February Housing Starts: Most Housing Units Under Construction Since 1973

Housing Starts Increased to 1.769 million Annual Rate in February

From the Census Bureau: Permits, Starts and Completions

Housing Starts:

Privately‐owned housing starts in February were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,769,000. This is 6.8 percent above the revised January estimate of 1,657,000 and is 22.3 percent above the February 2021 rate of 1,447,000. Single‐family housing starts in February were at a rate…