New home construction in Connecticut plummeted in June, as new housing permits issued during the month fell by 40 percent.
Connecticut municipalities issued 247 new housing permits in June, compared to 403 in June 2009.
The one bright spot was that June saw an uptick from the previous month, when Connecticut cities and towns issued 229 permits in May, according to data released Tuesday by the Department of Economic and Community Development.
Permits are issued for single-family houses, condominiums or apartment units.
June’s dismal results now put Connecticut’s new home permits for 2010, slightly behind last year’s pace. Through the first six months of 2009 1,434 new housing permits were issued, compared to 1,344 so far this year.
Prior to the June totals, Connecticut was pacing ahead of last year’s pace.
The data from DECD includes housing permits issued from 128 of the 169 municipalities in Connecticut.
