Housing Starts Jump 11% in February

The U.S. government is reporting that privately‐owned housing starts in February, 2025 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,501,000, which is 11.2% higher than January’s revised number and is 2.9% lower than one year ago.  February’s rate for units in buildings with five units or more was 370k.  Privately‐owned housing units authorized by building permits in February were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,456,000, which is 1.2% lower than January’s revised number and is 6.8% lower than one year ago.  Authorizations of units in buildings with five units or more were at a rate of 404k in February.

Click here to read the full report at the U.S. Census Bureau.