Housing Starts Multi Family in the United States decreased to 344 Thousand units in August from 444 Thousand units in July of 2026. Housing Starts Multi Family in the United States averaged 367.69 Thousand units from 1959 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 1000.00 Thousand units in March of 1973 and a record low of 53.00 Thousand units in October of 2009. source: U.S. Census Bureau

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
15-Year Mortgage Rate	6.60	6.42	percent	Oct 2026
30-Year Mortgage Rate	7.28	7.03	percent	Oct 2026
Average House Prices	478700.00	508800.00	USD	Aug 2026
Average Mortgage Size	374.44	375.22	Thousand USD	Jul 2026
Building Permits	1403.00	1433.00	Thousand	Aug 2026
Building Permits MoM	-2.10	4.30	percent	Aug 2026
Case-Shiller Home Price Index	350.36	350.39	points	Jul 2026
Case-Shiller Home Price Index MoM	0.00	0.40	percent	Jul 2026
Case-Shiller Home Price Index YoY	2.50	2.20	percent	Jul 2026
Construction Spending MoM	0.90	-0.10	percent	Aug 2026
Existing Home Sales	3980.00	4060.00	Thousand	Aug 2026
Existing Home Sales MoM	-2.00	-1.70	percent	Aug 2026
Home Ownership Rate	65.00	65.30	percent	Jun 2026
House Price Index MoM	0.30	0.00	percent	Jul 2026
House Price Index YoY	2.60	2.30	percent	Jul 2026
House Price Index	443.50	442.30	points	Jul 2026
Housing Starts	1275.00	1309.00	Thousand units	Aug 2026
Housing Starts MoM	-2.60	-9.00	percent	Aug 2026
Housing Starts Multi Family	344.00	444.00	Thousand units	Aug 2026
Housing Starts Single Family	918.00	853.00	Thousand units	Aug 2026
MBA Mortgage Market Index	213.60	227.30	points	Sep 2026
MBA Mortgage Refinance Index	557.80	611.00	points	Sep 2026
MBA Purchase Index	148.20	154.90	points	Sep 2026
MBA Mortgage Applications	-6.00	-1.50	percent	Sep 2026
Mortgage Originations	504.64	529.80	Billion USD	Jun 2026
MBA 30-Year Mortgage Rate	7.30	7.12	percent	Sep 2026
NAHB Housing Market Index	32.00	35.00	points	Sep 2026
Case-Shiller Single Family Home Price Index	331.89	331.02	points	Jun 2026
New Home Sales	684.00	643.00	Thousand units	Aug 2026
New Home Sales MoM	6.40	-4.30	percent	Aug 2026
Pending Home Sales YoY	-4.70	-2.20	percent	Aug 2026
Pending Home Sales MoM	0.30	-2.60	percent	Aug 2026
Price to Rent Ratio	133.60	133.10	points	Dec 2024
Residential Property Prices	1.16	0.68	Percent	Jun 2026
Existing Home Sales Prices	429100.00	436400.00	USD	Aug 2026
Total Housing Inventory	1620.00	1570.00	Thousands	Aug 2026

United States Housing Starts Multi Family

Housing Starts Multi Family in the US refer to the number of new buildings with five units or more that have started construction during any particular month, intended primarily as a housekeeping residential building designed for non-transient occupancy. All housing units in a multifamily building are counted as started when excavation of the foundations begins. It excludes publicly owned, or government-built, housing.