The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced the following new residential construction statistics for January 2026. Privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits in January were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,376,000. This is 5.4 percent below the revised December rate of 1,455,000 and is 5.8 percent below the January 2025 rate of 1,460,000. Single-family authorizations in January were at a rate of 873,000; this is 0.9 percent below the revised December figure of 881,000. Authorizations of units in buildings with five units or more were ... (full story)