02/23/2026
Housing starts ended 2025 with solid gains of 3.9% and 6.2% in November and December, respectively. Nevertheless, the total of 1.359 million starts last year was a 0.6% decline from 2024. Single-family starts, about 70% of total starts, dropped 6.9% in 2025 to 943,000 units. Multifamily starts, on the other hand, climbed to 415,700 units, 17.3% above 2024’s starts.