These maps show which states are actually building housing
Source: Business Insider ·
We're not building enough new homes in the US to keep costs reasonable, a new report says. But some states are doing better than others: See the map.
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Some states are issuing more housing permits than others, driving more home construction.Rebecca Noble/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesA report from UNLV's Lied Center for Real Estate shows housing permits are stalling across America.Some states are seeing increases, while others lag behind, which might impact future housing supply.States like South Carolina, Idaho, and North Carolina lead in permits that may further ease prices.The US housing pipeline is stalling — an indicator that affordable housing may remain hard to find nationwide.From January to August 2026, housing permits remained "essentially flat" nationwide, with a 0.05% increase since 2025, but a 4.1% drop since 2023, according to an October research report from the Lied Center for Real Estate at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas."We are doing a terrible job building housing," said Nicholas Irwin, coauthor of the report and research director at the Lied Center for Real Estate. "Some states are doing better than others, but…
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