Over the first ten months of 2022, the total number of single-family permits issued year-to-date (YTD) nationwide reached 865,815. On a year-over-year (YoY) basis, this is 8.7% below the October 2021 level of 948,321.
Year-to-date ending in October, single-family permits declined in all four regions. The South posted a modest decline of 6.8%, while the Midwest and the West regions reported the steepest decline of 11.6%. The Northeast declined by 9.7% in single-family permits during this time. On the other hand, multifamily permits posted increased in all four regions. Permits were 27.7% higher in the South, 17.8% higher in the Midwest, 9.1% higher in the West, and 2.4% higher in the Northeast.
Between October 2021 YTD and October 2022 YTD, seven states saw growth in single-family permits issued. New Mexico recorded the highest growth rate during this time at 39.2% going from 4,718 permits to 6,567. Forty-three states and the District of Columbia reported a decline in single-family permits during this time with Colorado posting the steepest decline of 26.0% declining from 29,358 permits to 21,726. The ten states issuing the highest number of single-family permits combined accounted for 63.5% of the total single-family permits issued.
Year-to-date, ending in October, the total number of multifamily permits issued nationwide reached 575,671. This is 17.4% ahead of the October 2021 level of 490,172.
Between October 2021 YTD and October 2022 YTD, 39 states and the District of Columbia recorded growth, while 11 states recorded a decline in multifamily permits. Georgia led the way with a sharp rise (168.7%) in multifamily permits from 9,237 to 24,818 while Delaware had the largest decline of 61.5% from 968 to 373. The ten states issuing the highest number of multifamily permits combined accounted for 63.5% 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.
| Metropolitan Statistical Area | Single-Family Permits: Oct-22 (Units #YTD, NSA) |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 42,826 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 39,154 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 24,470 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 23,805 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 19,582 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 16,806 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 14,099 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 13,733 |
| Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN | 13,594 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 12,551 |
For multifamily permits, below are the top ten local areas that issued the highest number of permits.
| Metropolitan Statistical Area | Multifamily Permits: Oct-22 (Units #YTD, NSA) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 40,527 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 28,844 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 24,121 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 20,505 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 18,600 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 17,181 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 17,018 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 16,892 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 16,454 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 14,053 |
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