L68 · Real Estate · United States

Housing completions

United States: 1,128,000 in August 2026, −27.1% on August 2025.

  • 1,128,000 Latest · United States · August 2026
  • −27.1% vs August 2025
  • Monthly Release cadence
  • 4 Records · 1 region · 2025–2026

Verified 27 Sep 2026 · 1 publisher · Next period September 2026

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Housing completions

United States, July 2025 to August 2026

4 observations · July 2025 to August 2026

Estimates are listed as such in the table below No figure published for these periods

Housing completionsHousing completions. 4 observations from July 2025 to August 2026, ranging from 1,128,000 to 1,548,000. Latest value 1,128,000 (August 2026). 0 300,000 600,000 900,000 1.2M 1.5M 1.8M Jul 2025 Sep 2025 Nov 2025 Mar 2026 May 2026 Jul 2026 2026 1,456,000 1,128,000
Housing completionsHousing completions. 4 observations from July 2025 to August 2026, ranging from 1,128,000 to 1,548,000. Latest value 1,128,000 (August 2026). 0 500,000 1M 1.5M 2M Jul 2025 Sep 2025 Nov 2025 Mar 2026 May 2026 Jul 2026 2026 1,456,000 1,128,000
Housing completionsHousing completions. 4 observations from July 2025 to August 2026, ranging from 1,128,000 to 1,548,000. Latest value 1,128,000 (August 2026). 0 500,000 1M 1.5M 2M Nov 2025 May 2026 2026 1,456,000 1,128,000
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Housing completions
Period Type Value
July 2025 Actual 1,456,000
August 2025 Estimate 1,548,000
July 2026 Estimate 1,280,000
August 2026 Estimate 1,128,000
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4 records · 1 region · 2025–2026. Each period links to its record: the value, its source evidence and original document.

Housing completions: every record, grouped by region, newest first.
Period Value Source Type
United States 4 records
August 2026 1,128,000 Census Bureau · 31 Aug 2026 estimate
July 2026 1,280,000 Census Bureau · 31 Jul 2026 estimate
August 2025 1,548,000 Census Bureau · 31 Aug 2025 estimate
July 2025 1,456,000 Census Bureau · 31 Jul 2025

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How this measure is built

Definition
The seasonally adjusted annual rate of privately-owned housing units completed.
Measure
One slice of Housing completions ( basis: seasonally adjusted, form: count ) . Total number of residential units on which construction has been finished. Region and period are columns on every record, not slices.
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Sources · 1 document

Document Publisher Published Data points
New Residential Construction Press Release Census Bureau — 4

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United States: 1,128,000 in August 2026, −27.1% on August 2025.

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