Housing Starts Single Family in the United States decreased to 808 Thousand units in July from 897 Thousand units in June of 2026. Housing Starts Single Family in the United States averaged 1012.61 Thousand units from 1959 until 2026, 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

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
15-Year Mortgage Rate	6.01	6.01	percent	Aug 2026
30-Year Mortgage Rate	6.67	6.69	percent	Aug 2026
Average House Prices	475400.00	540600.00	USD	Jun 2026
Average Mortgage Size	375.22	372.83	Thousand USD	Jun 2026
Building Permits	1443.00	1374.00	Thousand	Jul 2026
Building Permits MoM	5.00	-2.60	percent	Jul 2026
Case-Shiller Home Price Index	348.62	345.57	points	May 2026
Case-Shiller Home Price Index MoM	0.90	1.00	percent	May 2026
Case-Shiller Home Price Index YoY	1.60	1.20	percent	May 2026
Construction Spending MoM	-0.10	0.00	percent	Jun 2026
Existing Home Sales	4060.00	4130.00	Thousand	Jul 2026
Existing Home Sales MoM	-1.70	-1.40	percent	Jul 2026
Home Ownership Rate	65.00	65.30	percent	Jun 2026
House Price Index MoM	0.30	-0.10	percent	May 2026
House Price Index YoY	2.20	2.00	percent	May 2026
House Price Index	442.40	441.30	points	May 2026
Housing Starts	1239.00	1415.00	Thousand units	Jul 2026
Housing Starts MoM	-12.40	19.70	percent	Jul 2026
Housing Starts Multi Family	421.00	499.00	Thousand units	Jul 2026
Housing Starts Single Family	808.00	897.00	Thousand units	Jul 2026
MBA Mortgage Market Index	247.70	248.60	points	Aug 2026
MBA Mortgage Refinance Index	755.90	744.40	points	Aug 2026
MBA Purchase Index	154.80	157.90	points	Aug 2026
MBA Mortgage Applications	-0.40	3.60	percent	Aug 2026
Mortgage Originations	504.64	529.80	Billion USD	Jun 2026
MBA 30-Year Mortgage Rate	6.77	6.77	percent	Aug 2026
NAHB Housing Market Index	35.00	34.00	points	Aug 2026
Case-Shiller Single Family Home Price Index	331.02	330.87	points	May 2026
New Home Sales	628.00	618.00	Thousand units	Jun 2026
New Home Sales MoM	1.60	-4.30	percent	Jun 2026
Pending Home Sales YoY	-2.20	-0.30	percent	Jul 2026
Pending Home Sales MoM	-2.30	-4.80	percent	Jul 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	434100.00	442800.00	USD	Jul 2026
Total Housing Inventory	1540.00	1570.00	Thousands	Jul 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.