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Building Permits: 5+ Units

Authorized new housing units in multifamily (5+ unit) projects; a multifamily construction leading indicator.

ByConvex Research Desk·Edited byBen Bleierⓘ·

The Building Permits: 5+ Units is currently 427, last updated .

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1W -23.48%1M -23.48%3M -23.48%
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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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DateValueChange
Mar 1, 2026427-23.48%
Feb 1, 2026558+21.83%
Jan 1, 2026458-12.43%
Dec 1, 2025523+19.95%
Nov 1, 2025436-8.79%
Oct 1, 2025478-0.21%
Sep 1, 2025479+14.05%
Aug 1, 2025420-2.78%
Jul 1, 2025432-9.43%
Jun 1, 2025477+7.92%
May 1, 2025442+0.91%
Apr 1, 2025438-2.88%
Mar 1, 2025451+11.63%
Feb 1, 2025404-2.88%
Jan 1, 2025416-4.15%
Dec 1, 2024434-10.33%
Nov 1, 2024484+18.63%
Oct 1, 2024408-0.97%
Sep 1, 2024412-8.85%
Aug 1, 2024452+3.20%
Jul 1, 2024438-6.41%
Jun 1, 2024468+19.08%
May 1, 2024393-6.43%
Apr 1, 2024420—

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Frequently Asked Questions

▶What is Building Permits: 5+ Units?
Authorized new housing units in multifamily (5+ unit) projects; a multifamily construction leading indicator.
▶How does Building Permits: 5+ Units relate to housing?
Building Permits: 5+ Units 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: 5+ Units updated?
Building Permits: 5+ Units 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: 5+ Units data?
Convex sources Building Permits: 5+ Units 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: 5+ Units chart page?
The Building Permits: 5+ Units 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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