New Privately-Owned Housing Units Authorized in Permit-Issuing Places: Units in Buildings with 5 Units or More (PERMIT5)

Observations

Q1 2026: 12.9
Updated: May 5, 2026 9:03 AM CDT
Next Release Date: May 21, 2026
Q1 2026:  12.9  
Q4 2025:  8.4  
Q3 2025:  2.2  
Q2 2025:  5.9  
Q1 2025:  -7.9  
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Percent Change from Year Ago,
Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate

Frequency:

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Notes

Source: U.S. Census Bureau  

Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development  

Release: New Residential Construction  

Units:  Thousands of Units, Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate

Frequency:  Monthly

Notes:

Starting with the 2005-02-16 release, the series reflects an increase in the universe of permit-issuing places from 19,000 to 20,000 places.

Suggested Citation:

U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, New Privately-Owned Housing Units Authorized in Permit-Issuing Places: Units in Buildings with 5 Units or More [PERMIT5], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PERMIT5, .

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