New Privately-Owned Housing Units Started: Units in Buildings with 2-4 Units (HOUST2F)

Observations

Dec 2025: 21
Updated: Feb 18, 2026 7:34 AM CST
Next Release Date: Mar 24, 2026
Dec 2025:  21  
Nov 2025:  15  
Oct 2025:  25  
Sep 2025:  11  
Aug 2025:  11  
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Units:

Thousands of Units,
Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate

Frequency:

Monthly

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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:

Census discontinued SAAR 2-4 unit-structures because tests for identifiable and stable seasonality do not meet reliability standards for publication. It is calculated by Haver Analytics by subtracting 1-unit structures and 5-unit structures from total housing starts.

Copyright, 2016, Haver Analytics. Reprinted with permission.

Suggested Citation:

U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, New Privately-Owned Housing Units Started: Units in Buildings with 2-4 Units [HOUST2F], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/HOUST2F, .

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