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Building Permits: Single-Family

Authorized new single-family housing units, typically 4-6 weeks ahead of starts.

ByConvex Research Desk·Edited byBen Bleierⓘ·

The Building Permits: Single-Family is currently 895, last updated .

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1W -3.76%1M -3.76%3M -3.76%
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Housing is the most interest-rate-sensitive sector of the economy and often the first to roll over heading into a downturn. Mortgage rates feed directly into affordability and demand, while building permits signal future supply. Home price indexes like Case-Shiller capture the wealth effect that drives consumer confidence and spending.

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Mar 1, 2026895-3.76%
Feb 1, 2026930+6.16%
Jan 1, 2026876-0.57%
Dec 1, 2025881-1.67%
Nov 1, 2025896+2.05%
Oct 1, 2025878-0.23%
Sep 1, 2025880+2.56%
Aug 1, 2025858-1.94%
Jul 1, 2025875+1.04%
Jun 1, 2025866-3.67%
May 1, 2025899-2.60%
Apr 1, 2025923-5.04%
Mar 1, 2025972-2.02%
Feb 1, 2025992+0.40%
Jan 1, 2025988-0.10%
Dec 1, 2024989+1.64%
Nov 1, 2024973+0.62%
Oct 1, 2024967+0.52%
Sep 1, 2024962-0.52%
Aug 1, 2024967+2.33%
Jul 1, 2024945+0.00%
Jun 1, 2024945-1.46%
May 1, 2024959-2.44%
Apr 1, 2024983—

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Frequently Asked Questions

▶What is Building Permits: Single-Family?
Authorized new single-family housing units, typically 4-6 weeks ahead of starts.
▶How does Building Permits: Single-Family relate to housing?
Building Permits: Single-Family is part of the Housing category. Housing is the most interest-rate-sensitive sector of the economy and often the first to roll over heading into a downturn. Mortgage rates feed directly into affordability and demand, while building permits signal future supply. Home price indexes like Case-Shiller capture the wealth effect that drives consumer confidence and spending.
▶How often is Building Permits: Single-Family updated?
Building Permits: Single-Family is updated once per month when the releasing agency publishes new data. Each metric page on Convex shows the exact time of the last data update and provides historical data going back up to five years.
▶Where does Convex source Building Permits: Single-Family data?
Convex sources Building Permits: Single-Family data from the Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) API, maintained by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Data is fetched automatically and displayed alongside interactive charts, AI analysis, and historical context.
▶What can I do on the Building Permits: Single-Family chart page?
The Building Permits: Single-Family page includes an interactive chart with selectable time ranges (1 month to 5 years), percentage changes over multiple timeframes, a table of recent readings, AI-generated analysis, and links to related metrics and comparisons.
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