PERMIT5HousingMonthly

PERMIT5 — Building Permits: 5+ Units

Latest value

449.00Thousands of units

as of August 8, 2026

Refreshed hourly · Live via REST API

Multifamily building permits authorized in permit-issuing places (5+ unit structures). Leads starts by 1-3 months.

Update frequency

Monthly

Unit

Thousands of units

Historical coverage

1960-01/..

Why PERMIT5 matters

Forward look at multifamily supply pipeline, market-level construction timing, and cap-rate direction (supply compression = cap-rate compression).

Get the latest value

Fetch the most recent Building Permits: 5+ Units 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/PERMIT5 # Python import requests r = requests.get( "https://api.bullrundata.com/api/v1/indicators/PERMIT5", headers={"X-API-Key": "brd_your_key"}, ) print(r.json()) # JavaScript const res = await fetch("https://api.bullrundata.com/api/v1/indicators/PERMIT5", { headers: { "X-API-Key": "brd_your_key" }, }); const data = await res.json();

Historical data

Retrieve the complete Building Permits: 5+ Units 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/PERMIT5/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:

MF_PERMITSMULTIFAMILY_PERMITS

FAQ

What is PERMIT5?

PERMIT5 is the series ID for Building Permits: 5+ Units, sourced from U.S. Census Bureau. Multifamily building permits authorized in permit-issuing places (5+ unit structures). Leads starts by 1-3 months.

What's the current PERMIT5 value?

The most recent reading is 449.00 Thousands of units as of August 8, 2026. This page updates hourly, or fetch fresh values via the REST API.

How do I get historical PERMIT5 data?

Call GET /api/v1/indicators/PERMIT5/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: 1960-01/...

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