States › Massachusetts › 1998
In 1998 the FHFA house price index for Massachusetts changed +6.0%, against +3.7% for the United States and +4.4% in 1997.
19,254 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (16,303 single-family), +12.0% on 1997; the national total was 1,612,260.
+6.0% Massachusetts index, 1997–1998 US +3.7%
19,254 housing units permitted in 1998 16,303 single-family
14 of 14 counties with a rising index median county +5.8%
1,612,260 units permitted nationally in 1998
Counties in 1998 Ranked by the county index change from 1997 to 1998 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1998; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 1998 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Nantucket County +12.2% 244 244 16.5 Dukes County +11.0% 257 257 12.1 Suffolk County +10.9% 109 109 0.1 Essex County +7.2% 1,518 1,518 1.8 Middlesex County +6.8% 2,697 2,697 1.6 Norfolk County +6.6% 1,576 1,576 2.1 Plymouth County +6.6% 1,753 1,753 3.2 Barnstable County +5.8% 1,929 1,929 8.3 Worcester County +5.1% 2,991 2,991 3.4 Bristol County +4.1% 1,666 1,666 2.8 Hampden County +4.1% 751 751 1.6 Franklin County +3.7% 159 159 2.2 Hampshire County +1.6% 391 391 2.4 Berkshire County +1.1% 262 262 2.0
Permits by year, 1995–2025 Housing units authorised in Massachusetts by year 0 10,000 20,000 30,000 1995: 16,428 units (14,449 single-family, 1,979 in multi-unit buildings) 1995 1996: 17,261 units (15,077 single-family, 2,184 in multi-unit buildings) 1997: 17,186 units (15,152 single-family, 2,034 in multi-unit buildings) 1998: 19,254 units (16,303 single-family, 2,951 in multi-unit buildings) 1999: 18,967 units (15,457 single-family, 3,510 in multi-unit buildings) 2000: 18,000 units (14,199 single-family, 3,801 in multi-unit buildings) 2000 2001: 17,034 units (13,030 single-family, 4,004 in multi-unit buildings) 2002: 17,465 units (13,636 single-family, 3,829 in multi-unit buildings) 2003: 20,257 units (13,037 single-family, 7,220 in multi-unit buildings) 2004: 22,477 units (14,842 single-family, 7,635 in multi-unit buildings) 2005: 24,549 units (14,585 single-family, 9,964 in multi-unit buildings) 2005 2006: 19,580 units (10,916 single-family, 8,664 in multi-unit buildings) 2007: 15,358 units (8,928 single-family, 6,430 in multi-unit buildings) 2008: 9,883 units (5,368 single-family, 4,515 in multi-unit buildings) 2009: 7,941 units (5,074 single-family, 2,867 in multi-unit buildings) 2010: 9,075 units (5,839 single-family, 3,236 in multi-unit buildings) 2010 2011: 7,725 units (4,899 single-family, 2,826 in multi-unit buildings) 2012: 11,111 units (5,920 single-family, 5,191 in multi-unit buildings) 2013: 14,569 units (7,100 single-family, 7,469 in multi-unit buildings) 2014: 14,486 units (7,330 single-family, 7,156 in multi-unit buildings) 2015: 17,424 units (6,922 single-family, 10,502 in multi-unit buildings) 2015 2016: 16,288 units (7,641 single-family, 8,647 in multi-unit buildings) 2017: 17,728 units (7,278 single-family, 10,450 in multi-unit buildings) 2018: 17,044 units (7,169 single-family, 9,875 in multi-unit buildings) 2019: 17,365 units (6,292 single-family, 11,073 in multi-unit buildings) 2020: 17,025 units (6,754 single-family, 10,271 in multi-unit buildings) 2020 2021: 19,853 units (7,231 single-family, 12,622 in multi-unit buildings) 2022: 16,830 units (6,232 single-family, 10,598 in multi-unit buildings) 2023: 13,214 units (5,075 single-family, 8,139 in multi-unit buildings) 2024: 14,338 units (5,626 single-family, 8,712 in multi-unit buildings) 2025: 12,477 units (5,018 single-family, 7,459 in multi-unit buildings) 2025 Housing units authorised in Massachusetts by year
Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency annual state and county house price indexes (updated March 31, 2026); Census Bureau Building Permits Survey annual state and county files. Public domain. Methodology .