Massachusetts 2-4 Family Building Permits
See also, Annual Data.
| Date |
Number of Dwelling Units |
Average Value per Dwelling Unit ($) |
| Units | 12 Month | Average Value | 12 Month |
| Total | Percent Change | Average | Percent Change |
| 1994-Jan | 19 | 546 | 19 | 90,400 | 65,000 | 9 |
| Feb | 18 | 499 | -2 | 78,200 | 63,100 | 0 |
| Mar | 71 | 552 | 16 | 64,200 | 63,900 | 0 |
| Apr | 60 | 574 | 21 | 39,900 | 61,500 | -5 |
| May | 41 | 572 | 17 | 62,400 | 62,600 | -2 |
| Jun | 29 | 556 | 15 | 64,000 | 63,100 | 0 |
| Jul | 58 | 567 | 12 | 47,600 | 61,600 | -3 |
| Aug | 80 | 572 | 10 | 64,100 | 59,900 | -9 |
| Sep | 35 | 556 | 4 | 68,200 | 61,400 | -7 |
| Oct | 68 | 576 | 12 | 44,900 | 58,600 | -6 |
| Nov | 80 | 622 | 19 | 62,500 | 59,100 | -6 |
| Dec | 38 | 597 | 6 | 69,300 | 59,400 | -5 |
| 1995-Jan | 42 | 620 | 14 | 70,600 | 59,200 | -9 |
| Feb | 50 | 652 | 31 | 70,400 | 59,500 | -6 |
| Mar | 33 | 614 | 11 | 67,800 | 59,400 | -7 |
| Apr | 34 | 588 | 2 | 61,700 | 61,600 | 0 |
| May | 43 | 590 | 3 | 59,100 | 61,300 | -2 |
| Jun | 36 | 597 | 7 | 64,600 | 61,400 | -3 |
| Jul | 40 | 579 | 2 | 68,600 | 63,300 | 3 |
| Aug | 37 | 536 | -6 | 54,100 | 62,500 | 4 |
| Sep | 53 | 554 | 0 | 64,700 | 62,400 | 2 |
| Oct | 40 | 526 | -9 | 62,000 | 64,600 | 10 |
| Nov | 48 | 494 | -21 | 47,600 | 63,300 | 7 |
| Dec | 78 | 534 | -11 | 73,400 | 64,300 | 8 |
| 1996-Jan | 24 | 516 | -17 | 62,500 | 63,700 | 8 |
| Feb | 23 | 489 | -25 | 64,500 | 63,100 | 6 |
| Mar | 33 | 489 | -20 | 69,800 | 63,200 | 6 |
| Apr | 26 | 481 | -18 | 52,400 | 62,700 | 2 |
| May | 28 | 466 | -21 | 53,400 | 62,500 | 2 |
| Jun | 38 | 468 | -22 | 68,000 | 62,800 | 2 |
| Jul | 57 | 485 | -16 | 71,200 | 63,300 | 0 |
| Aug | 30 | 478 | -11 | 60,300 | 63,800 | 2 |
| Sep | 33 | 458 | -17 | 54,000 | 63,000 | 1 |
| Oct | 75 | 493 | -6 | 76,200 | 65,100 | 1 |
| Nov | 79 | 524 | 6 | 77,100 | 68,500 | 8 |
| Dec | 40 | 486 | -9 | 56,500 | 66,800 | 4 |
| 1997-Jan | 28 | 490 | -5 | 55,900 | 66,300 | 4 |
| Feb | 45 | 512 | 5 | 76,400 | 67,300 | 7 |
| Mar | 56 | 535 | 9 | 90,000 | 69,500 | 10 |
| Apr | 46 | 555 | 15 | 69,500 | 70,300 | 12 |
| May | 62 | 589 | 26 | 60,600 | 70,100 | 12 |
| Jun | 52 | 603 | 29 | 78,000 | 70,900 | 13 |
| Jul | 124 | 670 | 38 | 102,900 | 76,800 | 21 |
| Aug | 34 | 674 | 41 | 62,400 | 76,800 | 20 |
| Sep | 36 | 677 | 48 | 85,700 | 78,400 | 24 |
| Oct | 69 | 671 | 36 | 95,200 | 80,400 | 24 |
| Nov | 56 | 648 | 24 | 64,300 | 79,400 | 16 |
| Dec | 67 | 675 | 39 | 73,500 | 80,200 | 20 |
| 1998-Jan | 63 | 710 | 45 | 94,300 | 82,400 | 24 |
| Feb | 90 | 755 | 47 | 81,900 | 82,700 | 23 |
| Mar | 56 | 755 | 41 | 72,100 | 81,400 | 17 |
| Apr | 76 | 785 | 41 | 84,600 | 82,400 | 17 |
| May | 41 | 764 | 30 | 81,100 | 84,100 | 20 |
| Jun | 65 | 777 | 29 | 87,100 | 84,700 | 19 |
| Jul | 97 | 750 | 12 | 73,600 | 80,300 | 5 |
| Aug | 51 | 767 | 14 | 82,100 | 81,200 | 6 |
| Sep | 67 | 798 | 18 | 78,300 | 80,700 | 3 |
| Oct | 57 | 786 | 17 | 84,000 | 79,700 | -1 |
| Nov | 63 | 793 | 22 | 69,900 | 80,000 | 1 |
| Dec | 89 | 815 | 21 | 88,900 | 81,500 | 2 |
| 1999-Jan | 37 | 789 | 11 | 84,700 | 80,700 | -2 |
| Feb | 53 | 752 | 0 | 83,200 | 80,700 | -2 |
| Mar | 80 | 776 | 3 | 76,900 | 80,900 | -1 |
| Apr | 67 | 767 | -2 | 112,300 | 83,300 | 1 |
| May | 81 | 807 | 6 | 74,300 | 82,500 | -2 |
| Jun | 99 | 841 | 8 | 89,200 | 82,900 | -2 |
| Jul | 90 | 834 | 11 | 88,900 | 84,700 | 5 |
| Aug | 71 | 854 | 11 | 72,200 | 83,800 | 3 |
| Sep | 145 | 932 | 17 | 83,700 | 84,200 | 4 |
| Oct | 67 | 942 | 20 | 75,100 | 83,500 | 5 |
| Nov | 111 | 990 | 25 | 72,700 | 83,200 | 4 |
| Dec | 122 | 1,023 | 26 | 95,600 | 84,200 | 3 |
| 2000-Jan | 94 | 1,080 | 37 | 71,800 | 83,100 | 3 |
| Feb | 71 | 1,098 | 46 | 80,600 | 82,900 | 3 |
| Mar | 70 | 1,088 | 40 | 87,700 | 83,600 | 3 |
| Apr | 47 | 1,068 | 39 | 97,600 | 82,500 | -1 |
| May | 94 | 1,081 | 34 | 89,000 | 83,600 | 1 |
| Jun | 111 | 1,093 | 30 | 97,700 | 84,600 | 2 |
| Jul | 71 | 1,074 | 29 | 87,300 | 84,400 | 0 |
| Aug | 78 | 1,081 | 27 | 96,300 | 86,000 | 3 |
| Sep | 92 | 1,028 | 10 | 70,200 | 84,900 | 1 |
| Oct | 96 | 1,057 | 12 | 94,600 | 86,400 | 3 |
| Nov | 76 | 1,022 | 3 | 77,900 | 87,300 | 5 |
| Dec | 83 | 983 | -4 | 98,700 | 87,200 | 4 |
| 2001-Jan | 21 | 910 | -16 | 96,400 | 89,100 | 7 |
| Feb | 67 | 906 | -17 | 82,300 | 89,200 | 8 |
| Mar | 44 | 880 | -19 | 81,500 | 89,000 | 6 |
| Apr | 58 | 891 | -17 | 77,100 | 87,700 | 6 |
| May | 114 | 911 | -16 | 168,900 | 97,800 | 17 |
| Jun | 69 | 869 | -20 | 77,800 | 96,200 | 14 |
| Jul | 87 | 885 | -18 | 81,700 | 95,500 | 13 |
| Aug | 83 | 890 | -18 | 69,300 | 93,000 | 8 |
| Sep | 92 | 890 | -13 | 97,100 | 95,700 | 13 |
| Oct | 99 | 893 | -16 | 84,800 | 94,700 | 10 |
| Nov | 86 | 903 | -12 | 74,300 | 94,100 | 8 |
| Dec | 97 | 917 | -7 | 97,800 | 94,100 | 8 |
| 2002-Jan | 97 | 993 | 9 | 82,300 | 92,900 | 4 |
| Feb | 57 | 983 | 8 | 81,900 | 93,000 | 4 |
| Mar | 82 | 1,021 | 16 | 93,700 | 93,500 | 5 |
| Apr | 79 | 1,042 | 17 | 88,000 | 94,000 | 7 |
| May | 101 | 1,029 | 13 | 101,300 | 86,400 | -12 |
| Jun | 117 | 1,077 | 24 | 72,100 | 85,400 | -11 |
| Jul | 80 | 1,070 | 21 | 95,200 | 86,500 | -9 |
| Aug | 109 | 1,096 | 23 | 94,200 | 88,500 | -5 |
| Sep | 79 | 1,083 | 22 | 82,800 | 87,400 | -9 |
| Oct | 109 | 1,093 | 22 | 79,900 | 86,900 | -8 |
| Nov | 104 | 1,111 | 23 | 89,300 | 88,100 | -6 |
| Dec | 81 | 1,095 | 19 | 90,300 | 87,400 | -7 |
| 2003-Jan | 76 | 1,074 | 8 | 88,300 | 87,900 | -5 |
| Feb | 85 | 1,102 | 12 | 94,200 | 88,700 | -5 |
| Mar | 103 | 1,123 | 10 | 84,300 | 87,900 | -6 |
| Apr | 90 | 1,134 | 9 | 90,100 | 88,100 | -6 |
| May | 177 | 1,210 | 18 | 94,000 | 87,900 | 2 |
| Jun | 178 | 1,271 | 18 | 90,400 | 89,700 | 5 |
| Jul | 126 | 1,317 | 23 | 92,500 | 89,600 | 4 |
| Aug | 114 | 1,322 | 21 | 85,800 | 88,900 | 0 |
| Sep | 98 | 1,341 | 24 | 96,800 | 89,800 | 3 |
| Oct | 99 | 1,331 | 22 | 112,100 | 92,300 | 6 |
| Nov | 189 | 1,416 | 27 | 89,500 | 92,100 | 5 |
| Dec | 145 | 1,480 | 35 | 95,700 | 92,600 | 6 |
| 2004-Jan | 74 | 1,478 | 38 | 90,900 | 92,700 | 5 |
| Feb | 35 | 1,428 | 30 | 92,400 | 92,600 | 4 |
| Mar | 139 | 1,464 | 30 | 100,000 | 93,900 | 7 |
| Apr | 80 | 1,454 | 28 | 101,500 | 94,600 | 7 |
| May | 90 | 1,367 | 13 | 95,300 | 94,700 | 8 |
| Jun | 201 | 1,390 | 9 | 95,800 | 95,400 | 6 |
| Jul | 149 | 1,413 | 7 | 107,200 | 96,900 | 8 |
| Aug | 159 | 1,458 | 10 | 102,900 | 98,400 | 11 |
| Sep | 79 | 1,439 | 7 | 98,900 | 98,600 | 10 |
| Oct | 166 | 1,506 | 13 | 95,900 | 97,400 | 6 |
| Nov | 137 | 1,454 | 3 | 97,400 | 98,400 | 7 |
| Dec | 140 | 1,449 | -2 | 105,400 | 99,400 | 7 |
| 2005-Jan | 111 | 1,486 | 1 | 92,500 | 99,300 | 7 |
| Feb | 87 | 1,538 | 8 | 98,800 | 99,400 | 7 |
| Mar | 131 | 1,530 | 5 | 91,800 | 98,700 | 5 |
| Apr | 135 | 1,585 | 9 | 107,100 | 99,300 | 5 |
| May | 164 | 1,659 | 21 | 113,800 | 100,900 | 7 |
| Jun | 129 | 1,587 | 14 | 92,200 | 100,900 | 6 |
| Jul | 113 | 1,551 | 10 | 101,000 | 100,300 | 4 |
| Aug | 135 | 1,527 | 5 | 98,900 | 99,900 | 2 |
| Sep | 113 | 1,561 | 8 | 99,200 | 99,900 | 1 |
| Oct | 122 | 1,517 | 1 | 153,300 | 104,600 | 7 |
| Nov | 123 | 1,503 | 3 | 101,800 | 105,000 | 7 |
| Dec | 114 | 1,477 | 2 | 98,700 | 104,500 | 5 |
| 2006-Jan | 212 | 1,578 | 6 | 78,000 | 101,800 | 3 |
| Feb | 107 | 1,598 | 4 | 98,700 | 101,700 | 2 |
| Mar | 131 | 1,598 | 4 | 101,500 | 102,500 | 4 |
| Apr | 170 | 1,633 | 3 | 108,600 | 102,800 | 4 |
| May | 189 | 1,658 | 0 | 105,400 | 102,000 | 1 |
| Jun | 178 | 1,707 | 8 | 100,500 | 102,600 | 2 |
| Jul | 79 | 1,673 | 8 | 110,400 | 103,000 | 3 |
| Aug | 108 | 1,646 | 8 | 100,700 | 103,200 | 3 |
| Sep | 123 | 1,656 | 6 | 150,700 | 107,000 | 7 |
| Oct | 103 | 1,637 | 8 | 101,500 | 103,200 | -1 |
| Nov | 93 | 1,607 | 7 | 107,600 | 103,600 | -1 |
| Dec | 69 | 1,562 | 6 | 109,700 | 104,200 | 0 |
| 2007-Jan | 80 | 1,430 | -9 | 100,700 | 107,900 | 6 |
| Feb | 46 | 1,369 | -14 | 116,400 | 108,900 | 7 |
| Mar | 115 | 1,353 | -15 | 108,700 | 109,600 | 7 |
| Apr | 95 | 1,278 | -22 | 117,500 | 110,400 | 7 |
| May | 101 | 1,190 | -28 | 101,300 | 110,400 | 8 |
| Jun | 78 | 1,090 | -36 | 101,400 | 111,400 | 9 |
| Jul | 59 | 1,070 | -36 | 106,500 | 111,200 | 8 |
| Aug | 86 | 1,048 | -36 | 99,300 | 111,300 | 8 |
| Sep | 54 | 979 | -41 | 111,300 | 106,300 | -1 |
| Oct | 70 | 946 | -42 | 113,300 | 107,400 | 4 |
| Nov | 65 | 918 | -43 | 119,900 | 108,200 | 4 |
| Dec | 37 | 886 | -43 | 116,100 | 108,400 | 4 |
| 2008-Jan | 43 | 849 | -41 | 177,800 | 112,700 | 4 |
| Feb | 24 | 827 | -40 | 121,900 | 112,700 | 3 |
| Mar | 64 | 776 | -43 | 109,900 | 113,100 | 3 |
| Apr | 29 | 710 | -44 | 104,800 | 112,200 | 2 |
| May | 41 | 650 | -45 | 190,500 | 118,800 | 8 |
| Jun | 62 | 634 | -42 | 117,000 | 120,800 | 8 |
| Jul | 50 | 625 | -42 | 100,400 | 120,500 | 8 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Census and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
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