United States Housing Brief, August 2020

Abstract

In August, the U.S. housing market was mixed. Assessing the month-over-month data yielded increases for single-family starts and permits, housing under construction, new and existing house sales, and construction spending. On a year-over-year basis, most categories were positive, with the exceptions of multifamily starts, total and multifamily permits, and all completion categories. New house sales continued increasing, recording the largest sales number since 2006. Residential construction spending was positive month-over-month and year-over-year.

Citation

Alderman, Delton. 2021. United States Housing Brief, August 2020. Research Note FPL-RN-0393. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 6 p.