Housing Starts Slip to 1.22 Million Annual Rate
Total housing starts fell 5.2% from August as the seasonally adjusted annual rate dropped to 1.22 million units.
Total housing starts fell to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,221.00 thousand units in September 2026, down 67.00 thousand units, or 5.2%, from August.
The Census Bureau’s seasonally adjusted series for new residential construction recorded no matching year-ago observation.