The total number of single-family permits issued year-to-date over the first eight months of 2022 decreased 6.0% from the August 2021 level of 775,772. Single-family permits declined year-to-date in each of the four census regions, while multifamily permits increased in all four census regions. Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Texas; Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas; Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Arizona; Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, Georgia; and Austin-Round Rock, Texas issued the highest number of single-family permits year-to-date, while New York-Newark-Jersey City; Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington; Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land; Austin-Round Rock; and Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue issued the highest number of multifamily permits year-to-date

Between August 2021 YTD and August 2022 YTD, eight states saw growth in single-family permits issued. New Mexico recorded the highest growth rate during this time at 37.1% going from 3,961 permits to 5,431. Forty-two states and the District of Columbia reported a decline in single-family permits during this time with the District of Columbia posting the steepest decline of 25.4% declining from 268 permits to 200.

Between August 2021 YTD and August 2022 YTD, 39 states and the District of Columbia recorded growth, while 11 states recorded a decline in multifamily permits. Hawaii led the way with a sharp rise (187.8%) in multifamily permits from 320 to 921 while Delaware had the largest decline of 76.3% from 928 to 220. The ten states issuing the highest number of multifamily permits combined accounted for 63.6% of the multifamily permits issued.