HOUSTHousingMonthlyHousing Starts
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();
Full historical time series
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 — Enterprise plan extends further).
curl -H "X-API-Key: brd_your_key" \
"https://api.bullrundata.com/api/v1/indicators/HOUST/timeseries?range=5y"
Aliases
You can also address this indicator using these shortcuts — the API resolves them to the canonical series ID transparently:
HOUSING_STARTS