US single-family housing starts, the largest segment of homebuilding, rose 4.1% month-over-month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 981,000 units in December 2025. Housing Starts Single Family in the United States averaged 1013.61 Thousand units from 1959 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 1823.00 Thousand units in January of 2006 and a record low of 353.00 Thousand units in March of 2009. source: U.S. Census Bureau



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15-Year Mortgage Rate 5.43 5.44 percent Mar 2026
30-Year Mortgage Rate 6.00 5.98 percent Mar 2026
Average House Prices 532600.00 530200.00 USD Dec 2025
Average Mortgage Size 385.51 380.61 Thousand USD Jan 2026
Building Permits 1455.00 1388.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Building Permits MoM 4.80 -1.60 percent Dec 2025
Case-Shiller Home Price Index 336.89 337.34 points Dec 2025
Case-Shiller Home Price Index MoM -0.10 0.00 percent Dec 2025
Case-Shiller Home Price Index YoY 1.40 1.40 percent Dec 2025
Construction Spending MoM 0.30 -0.20 percent Dec 2025
Existing Home Sales 3910.00 4270.00 Thousand Jan 2026
Existing Home Sales MoM -8.40 4.40 percent Jan 2026
Home Ownership Rate 65.70 65.30 percent Dec 2025
House Price Index MoM 0.10 0.70 percent Dec 2025
House Price Index YoY 1.80 2.10 percent Dec 2025
House Price Index 440.40 439.70 points Dec 2025
Housing Starts 1404.00 1322.00 Thousand units Dec 2025
Housing Starts MoM 6.20 3.90 percent Dec 2025
Housing Starts Multi Family 402.00 365.00 Thousand units Dec 2025
Housing Starts Single Family 981.00 942.00 Thousand units Dec 2025
MBA Mortgage Market Index 377.50 340.20 points Feb 2026
MBA Mortgage Refinance Index 1637.50 1432.90 points Feb 2026
MBA Purchase Index 158.90 149.70 points Feb 2026
MBA Mortgage Applications 11.00 0.40 percent Feb 2026
Mortgage Originations 524.42 512.15 Billion USD Dec 2025
MBA 30-Year Mortgage Rate 6.09 6.09 percent Feb 2026
NAHB Housing Market Index 36.00 37.00 points Feb 2026
Case-Shiller Single Family Home Price Index 332.04 330.65 points Dec 2025
New Home Sales 745.00 758.00 Thousand units Dec 2025
New Home Sales MoM -1.70 15.50 percent Dec 2025
Pending Home Sales YoY -0.40 -3.00 percent Jan 2026
Pending Home Sales MoM -0.80 -7.40 percent Jan 2026
Price to Rent Ratio 133.60 133.10 Dec 2024
Residential Property Prices 1.22 1.78 Percent Sep 2025
Existing Home Sales Prices 396800.00 405100.00 USD Jan 2026
Total Housing Inventory 1220.00 1230.00 Thousands Jan 2026


United States Housing Starts Single Family
Housing Starts Single Family in the US refer to the number of new single-family homes that have started construction during any particular month, intended primarily as a housekeeping residential building designed for non-transient occupancy. It excludes publicly owned, or government-built, housing..
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
981.00 942.00 1823.00 353.00 1959 - 2025 Thousand units Monthly
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