Homes authorized by building permits in Riverside and San Bernardino counties combined from January through September 2026, down 24% from 12,698 in the same months of 2025. September alone: 1,371.
The headline adds the housing units in the Census Bureau's year-to-date county file (co2609y.txt) for Riverside County and San Bernardino County, across single-family homes and buildings with two, three to four, and five or more units. It uses the bureau's estimated figures, which fill in for permit offices that did not report that month, so the totals are higher than the reported-only columns and can be revised. A permit authorizes construction; it does not mean a home was started or finished. The file is published about a month after the period it covers.
Check the source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey
| Riverside County: single-family homesSame months of 2025: 4,757 | 4,535 |
|---|---|
| Riverside County: units in multifamily buildingsSame months of 2025: 2,547 | 1,045 |
| Riverside County: all unitsSame months of 2025: 7,304 | 5,580 |
| San Bernardino County: single-family homesSame months of 2025: 2,923 | 2,684 |
| San Bernardino County: units in multifamily buildingsSame months of 2025: 2,471 | 1,390 |
| San Bernardino County: all unitsSame months of 2025: 5,394 | 4,074 |
| Both counties: all unitsSame months of 2025: 12,698 | 9,654 |
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