Housing Starts Recover From May Fall, but Not for Single-Family — RISMedia
By: Devin Meenan | Published: 2025-07-18 15:59:00 | Source: www.rismedia.com
After housing starts plunged in May, the latest report shows signs of recovery during June for overall construction—but for the single-family market, specifically, the bad news continues.
The U.S. Census Bureau found that, during June 2025, privately-owned housing starts increased to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,321,000, up 4.6% from the revised May number, though still 0.5% below the June 2024 number. However, single-family housing starts continued to fall, coming in at 883,000—or 4.6% less than in May. Building permits rose 0.2% to 1,397,000 month-over-month, but single-family authorizations fell 3.7% to 899,000.
“The drop off in single-family housing starts reflects the ongoing sluggishness in the for-sale market,” said Lisa…
