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Housing starts

New homes that began construction, shown as a yearly pace. Learn more.

1,275
Latest, Aug 1, 2026 (thousands of units, annual rate)
-34
Change from Jul 1, 2026
1,291
A year earlier (Aug 1, 2025)
Jan 1, 2005Range 478 to 2,273Aug 1, 2026

Recent readings

Full history on FRED
DateValueChange
Aug 1, 20261,275-34
Jul 1, 20261,309-130
Jun 1, 20261,439+257
May 1, 20261,182-232
Apr 1, 20261,414-108
Mar 1, 20261,522+176
Feb 1, 20261,346-39
Jan 1, 20261,385+7
Dec 1, 20251,378+59
Nov 1, 20251,319+46
Oct 1, 20251,273-46
Sep 1, 20251,319+28

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Source: FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Series HOUST.