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New Residential Construction

(Building Permits, Housing Starts, and Housing Completions)





The 2008 Annual Housing Units Authorized by Building Permits data are now available, including highlights. The Building Permits Series has the usual annual revisions for 2008. The revised seasonal factors back to January 2007 will be released with the April 2009 New Residential Construction press release on Tuesday, May 19, 2009, at 8:30 A.M. EDT


Have you ever wondered about the Relationship between Permits, Starts, and Completions??
The document, Relationship between Permits, Starts, and Completions, will provide you with the answer.

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History Tables (below are in PDF);    

To view the tables in Excel format, click here.
        Housing Units Authorized by Building Permits
         Housing Units Authorized, But Not Yet Started
        Housing Starts
         Housing Units Under Construction
        Housing Units Completed
        Quarterly Housing Starts by Purpose of Construction and Design Type
        Quarterly Housing Completions by Purpose of Construction and Design Type
        Housing Starts in Permit-Issuing Areas Only
        Housing Units Under Construction in Permit-Issuing Areas Only
        Housing Completions in Permit-Issuing Areas Only


ON-LINE PUBLICATIONS (PDF Format prior to April 2001)

PDF files of historic construction publications. The C20, C21, C22, C25 and C40 reports have been discontinued.


Picture of Energy Star logo The ENERGY STAR program, managed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), promotes energy-efficient products and homes that preserve natural resources and lessen greenhouse gas emissions, as well as reduce consumers' energy bills. The ENERGY STAR mark on a new home signifies that it uses significantly less energy for heating, cooling, and water heating than a standard home built to code. ENERGY STAR's Web site features a market index for each state and the District of Colombia that estimates ENERGY STAR's market penetration in the new homes sector. Each index utilizes housing permit data reported by the U.S. Census Bureau.


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