By Robert Dietz | NAHB
According to NAHB analysis of the most recent Census data of Starts and Completions by Purpose and Design, townhouse construction starts have slowed relative to the expansion of the overall building market.
Over the last four quarters ending with the second quarter of 2017, townhouse starts totaled 94,000, 5% lower than the four quarters prior this past year. Townhouses, or single-family attached housing, represented 25,000 starts during the second quarter of 2017, 14% lower than the total during the second quarter of 2016.