Most of the new housing permits for privately owned projects in the United States in 2023 were either single-family buildings. Nevertheless, the number of permits for multifamily construction projects with * housing units or more has risen significantly in the past decade. The south of the United States was the region where the highest number of single-family building permits were issued.
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US Census Bureau. (March 1, 2025). New privately owned housing units authorized by building permits in the United States from 2010 to 2024, by structure size (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 19, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/664586/building-permits-for-privately-owned-housing-units-in-the-us-by-structure/
US Census Bureau. "New privately owned housing units authorized by building permits in the United States from 2010 to 2024, by structure size (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 1, 2025. Statista. Accessed July 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/664586/building-permits-for-privately-owned-housing-units-in-the-us-by-structure/
US Census Bureau. (2025). New privately owned housing units authorized by building permits in the United States from 2010 to 2024, by structure size (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/664586/building-permits-for-privately-owned-housing-units-in-the-us-by-structure/
US Census Bureau. "New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized by Building Permits in The United States from 2010 to 2024, by Structure Size (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Mar 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/664586/building-permits-for-privately-owned-housing-units-in-the-us-by-structure/
US Census Bureau, New privately owned housing units authorized by building permits in the United States from 2010 to 2024, by structure size (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/664586/building-permits-for-privately-owned-housing-units-in-the-us-by-structure/ (last visited July 19, 2025)
New privately owned housing units authorized by building permits in the United States from 2010 to 2024, by structure size (in 1,000s) [Graph], US Census Bureau, March 1, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/664586/building-permits-for-privately-owned-housing-units-in-the-us-by-structure/
