# U.S. September Housing Starts Report Is Due Tuesday Before Fed Meeting By Enna Lee Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/35531 Published: 2026-10-20T10:13:32.000Z Updated: 2026-10-20T10:13:32.000Z Section: Investing > The August housing starts rate was 1.275 million units. September building permits are also scheduled for release at 8:30 a.m. ET (12:30 UTC). U.S. housing starts and building permits for September are scheduled for release Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. ET (12:30 UTC), putting construction data on the market calendar before the Federal Reserve’s Oct. 27–28 meeting. Housing starts ran at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.275 million units in August. That was down 2.6% from July and 1.2% from August 2025. Housing starts measure the beginning of construction on single-family and multifamily homes. Tuesday’s release will provide the September reading alongside building permits. The report falls during [a week of U.S. economic data and corporate earnings](). Fed officials are in their premeeting quiet period ahead of the Oct. 27–28 meeting. ## Links in this article - [a week of U.S. economic data and corporate earnings](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/34350)