Federal Reserve Economic Data

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

Observations

Oct 2025: 478
Updated: Jan 27, 2026 7:02 AM CST
Next Release Date: Feb 25, 2026
Oct 2025:  478  
Sep 2025:  479  
Aug 2025:  420  
Jul 2025:  432  
Jun 2025:  477  
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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:

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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New Residential Construction

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5-Unit Structures + New Residential Construction Housing and Urban Development Permits Buildings New Housing Private Census Seasonally Adjusted Monthly Nation Public Domain: Citation Requested United States of America

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