Data Released Shows November 2020 Gains in Single-Family Permits
The National Association of Home Builders’ Eye on Housing reported that there was a 12.2% increase of single-family permits on a year-over-year basis from November 2019. The November 2020 number reached to 888,217 while the November 2019 level just hit 791,452.
The South had an increase of 14.4% single-family permits which was the highest in all four regions. The other three regions were as follows, Midwest had an 11.7% increase, the West had an 8.5% increase and the Northeast had the lowest at 8%.
Delving even more into the data, 45 states saw an increase in single-family permits while 5 states and the District of Columbia saw a decline. The highest record was Vermont with a 37.8% increase while the District of Columbia saw the lowest at a decline of 19.6%. The ten highest states issuing the highest number of single-family permits were Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Delaware, Nebraska, Arizona, Missouri, Utah, and Texas. These states totaled 61.3% of the country’s total single-family permits issued.
At the local level, below are the top 10 metro areas that issued the highest number of single-family permits.
| Metropolitan Statistical Area | Single-family Permits: Nov (Units #YTD, NSA) |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 43,458 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 39,492 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 28,376 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 25,559 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 19,375 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 16,399 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 14,629 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 14,169 |
| Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN | 12,759 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 12,254 |