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Housing and Development Resources

New Jersey Building Permits

New Jersey Building Permit Data
Residential, municipal and county data from 1990 onward.

Construction Statistics

Building Permits Survey
"This page provides data on the number of new housing units authorized by building permits. Data are available monthly, year- to- date, and annually at the national, state, selected metropolitan area, county and place levels. The data are from the Building Permits Survey."
New Residential Sales
National and regional data on the number of new single-family houses sold and for sale, as well as national data on median and average prices, the number of houses sold and for sale by stage of construction, and other statistics.
Characteristics of New Housing
National, annual data on the characteristics of new privately-owned residential structures, such as square footage, number of bedrooms and bathrooms, type of wall material, and sales prices. Many characteristics are available at the region level.
Construction Spending
Current monthly data.
Construction spending in the United States from 1993 to 2021, by sector (in billion U.S. dollars) 
"The statistic reflects the total value of both public and private sector construction spending in the United States between 1993 and 2017. In 2017, private sector construction spending is expected to total around 951 billion US dollars." Rutgers - Restricted Access
NAHB - Construction Statistics 
National Association of Home Builders' statistical information on housing starts and completions, employment and permit data, as well homeownership rates. 
Value of Construction Put in Place, 1993-