Thursday, July 17, 2008

New home permits and starts surge higher due to NYC building code changes


The U.S. Census Bureau and the HUD Department announced the new homes construction stats for June 2008 today. Total building permits were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,091 and was 11.5% higher than May 2008 but was down 23.9% from a year ago.  Per the U.S. Commerce Department, "A new construction code that took effect in New York City on July 1 prompted builders to start construction on, and seek permits for, condos and apartments a month earlier."  1 unit permits were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 613,000 which was down 3.5% from last month and down 39.7% from a year ago.  1 unit permits are at their lowest annual rate since January 1991.

Total housing starts were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,066,000 which was up 9.1% over the previous month, but 26.9% below April 2007.  Again the increase was due to the NYC building code changes.  1 unit starts were at 683,000 which is down 5.3% from May 2008 and down 43.0% from a year ago.  Housing completions were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,167,000 (1 units were at 859,000) which was 1.2% higher than the previous month, and 21.7% below June 2007.

Excluding the New York City market, home builders are continuing to pare down their construction in order to shrink supply to meet the low demand.


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