Building permits lead construction cycles by a year, Eric Basmajian notes

Building permits lead construction cycles by a year, Eric Basmajian notes
Permits often lead housing construction cycle

Eric Basmajian explains that building permits and units under construction both reflect the housing cycle, but with a clear lead-lag relationship. Permits act as a leading indicator, while construction follows as a cyclical layer.

Basmajian points out that the time gap between the two serves as a measure of lead time for the housing market.

Basmajian previously noted that averaging finished and unstarted homes into a single months supply figure can mask significant cost differences in housing between the two categories. He has also reported that U.S. real personal income per capita is currently $3,267 below the 2009-2020 trend after a stretch of 15 months with no growth in personal income data. These observations provide further context for the indicators he tracks in the housing market.

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