Authorized housing units not started
The estimated number of privately owned housing units covered by a building or zoning permit that have not started construction by the end of the month.
Seasonally adjusted month-end stock of privately owned housing units authorized by a building or zoning permit but not yet started. This series covers permit-issuing places only, is not annualized, and is not a count of permits. The latest month is preliminary and earlier estimates may be revised.
Key facts
- Authorized housing units not started in the United States was 280,000 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
- Published for 1 places, with figures from January 1999 to August 2026.
Places with data
Countries
Use this data in your AI agent
Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:
Which places have the highest authorized housing units not started? Use official data and cite it.
rank_places {"indicator":"housing_authorized_not_started","level":"country"}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=housing_authorized_not_started&level=country