Construction Statistics

NAHB has information on housing starts and completions, employment and permit data, as well homeownership rates. To learn more about the characteristics of new homes, multifamily buildings, and the price by location of a square foot of floor area, search the resources compiled below by title, detail, or date.

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The Construction Forecast Webinar provides analysis from economics experts on the short- and long-term outlook for the housing market.
4/25/2012
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This table provides new and existing home sales on an annual and monthly basis.  The new home sales data are for single-family only while the existing home sales data contain both single-family and condominium sales. The monthly data are seasonally adjusted at annual rates. 
1/26/2012
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New and existing home prices provided on an annual, monthly, and quarterly basis.  The monthly data are not seasonally adjusted.
1/20/2012
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New and existing homes sold by region provided on an annual and monthly basis.  The monthly data are not seasonally adjusted.
1/20/2012
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Whether you advise, consult or work specifically on improving your own company’s profitability, you can rely on the premier data source for the U.S. housing industry, HousingEconomics.com.
1/19/2012
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This page documents weekly framing lumber prices per 1,000 board feet from trusted sources.
1/10/2012
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This is an Excel download of building permits by state and metropolitan statistical areas(MSAs).
1/4/2012
MS Excel
Search this two-month list of release dates for various economic indicators.
1/4/2012
MS Excel
This Excel spreadsheet includes monthly employment and unemployment data by state and metropolitan statistical areas(MSA).
1/4/2012
MS Excel
Sales of newly built, single-family homes edged up 1.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 315,000 units in November, according to newly released figures by the U.S. Commerce Department.  This marks the third consecutive monthly gain in new-home sales and the fastest pace of such …
12/23/2011
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October Housing Starts and Permits press release and video.
11/17/2011
Press Release
Now more than ever, housing professionals need one place to get the data that matters. HousingEconomics.com concentrates on this mission, making it the most focused Web site of its kind.
10/20/2011
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Chief Economist David Crowe explains why September housing starts were up so sharply.
10/19/2011
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Sales of newly built, single-family homes held virtually unchanged in July with a 0.7 percent dip from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 298,000 units, according to newly released data from the U.S. Commerce Department. "The fact that new-home sales fell by less than one …
8/23/2011
Press Release
This Excel spreadsheet is a free sample of the monthly Executive Level Forecast that includes forecast of economic activity, prices, interest rates, and housing activity. For HousingEconomics subscribers only.
7/7/2011
MS Excel
NAHB Chief Economist David Crowe provides his analysis on February's record-low new home sales figures.
3/23/2011
Video File
Sales of newly built, single-family homes declined 12.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted, annual rate of 284,000 units in January, according to newly released figures from the U.S. Commerce Department. The decline largely offsets a big gain in sales activity that was recorded in the previous month …
2/24/2011
Press Release
Nationwide housing starts rose 14.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 596,000 units in January, according to figures released by the U.S. Commerce Department today. The gain was entirely due to a 77.7 percent increase in the multifamily sector, where significant month-to-month swings …
2/16/2011
Press Release
Find here a comprehensive list of Annual Housing Starts from 1978 to 2009, plus a link to additional information.
1/19/2011
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