Housing · PERMIT1

Single-family building permits

As of Sep 2026, the single-family building permits stood at 845K (thousands of units), a change of -4.0% from the month before.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development via FRED®. Monthly data, seasonally adjusted. Latest observation Sep 2026; snapshot taken Oct 27, 2026, 2:15 AM EDT.

Latest (Sep 2026)

845K

Change from Aug 2026

-4.0%

A year earlier

888K

12-month change

-4.8%

845K Sep 2026 · Thousands of units

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Thousands of units. Data from Jan 1960 to Sep 2026 (801 observations).

What it measures

This counts permits issued for new single-family homes, at an annual rate. Permits usually come before starts, so they hint at where building is headed.

Official title
New Privately-Owned Housing Units Authorized in Permit-Issuing Places: Single-Family Units
Units
Thousands of units
Frequency and adjustment
Monthly, seasonally adjusted
Original source
U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Recent values
DateValueChange
Sep 2026845K-4.0%
Aug 2026880K-1.6%
Jul 2026894K+2.5%
Jun 2026872K-2.2%
May 2026892K+1.2%
Apr 2026881K-1.6%
Mar 2026895K-3.7%
Feb 2026929K+5.7%
Jan 2026879K-1.5%
Dec 2025892K-1.8%
Nov 2025908K+2.5%
Oct 2025886K-0.2%

Related indicators

Building permits

1,400K

Thousands of units, annual rate · Sep 2026

Single-family housing starts

859K

Thousands of units · Sep 2026

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Sources

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