expected to be released by their original sources and do not necessarily correspond to when data will be available on the CBER Economic Indicators website. A delay of up to 24 hours can be expected while data are being prepared and published.