Observed authorizations · U.S. Census Bureau
August 2026 housing units authorized by building permits. These are unadjusted estimates with Census imputation, not housing starts or completed homes.
Last successful check: Oct 1, 2026, 1:14 AM PDT. Sources are scheduled for daily checks; Census releases monthly.
| Metro | Latest month | Single-family | 2–4 units | 5+ units | Official YTD | 12-month total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas–Fort Worth CBSA 19100 | 4,436 | 3,146 | 100 | 1,190 | 43,526 | 60,896 |
| Phoenix CBSA 38060 | 3,554 | 1,468 | 34 | 2,052 | 23,023 | 36,904 |
| Houston CBSA 26420 | 4,278 | 3,117 | 212 | 949 | 39,732 | 59,299 |
| Atlanta CBSA 12060 | 2,719 | 1,787 | 57 | 875 | 23,515 | 34,038 |
| Austin CBSA 12420 | 1,924 | 1,147 | 47 | 730 | 15,049 | 23,770 |
| Tampa CBSA 45300 | 2,060 | 1,282 | 10 | 768 | 15,098 | 21,544 |
| Orlando CBSA 36740 | 1,472 | 1,120 | 24 | 328 | 13,480 | 20,989 |
| Charlotte CBSA 16740 | 1,645 | 1,020 | 17 | 608 | 13,811 | 19,649 |
| Raleigh CBSA 39580 | 1,403 | 979 | 12 | 412 | 13,759 | 18,100 |
| Nashville CBSA 34980 | 1,496 | 1,209 | 3 | 284 | 11,379 | 16,971 |
| Denver CBSA 19740 | 670 | 563 | 4 | 103 | 10,694 | 15,361 |
| Seattle CBSA 42660 | 990 | 415 | 102 | 473 | 13,910 | 20,152 |
| Las Vegas CBSA 29820 | 745 | 401 | 2 | 342 | 6,033 | 11,143 |
| Miami CBSA 33100 | 1,359 | 476 | 44 | 839 | 14,906 | 19,393 |
| Jacksonville CBSA 27260 | 1,702 | 1,029 | 6 | 667 | 8,669 | 12,289 |
| Sacramento CBSA 40900 | 1,158 | 552 | 0 | 606 | 7,591 | 10,741 |
| Inland Empire CBSA 40140 | 635 | 519 | 36 | 80 | 8,395 | 13,258 |
| San Antonio CBSA 41700 | 822 | 742 | 4 | 76 | 7,797 | 10,140 |
| Indianapolis CBSA 26900 | 966 | 926 | 40 | 0 | 9,101 | 12,834 |
| Memphis CBSA 32820 | 236 | 236 | 0 | 0 | 2,514 | 3,682 |
12-month totals sum the retained monthly releases and can differ from revised annual/YTD totals. Latest source file · Census release archive
Official YTD: 43,526. Sum of retained current-year monthly releases: 42,600. Revision residual: 926; not allocated across months. Latest reported-only units: 3,555, versus 4,436 including imputation.
| Month | Authorized units | Reported only |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-09 | 5,360 | 4,421 |
| 2024-10 | 5,893 | 5,125 |
| 2024-11 | 4,322 | 3,324 |
| 2024-12 | 6,144 | 5,319 |
| 2025-01 | 4,876 | 4,046 |
| 2025-02 | 4,935 | 4,206 |
| 2025-03 | 5,691 | 4,727 |
| 2025-04 | 8,409 | 6,517 |
| 2025-05 | 5,201 | 3,872 |
| 2025-06 | 7,505 | 6,606 |
| 2025-07 | 5,800 | 3,052 |
| 2025-08 | 4,815 | 4,093 |
| 2025-09 | 5,330 | 4,376 |
| 2025-10 | 4,893 | 3,585 |
| 2025-11 | 3,359 | 2,430 |
| 2025-12 | 4,714 | 4,326 |
| 2026-01 | 4,053 | 3,620 |
| 2026-02 | 7,274 | 6,406 |
| 2026-03 | 5,331 | 4,165 |
| 2026-04 | 5,488 | 4,557 |
| 2026-05 | 5,213 | 4,531 |
| 2026-06 | 5,703 | 4,701 |
| 2026-07 | 5,102 | 4,111 |
| 2026-08 | 4,436 | 3,555 |
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Distinct permits · 2026-07-03–2026-10-01
Latest filing: 2026-09-30. Source checked: Oct 1, 2026, 1:14 AM PDT.
Distinct permit numbers for New Residential Building Permit filings over the last 90 days, excluding Void/Withdrawn/Denied. Commercial-classified multifamily permits are outside this count. Filings are activity, not issued housing units; municipal Units values are withheld.
City of Fort Worth · CC BY 4.0Dallas marks its old open-data permit table as no longer updated. Current DallasNow records need a verified bulk-access path before they can enter the feed. Census still provides the DFW metro total.
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