U.S. Census Bureau: Monthly New Residential Construction, April 2025

Notice of Revision: With this release, unadjusted estimates of housing units authorized by building permits for January through December 2024 have been revised. Also, seasonally adjusted estimates of housing units authorized by building permits have been revised back to January 2019, and seasonally adjusted estimates of housing units authorized but not started, started, under construction, and completed have been revised back to January 2020. All revised estimates are available on our website.

The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced the following new residential construction statistics for April 2025:

Building Permits

Privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits in April were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,412,000. This is 4.7 percent below the revised March rate of 1,481,000 and is 3.2 percent below the April 2024 rate of 1,459,000. Single family authorizations in April were at a rate of 922,000; this is 5.1 percent below the revised March figure of 972,000. Authorizations of units in buildings with five units or more were at a rate of 431,000 in April.

Housing Starts

Privately-owned housing starts in April were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,361,000. This is 1.6 percent (±11.8 percent)* above the revised March estimate of 1,339,000, but is 1.7 percent (±9.2 percent)* below the April 2024 rate of 1,385,000. Single-family housing starts in April were at a rate of 927,000; this is 2.1 percent (±12.1 percent)* below the revised March figure of 947,000. The April rate for units in buildings with five units or more was 420,000.

Housing Completions

Privately-owned housing completions in April were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,458,000. This is 5.9 percent (±10.3 percent)* below the revised March estimate of 1,549,000 and is 12.3 percent (±10.5 percent) below the April 2024 rate of 1,662,000. Single-family housing completions in April were at a rate of 943,000; this is 8.0 percent (±10.8 percent)* below the revised March rate of 1,025,000. The April rate for units in buildings with five units or more was 507,000.

The May report is scheduled for release on June 18, 2025. View the full schedule in the Economic Briefing Room: <www.census.gov/economic-indicators/>. The full text and tables for this release can be found at <www.census.gov/construction/nrc/>.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau