Tennessee home building permits down for 2025

Housing permits issued by local governments in Tennessee were down 3.3% between 2024 and 2025, according to new data released by the Tennessee State Data Center (TNSDC). Pulling information from the Census Bureau's Building Permits Survey, TNSDC said permits for single-family homes only declined 1.8% in the year-over-year period and remain steady in the face of elevated borrowing costs. However, multi-family housing permits were down 7.4% in the same period and 45% since their 2021 peak. Last year, 44,863 new housing units were permitted by local governments across the state.  Tennessee’s county and municipal permit totals can be viewed on the TNSDC dashboard.