Observed authorizations · U.S. Census Bureau
Current permit data
August 2026 housing units authorized by building permits. These are unadjusted estimates with Census imputation, not housing starts or completed homes.
Published source snapshotLatest Census month: August 2026
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston CBSA 26420 | 4,278 | 3,117 | 212 | 949 | 39,732 | 59,299 |
12-month totals sum the retained monthly releases and can differ from revised annual/YTD totals. Latest source file · Census release archive
Houston: monthly history and revision evidence
Official YTD: 39,732. Sum of retained current-year monthly releases: 39,265. Revision residual: 467; not allocated across months. Latest reported-only units: 4,010, versus 4,278 including imputation.
| Month | Authorized units | Reported only |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-09 | 4,526 | 4,083 |
| 2024-10 | 6,757 | 6,399 |
| 2024-11 | 5,099 | 4,606 |
| 2024-12 | 4,828 | 4,402 |
| 2025-01 | 5,731 | 5,272 |
| 2025-02 | 5,316 | 4,835 |
| 2025-03 | 6,463 | 5,924 |
| 2025-04 | 6,482 | 5,255 |
| 2025-05 | 5,811 | 5,426 |
| 2025-06 | 5,190 | 4,825 |
| 2025-07 | 5,771 | 5,377 |
| 2025-08 | 4,193 | 3,864 |
| 2025-09 | 5,120 | 4,796 |
| 2025-10 | 5,480 | 5,155 |
| 2025-11 | 4,522 | 4,268 |
| 2025-12 | 4,912 | 4,607 |
| 2026-01 | 4,206 | 3,921 |
| 2026-02 | 5,033 | 4,655 |
| 2026-03 | 5,055 | 4,619 |
| 2026-04 | 5,029 | 4,652 |
| 2026-05 | 5,118 | 4,748 |
| 2026-06 | 4,773 | 4,449 |
| 2026-07 | 5,773 | 5,424 |
| 2026-08 | 4,278 | 4,010 |