Permits for new housing across the state surged in September, for the third monthly increase this year, according to new data.
A total of 649 new permits were issued across Connecticut last month, up from 485 in August and 352 in Sept. 2019, for an 84.4% increase year-over-year, according to the state Department of Economic and Community Development, citing U.S. Census Bureau data.
Homebuilders were most active in Stamford with 185 permits issued, followed by New Canaan (62), Simsbury (45), East Lyme (47) and Trumbull (43).
For the year, there have been 3,740 housing permits issued, up from 3,145 issued at this time in 2019.
The surge in new construction permits tracks a local boom in home-buying that landed the Hartford area among the top three hottest residential real estate markets in the nation last month, according to RE/MAX realty company.
Hartford recorded a 33.3% increase in year-over-year sales in September, joining San Francisco (up 34.7%) and Billings, Montana (up 37.1%) as the top gainers nationwide.
