Table 3. New Privately-Owned Housing Units Started

Not seasonally adjusted

	Thousands of Units
Name	Jan 2026	Dec 2025	Jan 2025
United States
Total	104.3	100.5	95.0
In structures with 1 unit	63.6	67.9	68.3
In structures with 2 to 4 units	2.0	1.5	1.8
In structures with 5 units or more	38.7	31.1	24.9
Northeast
Total	13.9	9.9	6.5
1 unit	2.7	4.7	3.0
Midwest
Total	8.9	12.9	9.6
1 unit	6.6	7.8	6.2
South
Total	59.9	54.4	51.8
1 unit	39.8	41.9	40.5
West
Total	21.7	23.3	27.0
1 unit	14.5	13.5	18.6