Building Permits in the United States decreased 0.2% month-over-month to 1.400 million units in September 2026, above market expectations of 1.390 million. Single-family permits fell 4% to 845,000, while permits for buildings with five or more units rose 5.9% to 503,000. Regionally, permits fell in the West (-10.2% to 283,000), but rose in the Northeast (13.3% to 145,000), the Midwest (0.5% to 213,000), and the South (1.5% to 759,000).