US building permits rose by 4.3% month-over-month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.433 million in July 2026, below preliminary estimates of 1.433 million. Permits for buildings with five or more units surged 7.3% to 482,000, and single-family permits increased 2.5% to 894,000. Regionally, permits rose in the Midwest (10.8% to 225,000), and the South (5.6% to 748,000), but were unchanged in the West (at 308,000) and fell in the Northeast (-1.9% to 152,000).