Connecticut housing permits up a bit in January

January housing permits in Connecticut were up by seven permits over January 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau”™s monthly survey of 104 municipalities.

There were 297 permits issued in January to build single- and multifamily housing statewide, with 290 granted in the previous January. Complexes with five or more units accounted for 178 of Jan. 2018”™s figure, with 109 permits issued for single-family homes. The Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk market accounted for 77 new housing permits.

In December 2017, Connecticut municipalities issued 281 housing permits, bringing last year”™s total to 3,803 units ”“ the lowest such figure since 2014.