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Housing starts June 2026 research thumbnail

Residential Pipeline | 1 primary + 20 context references

Housing Starts in June 2026: Estimating Signal

Census and HUD reported a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,427,000 privately owned housing starts in June 2026.

Verified August 2, 2026

Housing starts versus permits research thumbnail

Cross Market Comparisons | 1 primary + 20 context references

Housing Starts Versus Permits in June 2026

June 2026 housing starts ran at 1,427,000 annualized, compared with 1,367,000 authorized units annualized.

Verified August 2, 2026

Residential Pipeline | 1 primary + 20 context references

Multifamily Building Permits Benchmark for June 2026

Units in buildings with five units or more were authorized at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 445,000 in June 2026.

Verified August 2, 2026

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Economic Context | 1 primary + 20 context references

Private Goods Value Added in the First Quarter of 2026

BEA reported that real value added for private goods-producing industries increased 4.5 percent in the first quarter of 2026.

Verified August 2, 2026

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Cross Market Comparisons | 1 primary + 20 context references

Residential Pipeline and Estimating Capacity in June 2026

June 2026 starts rose 19.0 percent from May while permits fell 3.0 percent, showing why one monthly indicator cannot stand in for the whole pipeline.

Verified August 2, 2026

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Residential Pipeline | 1 primary + 20 context references

Single-Family Building Permits Benchmark for June 2026

Single-family authorizations ran at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 871,000 in June 2026.

Verified August 2, 2026

Residential Pipeline | 1 primary + 20 context references

Single-Family Housing Starts Benchmark for June 2026

Single-family housing starts ran at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 895,000 in June 2026.

Verified August 2, 2026

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Pricing and Materials | 1 primary + 10 context references

Bid Date Price Risk With PPI Data (2026)

FRED lists construction materials PPI as a monthly series sourced from BLS.

Verified July 18, 2026

Construction labor benchmarks editorial illustration

Labor Benchmarks | 1 primary + 9 context references

Construction Employment Scale for Estimating Teams (2026)

BLS reported 6.4 million construction and extraction jobs in May 2025.

Verified July 18, 2026

Pricing and Materials | 1 primary + 10 context references

Construction Materials PPI Source Note (2026)

FRED publishes the BLS construction materials producer price index as series WPUSI012011.

Verified July 18, 2026

Labor Benchmarks | 1 primary + 9 context references

Construction Mean Wage Reference for Estimates (2026)

BLS reported a $65,360 annual mean wage for construction and extraction occupations in May 2025.

Verified July 18, 2026

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Productivity and Risk | 1 primary + 9 context references

Construction Productivity Data Update (2026)

BLS released updated Construction Industries Productivity Highlights with data through 2023.

Verified July 18, 2026

Research Clusters

Labor Benchmarks: 37Pricing and Materials: 126Residential Production: 8Residential Pipeline: 8Cross Market Comparisons: 56Productivity and Risk: 10Safety and Risk: 1Spending Signals: 21Economic Context: 2Project Cost Signals: 10

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