Table 1. New Privately-Owned Housing Units Authorized in Permit-Issuing Places

Not seasonally adjusted

	Thousands of Units
Name	Jan 2026	Dec 2025	Jan 2025
United States
Total	99.5	117.6	111.5
In structures with 1 unit	61.9	63.6	73.1
In structures with 2 to 4 units	3.7	4.0	4.2
In structures with 5 units or more	33.9	50.0	34.2
Northeast
Total	11.3	16.0	9.8
1 unit	3.9	4.6	4.4
Midwest
Total	13.0	14.1	12.9
1 unit	6.7	7.6	7.3
South
Total	53.9	56.0	66.0
1 unit	38.1	36.5	44.8
West
Total	21.3	31.4	22.8
1 unit	13.2	15.0	16.6