Over the first six months of 2023, the US total number of single-family permits issued year-to-date (YTD) nationwide reached 449,226. On a year-over-year (YoY) basis, this is 20.9% below the June 2022 level of 567,798, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NABH).
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Year-to-date ending in June, single-family permits declined in all four regions. The Northeast posted the lowest decline of 11.0%, while the West region reported the steepest decline of 28.1%. The South declined by 19.1% and the Midwest declined by 20.5% in single-family permits during this time. For multifamily permits, the South region posted a modest decline of 2.7% while the West declined by 13.7%, the Midwest declined by 18.9%, and the Northeast declined by 29.0%.
Between June 2022 YTD and June 2023 YTD, except for Hawaii (+21.4%) and New Jersey (+0.3%), all the other states and the District of Columbia reported declines in single-family permits. The range of declines spanned 5.5% in Maine to 60.0% in Alaska. The ten states issuing the highest number of single-family permits combined accounted for 64.2% of the total single-family permits issued. Texas, the state with the highest number of single-family permits issued, declined 23.9% in the past 12 months while the next two highest states, Florida and North Carolina declined by 20.3% and 12.0% respectively.
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Year-to-date, ending in June, the total number of multifamily permits issued nationwide reached 293,301. This is 11.6% below the June 2022 level of 331,934.
Between June 2022 YTD and June 2023 YTD, 19 states recorded growth, while 31 states and the District of Columbia recorded a decline in multifamily permits. Rhode Island (+181.1%) led the way with a sharp rise in multifamily permits from 106 to 298 while Maine had the largest decline of 55.3% from 1,518 to 679. The ten states issuing the highest number of multifamily permits combined accounted for 64.9% of the multifamily permits issued. Texas, the state with the highest number of multifamily permits issued, declined 14.1% in the past 12 months while the next two highest states, Florida and California increased by 2.7% and 0.7% respectively.
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