Federal Reserve Economic Data

New Privately-Owned Housing Units Started: Total Units (HOUST)

May 2025: 1,256
Updated: Jun 18, 2025 7:31 AM CDT
May 2025:  1,256  
Apr 2025:  1,392  
Mar 2025:  1,355  
Feb 2025:  1,490  
Jan 2025:  1,358  
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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:

As provided by the Census, start occurs when excavation begins for the footings or foundation of a building. All housing units in a multifamily building are defined as being started when this excavation begins. Beginning with data for September 1992, estimates of housing starts include units in structures being totally rebuilt on an existing foundation.

Suggested Citation:

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


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