In June alone, the number of new residential building permits was 4,114, up 12.6% compared with the previous month. Against June 2014, the number of housing permits rose 7.6%, the data also showed.
Residential constructions in rural areas made up for 61.3% of the new permits issued in June 2015.
New permits for non-residential buildings, including administrative structures, were at 753 units, from 587 units in May.