Category: News
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Reaction: July Permits Up, Starts and Completions Drop
The pace of permits for new housing increased 5 percent in July, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Building Permit Survey data released this morning.
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Featured in HousingWire: The Case for Reforming America’s Building Codes
ICYMI: In a new HousingWire op-ed, Housing Affordability Institute Executive Director Nick Erickson outlines building code reforms.
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Reaction: June Housing Data Shows Mixed Signals for America’s Housing Supply
The pace of permits for new housing declined 3 percent in June, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Building Permit Survey data released this morning.
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America’s Declining Housing Production
Instead of reaching a new cruising altitude, a level at which the nation could finally produce enough homes to close the housing shortage, production in many states and in the country as a whole has declined.
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United States of Housing Report Highlights Four Years of Declining Housing Production in America
Housing Affordability Institute, a housing industry think tank, published its annual United States of Housing report today, assessing the state of homeownership and housing affordability.
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Reaction: Housing Activity Continues to Weaken
Permits for new housing declined slightly in May, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Building Permit Survey data released this morning.
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Reaction: Building Permits Rise in April
Permits for new housing increased in April, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Building Permit Survey data released this morning.
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Housing Affordability Institute Releases Roadmap for Building Code Reforms
A new report released today by Housing Affordability Institute outlines how policymakers, regulators, and code officials can reform how residential energy and building codes are developed and adopted.
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Reaction: Building Permits Slow, Starts Increase in Q1
Permits for new housing fell in February and March, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Building Permit Survey data released this morning.
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New Report Finds Aging Housing Stock Drives Majority of U.S. Energy Use
Housing Affordability Institute released a new report today, Chasing Perfection: Energy Performance in the Nation’s Aging vs. New Housing Stock, examining how energy efficiency varies across housing built over the past several decades.
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State Legislatures and Housing Reform – March 2026
This month’s featured highlights include updates from Indiana, Arizona, and Virginia.
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Reaction: Housing Permits Slow In January
The seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing units authorized in the United States fell 5.4% in January, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s monthly housing report released this morning