United States Housing Brief, January 2020

Delton Alderman

doi:10.2737/FPL-RN-378

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United States Housing Brief, January 2020

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Delton Alderman

Year:

2020

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Forest Products Laboratory

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/FPL-RN-378

Source:

Research Note FPL-RN-0378. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 6 p.

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Abstract

In January, total housing permits increased to their highest level in 13 years on a seasonally adjusted annualized basis. In December and January, total housing starts recorded their best two months since mid-2006, indicating a substantial year-over-year increase. However, total and single-family starts declined on a month-over-month basis. Total, single- and multifamily completions, and existing sales also decreased monthly. Single-family housing units under construction and single-family completions were negative on a year-over-year basis.

Keywords

Housing permits, starts, under construction, completions, construction spending, new sales, existing sales, regional housing data, economic indicators

Citation

Alderman, Delton. 2020. United States Housing Brief, January 2020. Research Note FPL-RN-0378. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 6 p.