The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced the following new residential construction statistics for June 2026: Building Permits – Privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits in June were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,367,000. This is 3.0 percent below the revised May rate of 1,410,000 and is 2.3 percent below the June 2025 rate of 1,399,000. Single-family authorizations in June were at a rate of 871,000; this is 2.4 percent below the revised May figure of 892,000. Authorizations of units in buildings with five units or more were at a rate of 445,000 in June. Housing Starts – Privately-owned housing starts in June were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,427,000. This is 19.0 percent (±15.9 percent) above the revised May estimate of 1,199,000 and is 3.5 percent (±14.3 percent)* above the June 2025 rate of 1,379,000. Single-family housing starts in June were at a rate of 895,000; this is 0.2 percent (±10.2 percent)* below the revised May figure of 897,000. The June rate for units in buildings with five units or more was 513,000. Housing Completions – Privately-owned housing completions in June were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,392,000. This is 3.3 percent (±14.1 percent)* above the revised May estimate of 1,347,000 and is 1.5 percent (±17.1 percent)* above the June 2025 rate of 1,372,000. Single-family housing completions in June were at a rate of 964,000; this is 6.6 percent (±11.0 percent)* above the revised May rate of 904,000. The June rate for units in buildings with five units or more was 413,000.