Housing Starts Multi Family in the United States decreased to 284 Thousand units in May from 486 Thousand units in April of 2026. Housing Starts Multi Family in the United States averaged 367.43 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	5.79	5.84	percent	Jul 2026
30-Year Mortgage Rate	6.43	6.49	percent	Jul 2026
Average House Prices	540600.00	501400.00	USD	May 2026
Average Mortgage Size	381.94	383.57	Thousand USD	Mar 2026
Building Permits	1410.00	1423.00	Thousand	May 2026
Building Permits MoM	-0.90	4.40	percent	May 2026
Case-Shiller Home Price Index	345.43	341.91	points	Apr 2026
Case-Shiller Home Price Index MoM	1.00	1.10	percent	Apr 2026
Case-Shiller Home Price Index YoY	1.10	0.90	percent	Apr 2026
Construction Spending MoM	0.10	0.30	percent	May 2026
Existing Home Sales	4170.00	4040.00	Thousand	May 2026
Existing Home Sales MoM	3.20	0.70	percent	May 2026
Home Ownership Rate	65.30	65.70	percent	Mar 2026
House Price Index MoM	-0.10	0.20	percent	Apr 2026
House Price Index YoY	2.00	1.80	percent	Apr 2026
House Price Index	441.40	441.80	points	Apr 2026
Housing Starts	1177.00	1392.00	Thousand units	May 2026
Housing Starts MoM	-15.40	-8.50	percent	May 2026
Housing Starts Multi Family	284.00	486.00	Thousand units	May 2026
Housing Starts Single Family	882.00	899.00	Thousand units	May 2026
MBA Mortgage Market Index	272.20	272.10	points	Jun 2026
MBA Mortgage Refinance Index	828.70	834.20	points	Jun 2026
MBA Purchase Index	170.60	169.70	points	Jun 2026
MBA Mortgage Applications	0.00	1.00	percent	Jun 2026
Mortgage Originations	529.80	524.42	Billion USD	Mar 2026
MBA 30-Year Mortgage Rate	6.57	6.59	percent	Jun 2026
NAHB Housing Market Index	35.00	37.00	points	Jun 2026
Case-Shiller Single Family Home Price Index	331.27	332.00	points	Mar 2026
New Home Sales	580.00	626.00	Thousand units	May 2026
New Home Sales MoM	-7.30	-5.70	percent	May 2026
Pending Home Sales YoY	4.80	3.20	percent	May 2026
Pending Home Sales MoM	3.80	0.30	percent	May 2026
Price to Rent Ratio	133.60	133.10		Dec 2024
Residential Property Prices	0.56	0.93	Percent	Mar 2026
Existing Home Sales Prices	429300.00	417500.00	USD	May 2026
Total Housing Inventory	1550.00	1500.00	Thousands	May 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.