• We collect data on:

New Residential Construction

building permits, housing starts and completions

New Residential Sales

new homes sold and for sale

Construction Spending

public and private, residential and nonresidential

Characteristics of New Housing

• Many construction indicators appear to be

improving in recent months

• Single-family houses completed in 2011

averaged 2,480 square feet

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3

Homeownership Rate in the

United States: 1890-2010

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Population and Housing, decennial volumes, and 2010 Census Summary File 1.

Single-family and Multifamily

Housing Starts

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, New Residential Construction 4

Housing Units Under Construction

Source: U.S. Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development, New Residential Construction 5

All Other 47%

Texas 16%

California 7%

Florida 7%

North Carolina 5%

Virginia 4%

New York 4%

Washington 3%

Georgia 3%

South Carolina 2%

Tennessee 2%

Percent of U.S. Total Housing Units

Authorized by State: 2011

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, New Residential Construction 6

Percent change from 2010 to 2011 in

New Housing Units Authorized by State

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, New Residential Construction 7

61.8

524.1

- 25.1

-24.2

Number of Multifamily Units

Authorized by Building Permits

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, New Residential Construction 8

New Home Sales and Months’ Supply

Source: U.S. Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development, New Residential Sales 9

New Home Sales and Existing

Home Sales

Source: U.S. Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development, New Residential Sales; National Association of Realtors, Existing Home Sales

10

Average Sales Price of New Homes

Source: U.S. Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development, New Residential Sales 11

Average Square Footage of New

Housing Units Completed

Source: U.S. Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development, Characteristics of New Housing 12

Bedrooms for New Single-family

Houses Completed

Source: U.S. Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development, Characteristics of New Housing 13

Multifamily Units Started by Intended

Use

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, New Residential Construction 14

Private and Public Construction

Spending

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Construction Spending

15

Private Residential and

Nonresidential Construction

Spending

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Construction Spending 16

Selected Nonresidential Categories

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Construction Spending 17