US single-family housing starts, the largest segment of homebuilding, rose 5.4% month-over-month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 874,000 units in October 2025. Housing Starts Single Family in the United States averaged 1013.71 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 5.44 5.50 percent Feb 2026
30-Year Mortgage Rate 6.09 6.11 percent Feb 2026
Average House Prices 498000.00 483500.00 USD Oct 2025
Average Mortgage Size 380.61 378.06 Thousand USD Dec 2025
Building Permits 1411.00 1415.00 Thousand Oct 2025
Building Permits MoM -0.30 6.40 percent Oct 2025
Case-Shiller 20-City Home Price Index 337.27 337.37 points Nov 2025
Case-Shiller Home Price MoM 0.00 -0.30 percent Nov 2025
Case-Shiller Home Price YoY 1.40 1.30 percent Nov 2025
Construction Spending MoM 0.50 -0.60 percent Oct 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 0.60 0.40 percent Nov 2025
House Price Index YoY 1.90 1.80 percent Nov 2025
House Price Index 439.30 436.80 points Nov 2025
Housing Starts 1246.00 1306.00 Thousand units Oct 2025
Housing Starts MoM -4.60 1.20 percent Oct 2025
Housing Starts Multi Family 347.00 468.00 Thousand units Oct 2025
Housing Starts Single Family 874.00 829.00 Thousand units Oct 2025
MBA Mortgage Market Index 329.90 330.80 points Feb 2026
MBA Mortgage Refinance Index 1284.60 1269.70 points Feb 2026
MBA Purchase Index 161.50 165.40 points Feb 2026
MBA Mortgage Applications -0.30 -8.90 percent Feb 2026
Mortgage Originations 524.42 512.15 Billion USD Dec 2025
MBA 30-Year Mortgage Rate 6.21 6.21 percent Feb 2026
NAHB Housing Market Index 37.00 39.00 points Jan 2026
Case-Shiller Single Family Home Price Index 330.45 329.14 points Nov 2025
New Home Sales 737.00 738.00 Thousand units Oct 2025
New Home Sales MoM -0.10 3.80 percent Oct 2025
Pending Home Sales YoY -3.00 2.60 percent Dec 2025
Pending Home Sales MoM -9.30 3.30 percent Dec 2025
Price to Rent Ratio 134.04 133.46 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
874.00 829.00 1823.00 353.00 1959 - 2025 Thousand units Monthly
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