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Year-over-Year Decline for Single-Family Permits in March 2023




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Over the first three months of 2023, the total number of single-family permits issued year-to-date (YTD) nationwide reached 191,695. On a year-over-year (YoY) basis, this is 31.1% below the March 2022 level of 278,189.

Year-to-date ending in March, single-family permits declined in all four regions. The Northeast posted a decline of 20.5%, while the West region reported the steepest decline of 40.9%. The Midwest declined by 30.2% and the South declined by 28.4% in single-family permits during this time. The South posted an increase of 17.0% in multifamily permits and while the other three regions posted declines. Multifamily permits in the West were down 7.4%, Northeast down 28.4%, and down in the Midwest by 14.7%.

Between March 2022 YTD and March 2023 YTD, all the states and the District of Columbia reported declines in single-family permits ranging from 0.8% in New Jersey to 67.8% in Montana. The ten states issuing the highest number of single-family permits combined accounted for 65.7% of the total single-family permits issued. Texas, the state with the highest number of single-family permits declined 36.6% in the past 12 months while the next two highest states, Florida and North Carolina declined by 26.1% and 19.3% respectively.

Year-to-date, ending in March, the total number of multifamily permits issued nationwide reached 152,417. This is 0.8% below the March 2022 level of 153,720.

Between March 2022 YTD and March 2023 YTD, 25 states and the District of Columbia recorded growth, while 25 states recorded a decline in multifamily permits. North Dakota led the way with a sharp rise in multifamily permits from 25 to 429 while Hawaii had the largest decline of 78.0% from 626 to 138. The ten states issuing the highest number of multifamily permits combined accounted for 66.0% of the multifamily permits issued.

At the local level, below are the top ten metro areas that issued the highest number of single-family permits.

Top 10 Largest SF Markets Mar-23 (# of units YTD, NSA) YTD % Change
(compared to Mar-22)
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX                                         11,036 -27%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX                                           7,711 -41%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA                                           5,315 -31%
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ                                           4,687 -53%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC                                           4,533 -20%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL                                           4,000 -19%
Austin-Round Rock, TX                                           3,428 -47%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL                                           3,182 -15%
Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN                                           3,177 -34%
Raleigh, NC                                           3,074 -23%
For multifamily permits, below are the top ten local areas that issued the highest number of permits. 
Top 10 Largest MF Markets Mar-23 (# of units YTD, NSA) YTD % Change
(compared to Mar-22)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA                                           8,478 -38%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX                                           6,654 -10%
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX                                           6,235 22%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL                                           5,971 171%
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ                                           5,824 50%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA                                           4,930 30%
Austin-Round Rock, TX                                           4,473 -18%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA                                           3,792 1%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA                                           3,258 -37%
Jacksonville, FL                                           3,173 8%



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