{"version":"1","article":{"id":"us-housing-starts-august-2026","slug":"us-housing-starts-august-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/us-housing-starts-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/us-housing-starts-august-2026?lang=en","title":"U.S. housing starts ran at a 1.275 million annual rate in August","summary":"Privately owned starts were at a 1.275 million seasonally adjusted annual rate; permits and completions also fell.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-05T22:07:16+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-05T22:07:16+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-08","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development","url":"https://www.census.gov/construction/nrc/pdf/newresconst_202608.pdf","checkedAt":"2026-10-05","publishedAt":"2026-09-17"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/us-housing-starts-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/us-housing-starts-august-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/us-housing-starts-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/us-housing-starts-august-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/us-housing-starts-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/us-housing-starts-august-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/us-housing-starts-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/us-housing-starts-august-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/us-housing-starts-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/us-housing-starts-august-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["Census and HUD reported privately owned housing starts at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,275,000 in August. That was 2.6% below July’s revised rate and 1.2% below August 2025. Single-family starts rose 7.6% from July to an annual rate of 918,000.","Permits ran at 1,394,000 annually, 2.7% below revised July but 3.5% above a year earlier. Completions fell to an annual rate of 1,128,000, down 11.9% monthly and 27.1% year over year. An annual rate projects one month’s pace over a year."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"Privately owned starts were at a 1.275 million seasonally adjusted annual rate; permits and completions also fell.\n\nCensus and HUD reported privately owned housing starts at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,275,000 in August. That was 2.6% below July’s revised rate and 1.2% below August 2025. Single-family starts rose 7.6% from July to an annual rate of 918,000.\n\nPermits ran at 1,394,000 annually, 2.7% below revised July but 3.5% above a year earlier. Completions fell to an annual rate of 1,128,000, down 11.9% monthly and 27.1% year over year. An annual rate projects one month’s pace over a year.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"}}}