← Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED)
Coverage 1959-01-01 to 2026-06-01 · series id fred/HOUST
Recent values
| Period | Value | Revision |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-01 | 1,427 | 1 |
| 2026-05-01 | 1,199 | 1 |
| 2026-04-01 | 1,414 | 1 |
| 2026-03-01 | 1,522 | 1 |
| 2026-02-01 | 1,346 | 1 |
| 2026-01-01 | 1,385 | 1 |
| 2025-12-01 | 1,378 | 1 |
| 2025-11-01 | 1,319 | 1 |
| 2025-10-01 | 1,273 | 1 |
| 2025-09-01 | 1,319 | 1 |
| 2025-08-01 | 1,291 | 1 |
| 2025-07-01 | 1,432 | 1 |
Verification history
| Check | Result | Expected | Actual | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| freshness | pass | 1h ago | ||
| golden | pass | 490 | 490 | 1h ago |
| golden_live | pass | 490 | 490 | 1h ago |
| golden_live | pass | 490 | 490 | 25h ago |
| golden | pass | 490 | 490 | 25h ago |
| freshness | pass | 25h ago |
License and citation
License public-domain (terms). Source: U.S. federal statistical agencies via FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. This product uses the FRED API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
Official table: New Residential Construction · Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Use it
curl "https://starwell.dev/api/starwell/v1/sources/fred/series/HOUST/observations?latest=12"
Download CSV — full history with attribution, spreadsheet-ready.
Embed the chart
A live SVG of this series, attribution included, refreshed hourly:
<img src="https://starwell.dev/sources/fred/HOUST/chart.svg"
alt="New Privately-Owned Housing Units Started: Total Units" width="720" />
curl -X POST "https://starwell.dev/api/starwell/v1/answer" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"question": "What is the latest value?", "series": [{"source": "fred", "seriesId": "HOUST"}]}'