Housing Starts in the United States decreased to 1256 Thousand units in May from 1392 Thousand units in April of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Housing Starts - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

In April 2025, approximately ******* home construction projects started in the United States. The lowest point for housing starts over the past decade was in 2009, just after the 2007-2008 global financial crisis. Since 2010, the number of housing units started has been mostly increasing despite seasonal fluctuations. Statista also has a dedicated topic page on the U.S. housing market as a starting point for additional investigation on this topic. The impact of the global recession The same trend can be seen in home sales over the past two decades. The volume of U.S. home sales began to drop in 2005 and continued until 2010, after which home sales began to increase again. This dip in sales between 2005 and 2010 suggests that supply was outstripping demand, which led to decreased activity in the residential construction sector. Impact of recession on home buyers The financial crisis led to increased unemployment and pay cuts in most sectors, which meant that potential home buyers had less money to spend. The median income of home buyers in the U.S. fluctuated alongside the home sales and starts over the past decade.

Graph and download economic data for New Privately-Owned Housing Units Started: Single-Family Units from Jan 1959 to May 2025 about housing starts, privately owned, 1-unit structures, family, housing, and USA.

In the United States, the projected number of single-family housing unit starts in 2026 is estimated to increase. After a peak in 2021, the number of home construction starts decreased two years in a row. However, those figures are expected to pick back up in the next years. Single-family homes are the preferred option for Americans Single-family homes were the most common type of home purchased in 2023 in the United States, making up roughly ** percent of all purchases, showing that demand for single-family units remains strong. That explains why there is usually a far higher number of single-family homes than of other type of homes being built any given year. There were roughly *** multifamily homes whose construction started in 2024. Single family housing units in the United States The median size of a single family housing unit in the United States based on square footage has remained relatively consistent over the past two decades. The cost of housing varies around the United States. In 2023, the most expensive median price of an existing single-family home was on the West coast. However, it was in the Northeast where the median price of a new single-family home was the most expensive.

Housing Starts in Denmark decreased to 2796 units in the first quarter of 2025 from 3033 units in the fourth quarter of 2024. This dataset provides - Denmark Housing Starts- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Housing Starts in Japan decreased to 56188 Units in April from 89432 Units in March of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Japan Housing Starts - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Housing Starts in Spain increased to 39.74 Thousand units in the fourth quarter of 2024 from 30.95 Thousand units in the third quarter of 2024. This dataset provides - Spain Housing Starts- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Texas and Florida were the states with most residential building permits issued in 2024, with roughly ******* and ******* permits issued, respectively. On the other side of the spectrum, Alaska and Rhode Island issued fewer permits than any other state. The overall number of building permits for new residential construction in the U.S. has fluctuated a lot in the past years.

Graph and download economic data for New Privately-Owned Housing Units Started: Units in Buildings with 5 Units or More (HOUST5F) from Jan 1959 to May 2025 about 5-unit structures +, housing starts, privately owned, housing, and USA.

Housing Starts Single Family in the United States increased to 924 Thousand units in May from 920 Thousand units in April of 2025. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for the United States Housing Starts Single Family.

This interactive chart tracks housing starts data back to 1959.

Housing Starts in the United Kingdom increased to 30860 units in the fourth quarter of 2024 from 28820 units in the third quarter of 2024. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United Kingdom Housing Starts - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

In March 2025, the number of housing starts in Japan saw a steep increase of **** percent year on year. Yearly housing construction starts declined by *** percent in 2024.

Housing Starts in France decreased to 16936 units in May from 23128 units in April of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - France Housing Starts - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Graph and download economic data for New Privately Owned Housing Starts by Number of Units in Building, 10 to 19 Units in the Midwest Census Region (HOUSTDTD1019UMMWQ) from Q1 1999 to Q1 2025 about 10-19 unit structures, Midwest Census Region, housing starts, privately owned, new, housing, and USA.

Housing Starts MoM in the United States decreased to -9.80 percent in May from 2.70 percent in April of 2025. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for the United States Housing Starts MoM.

Graph and download economic data for New Privately Owned Housing Starts in the United States by Purpose of Construction, Contractor-Built One-Family Units (HOUSTCB1FQ) from Q1 1974 to Q1 2025 about contractors, housing starts, privately owned, 1-unit structures, family, construction, new, housing, and USA.

In 2024, there were around 218.1 thousand construction starts for owned dwellings in Japan. The total number of housing starts declined by 3.4 percent compared to the previous year.

Around 860 thousand housing units were forecasted to begin construction in Japan in the fiscal year 2024. Housing starts of owner built dwelling units were forecasted to decline from 260 thousand to 150 thousand between fiscal 2024 and 2040.

Graph and download economic data for New Privately Owned Housing Starts by Number of Units in Building, 5 to 9 Units in the Northeast Census Region (HOUSTOB59UMNEQ) from Q1 1999 to Q1 2025 about 5-9 unit structures, Northeast Census Region, housing starts, privately owned, new, housing, and USA.