U.S. housing starts

Projected annualized pace of new privately owned housing starts.

United States · thousand units SAAR3 extracted figures3 institutions1 comparable groups

2026 Q4 · Quarterly SAAR

3 institutions
Forecasts by report dateUnited States
1,300K1,358K1,459KCONSENSUSJUL 26JUL 26JUL 26Wells Fargo · 1.3M · 2026-07-30RBC · 1.459M · 2026-07-13Fannie Mae · 1.314M · 2026-07-10Fannie Mae 1.314M

EmphasisedOther institutionsConsensus

InstitutionPeriodReportedForecast
Wells Fargo2026 Q4“Housing Starts (e) | 2026 4Q | 1.3” — U.S. Economic Forecast table · 2026 Q4 · source ↗2026-07-301.3M
RBC2026 Q4“Housing starts (000s) | 2026 Q4 | 1458.9” — U.S. Forecast Detail · 2026 Q4 · source ↗2026-07-131.459M
Fannie Mae2026 Q4“Total Housing Starts | 26.4 | 1,314” — Housing Forecast table · 2026 Q4 · source ↗2026-07-101.314M
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Consensus
1,358K
Spread
+159K
Low
1,300K
High
1,459K
Reporting
3
Basis
Quarterly SAAR