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Housing Starts in China increased to 30364.32 Tens of Thousands Square Metre in June from 23183.61 Tens of Thousands Square Metre in May of 2025. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for China Housing Starts.

Number of units from projected future housing growth in the City as used in enrollment projection.

This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (11 items: Nova Scotia; Prince Edward Island; Newfoundland and Labrador; Canada ...), Housing estimates (3 items: Housing starts; Housing under construction; Housing completions ...), Type of unit (5 items: Total units; Single-detached units; Row units; Semi-detached units ...).

Construction of housing units in urban centres with a population of 10,000 and over. A housing unit is considered "started" when basement foundation construction begins.

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This dataset is an authoritative inventory of new housing units constructed in the City of Saint Paul from 2010 through the end of Q1 2025. The data originates from two sources: the City's permitting system, and from the City's records on housing affordability. The dataset helps provide a deeper understanding of trends in market rate and affordable housing production. This dataset is updated quarterly, generally by the 15th of the month following the end of each quarter.For the purposes of this dataset, the delineation of "affordable units" is tied to the construction of the new units: does the project — its development financing or the regulatory framework under which it was built — require units be affordable upon the completion of construction?
This definition of affordability does not include units that are affordable only because of a post-construction subsidy or other similar subsequent commitment to affordability, such as through the city's Rental Rehab Loan Program or 4d Affordable Housing Incentive Program. It does, however, include units that are affordable under the terms of zoning district-based density bonuses for affordability. Projects built under a zoning-based density bonus currently comprise a very small portion of the larger total, and are identified in the Notes column of the associated table.This dataset will be updated quarterly, given the manual work currently involved in bringing it up-to-date. It is the product of work over five years across three City departments.Field definitions are available below. In addition to being available for download through the Open Information website, this data is perhaps more easily accessible in an interactive Housing Production Dashboard.This data is designed under a methodology specific to the City of Saint Paul. Other government entities use the same originating permit data, but somewhat divergent methodologies, which can produce very different results. We believe this particular methodology gives the fullest and most timely depiction of housing production available. For specific details, see the "Methodologies Compared" tab at the bottom of the Housing Production Dashboard.Technical detailsThis dataset is generally designed to have one record (row) per building project that creates new units. A project may be the result of one or more building permits. In cases when a project contains both subsidized / affordable and unsubsidized / market rate units, the project is split across two records (rows).

Fields (Columns) Defined

PropertyRSN: An internal unique identifier for the address point with which the permit is associated.

Property Address: The street address at which the permit work took place.

ParcelID: The county-assigned unique identifier for the parcel on which the permit work took place.

Type of Work: The kind of work undertaken at the site. CHOICES: New · Addition · Remodel

Residence Type: What is the physical form of the dwelling units that were created under this building permit? CHOICES: 2-Family/Duplex · Mixed (Commercial/Residential) · Residential (Multi-Fam) · Single Family DwellingDwelling Unit Type: The type of financial structure tied to the new dwelling units created under this permit. CHOICES:Market Rate Unit: Units that did not receive some sort of direct public subsidy or assistance outside normal market sources.Affordable Unit: Units that contractually ensure affordability / access for those in need, at the level of 80% of Area Median Income (AMI) and below. This definition does include units that are affordable under the terms of zoning-based density bonuses, which comprise a very small portion of the overall total. This demarcation of affordable units does not include units that received financial assistance in preparing the site for redevelopment, for activities such as pollution remediation. Further, the affordability included here are only those contractually included at the closing of the development financing of the project, and does not include units restricted as affordable at a later date, such as through the City's 4(d) Affordable Housing Incentive Program, or the Rental Rehab Loan Program.

Commercial to Housing Conversion: The units shown were produced by converting formerly commercial space (including retail, commercial, institutional and industrial type uses) into residential space (including single family, duplex, 3-4 unit, multifamily and congregate-type residential uses). CHOICES:Yes: The housing units shown were converted from commercial space.No: The housing units shown were not converted from commercial space.Project Permit Issue Date: The date the first permit was issued for the project that created the new dwelling units.

Project Permit Issue Year: The year the first permit was issued for the project that created the new dwelling units.

Existing Dwelling Units: The number of dwelling units that existed just prior to the start of the project under the definition of "dwelling unit" in the International Building Code.

New Dwelling Units: The number of new dwelling units created under the building permit(s) under the definition of "dwelling unit" in the International Building Code.

Total Final Dwelling Units: The number of dwelling units existing upon completion of the associated building permit(s), under the definition of "dwelling unit" in the International Building Code.

Notes: This field contains notes on specific unique circumstances. In particular, a few building permits produced both subsidized / affordable and unsubsidized / market rate dwelling units. To make building permits in this scenario function as needed within data systems, we split such permits into two lines, one for each type of unit, and made a notation in this field to reflect that division.

The dataset titled "Monthly Housing Starts and Other Construction Data Tables" is focused on the domain of Housing. It is tagged with keywords such as Housing Market and Housing Potential. The dataset is in CSV format and was published on June 27, 2023. The data spans from January 1, 2021, to May 31, 2023, and covers the geographical area of Canada. The dataset is open for access and its location is provided. The author of the dataset is CMHC and they can be contacted at contactcentre@cmhc.ca. The dataset was accessed on July 8, 2023, and is in English. The dataset does not contain data about individuals, identifiable individuals, or Indigenous communities. The version of the dataset is 2023-05 with the same version notes. The temporal resolution of the dataset is annual and the geospatial resolution is city-wise. The data quality is machine-readable and the dataset is owned by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. The dataset provides information about housing starts, an economic indicator reflecting the number of residential housing projects started over a specific length of time. The license for accessing the dataset is not specified. The resources available in the dataset include 'monthly-housing-starts-tables-2023-05-en (2).xlsx'. The metadata was created on July 8, 2023, and was last modified on April 8, 2025.

The dataset titled "New housing starts in Canada from 1948 to 2023" is a comprehensive collection of data on the housing industry in Canada. It is owned and published by Statistia, a renowned data service provider. The dataset, which is in a closed access category, covers the period from 1948 to 2023 and is available in various formats including PDF, PNG, and spreadsheet. The dataset is identified by a persistent and globally unique identifier, and it does not contain data about individuals or Indigenous communities. The geospatial area covered by the dataset is Canada, with a resolution at the country level. The dataset was accessed on March 12, 2025, and the metadata was last modified on March 19, 2025. The dataset provides a detailed description of new residential construction in Canada from 1948 to 2023. It includes information on the number of housing starts, the number of units under construction, and the average cost of a house. The dataset also provides insights into the housing industry's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the factors contributing to the surge in construction activity. The dataset does not contain any Indigenous data and does not hold data about identifiable individuals. The dataset's resources include data on "New housing starts in Canada from 1948 to 2023". The dataset's metadata was created on March 12, 2025.

Housing Starts Single Family in the United States decreased to 883 Thousand units in June from 926 Thousand units in May of 2025. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for the United States Housing Starts Single Family.

The dataset titled "Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, housing starts, under construction and completions, all areas, quarterly" is tagged with keywords such as Economics and Industry, Housing Potential, construction, housing starts, and table. It was published on October 16, 2024, by Statistics Canada, who also owns the dataset. The organization can be contacted through the email infostats@statcan.gc.ca for both the publisher and author. The dataset provides a comprehensive view of housing estimates in Canada, including housing starts, housing under construction, and housing completions. The data is categorized by geography, type of unit, and seasonal adjustment. The source of the dataset is provided, and it is licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. The resources available in the dataset include three datasets and two supporting documents. The metadata for this dataset was created on October 1, 2024, and was last modified on April 8, 2025. The dataset is part of the collection of Statistics Canada, a government organization that provides statistical information to understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture.

Total number of housing starts (seasonally adjusted)

How the figure is calculated:

Total housing starts are reported by local authority and private building control organisations after the end of each quarter. A start is counted from the point at which foundation work begins. The figures are seasonally adjusted to allow comparisons with previous quarters.

Why is this indicator in the business plan?

Increasing the supply of housing is a key part of DCLG policy. The house building figures are the most frequent and timely indicator of housing delivery.

How often is it updated?

Quarterly

Where does the data come from?

P2 quarterly house building returns by local authority building control departments; monthly information from the National House Building Council (NHBC) on the volume of building control inspections; and a quarterly survey of private building control companies. Published figures are at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-communities-and-local-government/series/house-building-statistics.

What area does the headline figure cover?

England

Are further breakdowns of the data available?

Yes, can be split by local authority area and by tenure

What does a change in this indicator show?

An increase in this indicator is good and shows more new houses are being started.

Time Lag

Figures are published within two months of the end of the reporting period.

Next available update

May 2015.

Type of Data

National Statistics.

Robustness and data limitations

The P2 figures from local authorities and figures from private building control companies include imputation for a small number of missing returns.

Seasonal factors for the house building time series are re-calculated annually back to 2000. This is usually done in the second quarter of the calendar year. Therefore the seasonally adjusted house building figures throughout the whole period change slightly at that time but are not marked as 'revised'.

Links to Further Information

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-communities-and-local-government/series/house-building-statistics

Contact Details

CorporatePerformance@communities.gsi.gov.uk

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