HOUSTHousingMonthly

HOUST — Housing Starts

Latest value

1,427Thousands of units

as of August 10, 2026

Refreshed hourly · Live via REST API

New privately-owned housing units started, seasonally adjusted annual rate. A leading indicator of housing-market health.

Update frequency

Monthly

Unit

Thousands of units

Historical coverage

1959-01/..

Why HOUST matters

Recession forecasting (housing leads the business cycle), construction-employment analysis, and building-material demand.

Get the latest value

Fetch the most recent Housing Starts reading with a single GET request. Free tier includes 100 calls per day.

# cURL curl -H "X-API-Key: brd_your_key" \ https://api.bullrundata.com/api/v1/indicators/HOUST # Python import requests r = requests.get( "https://api.bullrundata.com/api/v1/indicators/HOUST", headers={"X-API-Key": "brd_your_key"}, ) print(r.json()) # JavaScript const res = await fetch("https://api.bullrundata.com/api/v1/indicators/HOUST", { headers: { "X-API-Key": "brd_your_key" }, }); const data = await res.json();

Historical data

Retrieve the complete Housing Starts history with min/max/change statistics. Use the range parameter to control the window (1m, 3m, 6m, 1y, 2y, 5y). Free tier caps at 1 year; Pro extends to 5 years; Enterprise to 20 years.

curl -H "X-API-Key: brd_your_key" \ "https://api.bullrundata.com/api/v1/indicators/HOUST/timeseries?range=5y"

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Aliases

You can also address this indicator using these shortcuts — the API resolves them to the canonical series ID transparently:

HOUSING_STARTS

FAQ

What is HOUST?

HOUST is the series ID for Housing Starts, sourced from U.S. Census Bureau. New privately-owned housing units started, seasonally adjusted annual rate. A leading indicator of housing-market health.

What's the current HOUST value?

The most recent reading is 1,427 Thousands of units as of August 10, 2026. This page updates hourly, or fetch fresh values via the REST API.

How do I get historical HOUST data?

Call GET /api/v1/indicators/HOUST/timeseries?range=5y with your API key. Free tier includes 1 year of history; Pro extends to 5 years; Enterprise to 20 years. Historical coverage: 1959-01/...

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