# Single-family housing starts built for sale in United States

Single-family housing starts built for sale in United States was 189,000 in Q2 2026 (provisional). Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

- Indicator id: `housing_starts_single_family_built_for_sale`
- Place id: `us`
- Unit: count
- Definition: Estimated number of privately owned single-family housing units started in the quarter and classified as built for sale. Census uses this category when the builder intends to sell the house and land in one transaction; it measures construction purpose, not sales made in that quarter.
- Note: Quarterly estimates count units in privately owned new housing. They are not seasonally adjusted or annualized. Census marks the newest quarterly release as preliminary and revises the prior quarter; quarterly totals may differ from annual totals because annual figures include late reports and corrections. A unit is counted as started when excavation begins for the building's footings or foundation.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, New Residential Construction, quarterly intent and design: Single-family housing starts built for sale, United States (https://www.census.gov/construction/nrc/xls/starts_quarterly_cust.xlsx)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. New Residential Construction, quarterly intent and design: Single-family housing starts built for sale, United States. https://www.census.gov/construction/nrc/xls/starts_quarterly_cust.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/single-family-starts-built-for-sale/united-states
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=housing_starts_single_family_built_for_sale&place=us

| Period | count |
|---|---:|
| 2026-Q2 | 189,000 (provisional) |
| 2026-Q1 | 162,000 |
| 2025-Q4 | 152,000 |
| 2025-Q3 | 165,000 |
| 2025-Q2 | 194,000 |
| 2025-Q1 | 175,000 |
| 2024-Q4 | 168,000 |
| 2024-Q3 | 188,000 |
| 2024-Q2 | 204,000 |
| 2024-Q1 | 188,000 |
| 2023-Q4 | 171,000 |
| 2023-Q3 | 192,000 |
| 2023-Q2 | 191,000 |
| 2023-Q1 | 138,000 |
| 2022-Q4 | 131,000 |
| 2022-Q3 | 166,000 |
| 2022-Q2 | 229,000 |
| 2022-Q1 | 206,000 |
| 2021-Q4 | 201,000 |
| 2021-Q3 | 223,000 |
| 2021-Q2 | 244,000 |
| 2021-Q1 | 211,000 |
| 2020-Q4 | 221,000 |
| 2020-Q3 | 216,000 |
| 2020-Q2 | 159,000 |
| 2020-Q1 | 173,000 |
| 2019-Q4 | 162,000 |
| 2019-Q3 | 176,000 |
| 2019-Q2 | 181,000 |
| 2019-Q1 | 153,000 |
| 2018-Q4 | 138,000 |
| 2018-Q3 | 171,000 |
| 2018-Q2 | 194,000 |
| 2018-Q1 | 158,000 |
| 2017-Q4 | 148,000 |
| 2017-Q3 | 168,000 |
| 2017-Q2 | 180,000 |
| 2017-Q1 | 144,000 |
| 2016-Q4 | 138,000 |
| 2016-Q3 | 150,000 |
| 2016-Q2 | 159,000 |
| 2016-Q1 | 131,000 |
| 2015-Q4 | 118,000 |
| 2015-Q3 | 147,000 |
| 2015-Q2 | 152,000 |
| 2015-Q1 | 112,000 |
| 2014-Q4 | 106,000 |
| 2014-Q3 | 124,000 |
| 2014-Q2 | 129,000 |
| 2014-Q1 | 103,000 |
| 2013-Q4 | 104,000 |
| 2013-Q3 | 120,000 |
| 2013-Q2 | 131,000 |
| 2013-Q1 | 107,000 |
| 2012-Q4 | 90,000 |
| 2012-Q3 | 103,000 |
| 2012-Q2 | 105,000 |
| 2012-Q1 | 77,000 |
| 2011-Q4 | 63,000 |
| 2011-Q3 | 78,000 |
| 2011-Q2 | 83,000 |
| 2011-Q1 | 66,000 |
| 2010-Q4 | 58,000 |
| 2010-Q3 | 74,000 |
| 2010-Q2 | 92,000 |
| 2010-Q1 | 86,000 |
| 2009-Q4 | 70,000 |
| 2009-Q3 | 93,000 |
| 2009-Q2 | 82,000 |
| 2009-Q1 | 53,000 |
| 2008-Q4 | 64,000 |
| 2008-Q3 | 102,000 |
| 2008-Q2 | 129,000 |
| 2008-Q1 | 116,000 |
| 2007-Q4 | 127,000 |
| 2007-Q3 | 190,000 |
| 2007-Q2 | 246,000 |
| 2007-Q1 | 202,000 |
| 2006-Q4 | 205,000 |
| 2006-Q3 | 276,000 |
| 2006-Q2 | 332,000 |
| 2006-Q1 | 313,000 |
| 2005-Q4 | 308,000 |
| 2005-Q3 | 366,000 |
| 2005-Q2 | 386,000 |
| 2005-Q1 | 303,000 |
| 2004-Q4 | 289,000 |
| 2004-Q3 | 338,000 |
| 2004-Q2 | 346,000 |
| 2004-Q1 | 269,000 |
| 2003-Q4 | 280,000 |
| 2003-Q3 | 306,000 |
| 2003-Q2 | 304,000 |
| 2003-Q1 | 234,000 |
| 2002-Q4 | 237,000 |
| 2002-Q3 | 262,000 |
| 2002-Q2 | 282,000 |
| 2002-Q1 | 220,000 |
| 2001-Q4 | 204,000 |
| 2001-Q3 | 241,000 |
| 2001-Q2 | 267,000 |
| 2001-Q1 | 211,000 |
| 2000-Q4 | 199,000 |
| 2000-Q3 | 223,000 |
| 2000-Q2 | 245,000 |
| 2000-Q1 | 207,000 |
| 1999-Q4 | 210,000 |
| 1999-Q3 | 243,000 |
| 1999-Q2 | 249,000 |
| 1999-Q1 | 212,000 |
| 1998-Q4 | 214,000 |
| 1998-Q3 | 229,000 |
| 1998-Q2 | 249,000 |
| 1998-Q1 | 195,000 |
| 1997-Q4 | 178,000 |
| 1997-Q3 | 215,000 |
| 1997-Q2 | 220,000 |
| 1997-Q1 | 175,000 |
| 1996-Q4 | 171,000 |
| 1996-Q3 | 210,000 |
| 1996-Q2 | 229,000 |
| 1996-Q1 | 175,000 |
| 1995-Q4 | 177,000 |
| 1995-Q3 | 198,000 |
| 1995-Q2 | 195,000 |
| 1995-Q1 | 149,000 |
| 1994-Q4 | 170,000 |
| 1994-Q3 | 199,000 |
| 1994-Q2 | 221,000 |
| 1994-Q1 | 176,000 |
| 1993-Q4 | 181,000 |
| 1993-Q3 | 192,000 |
| 1993-Q2 | 204,000 |
| 1993-Q1 | 142,000 |
| 1992-Q4 | 145,000 |
| 1992-Q3 | 159,000 |
| 1992-Q2 | 173,000 |
| 1992-Q1 | 145,000 |
| 1991-Q4 | 118,000 |
| 1991-Q3 | 135,000 |
| 1991-Q2 | 147,000 |
| 1991-Q1 | 92,000 |
| 1990-Q4 | 98,000 |
| 1990-Q3 | 131,000 |
| 1990-Q2 | 158,000 |
| 1990-Q1 | 148,000 |
| 1989-Q4 | 136,000 |
| 1989-Q3 | 169,000 |
| 1989-Q2 | 189,000 |
| 1989-Q1 | 154,000 |
| 1988-Q4 | 164,000 |
| 1988-Q3 | 181,000 |
| 1988-Q2 | 205,000 |
| 1988-Q1 | 159,000 |
| 1987-Q4 | 150,000 |
| 1987-Q3 | 193,000 |
| 1987-Q2 | 219,000 |
| 1987-Q1 | 170,000 |
| 1986-Q4 | 168,000 |
| 1986-Q3 | 201,000 |
| 1986-Q2 | 244,000 |
| 1986-Q1 | 170,000 |
| 1985-Q4 | 160,000 |
| 1985-Q3 | 193,000 |
| 1985-Q2 | 208,000 |
| 1985-Q1 | 153,000 |
| 1984-Q4 | 161,000 |
| 1984-Q3 | 177,000 |
| 1984-Q2 | 218,000 |
| 1984-Q1 | 172,000 |
| 1983-Q4 | 162,000 |
| 1983-Q3 | 192,000 |
| 1983-Q2 | 214,000 |
| 1983-Q1 | 145,000 |
| 1982-Q4 | 120,000 |
| 1982-Q3 | 113,000 |
| 1982-Q2 | 100,000 |
| 1982-Q1 | 77,000 |
| 1981-Q4 | 71,000 |
| 1981-Q3 | 104,000 |
| 1981-Q2 | 139,000 |
| 1981-Q1 | 112,000 |
| 1980-Q4 | 140,000 |
| 1980-Q3 | 170,000 |
| 1980-Q2 | 114,000 |
| 1980-Q1 | 102,000 |
| 1979-Q4 | 148,000 |
| 1979-Q3 | 203,000 |
| 1979-Q2 | 235,000 |
| 1979-Q1 | 156,000 |
| 1978-Q4 | 206,000 |
| 1978-Q3 | 242,000 |
| 1978-Q2 | 275,000 |
| 1978-Q1 | 178,000 |
| 1977-Q4 | 209,000 |
| 1977-Q3 | 247,000 |
| 1977-Q2 | 264,000 |
| 1977-Q1 | 184,000 |
| 1976-Q4 | 170,000 |
| 1976-Q3 | 189,000 |
| 1976-Q2 | 199,000 |
| 1976-Q1 | 147,000 |
| 1975-Q4 | 138,000 |
| 1975-Q3 | 150,000 |
| 1975-Q2 | 153,000 |
| 1975-Q1 | 91,000 |
| 1974-Q4 | 97,000 |
| 1974-Q3 | 122,000 |
| 1974-Q2 | 165,000 |
| 1974-Q1 | 117,000 |