{"id":18,"date":"2026-09-12T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/narrealestategroup-com\/2026\/09\/12\/single-family-home-construction-declines-but-new-permits-offer-glimmer-of-hope\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T16:00:00","slug":"single-family-home-construction-declines-but-new-permits-offer-glimmer-of-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.narrealestategroup.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/12\/single-family-home-construction-declines-but-new-permits-offer-glimmer-of-hope\/","title":{"rendered":"Single-Family Home Construction Declines, But New Permits Offer Glimmer of Hope"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>We\u2019re seeing a notable shift in the U.S. single-family construction landscape\u2014housing starts dropped 9.9% from June and are down 15.7% compared to last year, with total starts off by 12.4%. The decline hit every region, especially the Northeast. Yet, there\u2019s a silver lining: building permits are up 5%. This uptick points to underlying demand, even with higher mortgage rates and construction costs putting pressure on the market.<\/p>\n<p>For anyone considering building or investing in Central Ohio, this is a critical moment to watch the numbers\u2014and understand what\u2019s driving them locally. My focus on both new construction and resale means I keep a close eye on these trends, helping clients identify opportunities amid the volatility. As always, transparency and a clear strategy are key to making informed decisions in a changing market.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/themortgagepoint.com\/2026\/08\/18\/permits-may-assist-in-supplying-demand-as-single-family-home-construction-plummets\/\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re seeing a notable shift in the U.S. single-family construction landscape\u2014housing starts dropped 9.9% from June and are down 15.7% compared to last year, with total starts off by 12.4%. The decline hit every region, especially the Northeast. Yet, there\u2019s a silver lining: building permits are up 5%. This uptick points to underlying demand, even [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":286,"featured_media":50,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.narrealestategroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.narrealestategroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.narrealestategroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narrealestategroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/286"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narrealestategroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.narrealestategroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narrealestategroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.narrealestategroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narrealestategroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narrealestategroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}