2026-09-17 13:16:57
U.S. Housing Starts Fall 2.6% in August to 128K Units, Multifamily Plunges 22%
According to Jin10 data, U.S. housing starts fell 2.6% in August to an annualized 128,000 units, marking one of the weakest levels since the pandemic. Multifamily housing starts dropped sharply by nearly 22% to an annualized 35,700 units, while single-family starts rose 7.6% to 91,800 units, the