United States housing brief, May 2020

Delton Alderman

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United States housing brief, May 2020

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Delton Alderman

Year:

2020

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Forest Products Laboratory

Source:

Res. Note FPL-RN-0389. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory: 1-8.

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Abstract

In May, construction data was weak, but improvements were noted. Total starts; total, single-family, and multi-family permits; and new single-family sales increased on a month-over-month basis. On a year-over-year basis, most of the data indicated declines, except for total starts, new single-family sales, and total private residential construction spending. The impact of the Covid-19 virus is still evident in this month’s data.

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, May 2020. Res. Note FPL-RN-0389. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory: 1-8.