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California Housing Unit Permits 2016-2025

Sector: Residential • Location: California, United States

Source: The Mercury News

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Between 2016 and 2025, California builders had 1.1 million housing unit permits approved for residential units, including both ownership and rental properties. This was the third-highest total among US states, representing 8% of the 14.2 million permits approved nationally. The permit approvals reflect construction plans typically filed by developers just before construction starts.

Status
Prospective
Sector
Residential
Location
California, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
The Mercury News

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The project “California Housing Unit Permits 2016-2025” is an infrastructure initiative in the Residential sector, located in California, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from The Mercury News.

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Between 2016 and 2025, California builders had 1.1 million housing unit permits approved for residential units, including both ownership and rental properties. This was the third-highest total among US states, representing 8% of the 14.2 million permits approved nationally. The permit approvals reflect construction plans typically filed by developers just before construction starts.

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Housing

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United States of America (USA)

State

California

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The Mercury News

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Residential

Article published date

2026-04-27

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