Permits to build apartments in the US drop below pre-pandemic levels By Dillon Lowe - May 2, 2025 FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmailPrint A new report finds that permits to build multifamily housing units in the U.S. are down 27.1% from the COVID-19 pandemic building boom and down 5.5% from before the pandemic. The report—an an… Already an INSIDER? Sign in.