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August 2026 New Residential Construction
The monthly New Residential Construction report for august 2026 shows a decline in starts, permits, and completions.
Housing Starts
• Privately-owned housing starts in August were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,275,000.
• This is 2.6 percent (±12.0 percent) below the revised July estimate of 1,309,000 and is 1.2 percent (±10.8 percent) below the August 2025 rate of 1,291,000.
• Single-family housing starts in August were at a rate of 918,000; this is 7.6 percent (±14.0 percent) above the revised July figure of 853,000. The August rate for units in buildings with five units or more was 344,000.
