{"id":9,"date":"2026-09-05T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/mahmoudchitsazan-com\/2026\/09\/05\/single-family-home-construction-declines-but-new-permits-offer-glimmer-of-hope\/"},"modified":"2026-09-05T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T17:00:00","slug":"single-family-home-construction-declines-but-new-permits-offer-glimmer-of-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mahmoudchitsazan.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/05\/single-family-home-construction-declines-but-new-permits-offer-glimmer-of-hope\/","title":{"rendered":"Single-Family Home Construction Declines, But New Permits Offer Glimmer of Hope"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>Having called Northwest Arkansas home for over three decades, I\u2019ve seen our market go through its share of ups and downs. Recent national data shows single-family housing starts have dropped 9.9% from June and are down 15.7% compared to last year, with overall starts falling by 12.4%. Every region felt this slowdown, especially the Northeast. Yet, there\u2019s a silver lining: building permits are up 5%, hinting at possible renewed activity ahead, even as mortgage rates and construction costs remain a challenge. As someone who\u2019s served on Cave Springs\u2019 City Council and Planning Commission, and now helps clients as a REALTOR\u00ae and investor, I know how these shifts can affect your real estate plans. Staying informed and prepared is key to making confident decisions\u2014whether you\u2019re considering buying, selling, or investing.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/themortgagepoint.com\/2026\/08\/18\/permits-may-assist-in-supplying-demand-as-single-family-home-construction-plummets\/\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Having called Northwest Arkansas home for over three decades, I\u2019ve seen our market go through its share of ups and downs. Recent national data shows single-family housing starts have dropped 9.9% from June and are down 15.7% compared to last year, with overall starts falling by 12.4%. Every region felt this slowdown, especially the Northeast. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":237,"featured_media":28,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mahmoudchitsazan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mahmoudchitsazan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mahmoudchitsazan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mahmoudchitsazan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/237"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mahmoudchitsazan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.mahmoudchitsazan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mahmoudchitsazan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mahmoudchitsazan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mahmoudchitsazan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mahmoudchitsazan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}