Florida Top Home Builders – July 2020

A review of the leading residential construction contractors in Florida based on new permits on record with HBW for the month of July 2020

As reported on the HBW blog last week, there were nearly 5,600 housing starts with a total construction value of approximately $1.5B in Florida during the month of July 2020.  Across the state (Southwest, Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville, Southeast), two major players in the market continued their lead for new residential construction – those home builders are D.R. Horton and Lennar Homes; for the one-month period, both mega builders had approximately 910 and 610 housing starts on record with HBW respectively, and D.R. Horton ranked #1 for volume of permits in four out of five regions reviewed.

Here is a closer look at the leading home builders by Florida region for the month of July 2020:

Southwest

Last month, there were approximately 205 active home builders in the southwestern region of Florida with housing starts on record with HBW, and the following ranked as the top five for total new permits:

Builder Total Permits  Total Value
Lennar Homes 180  $   36,908,139.00
D.R. Horton 171  $   38,736,696.00
Pulte Homes 112  $   27,336,196.00
Taylor Morrison 83  $   18,421,189.00
Neal Communities of SW FL 67  $   15,160,954.00

Tampa

In Tampa, there were approximately 170 home builders with new construction activity on record last month, and the following ranked as the top five for total new permits:

Builder Total Permits  Total Value
D.R. Horton 195  $   42,989,468.00
Lennar Homes 135  $   43,260,079.00
The Villages of Lake Sumter 90  $   24,965,584.00
Highland Homes 77  $   14,564,162.00
Pulte Homes 65  $   15,348,420.00

Orlando

Nearly 160 home builders in the Orlando area had new residential construction activity on record last month, and the following ranked as the top five for total new permits:

Builder Total Permits  Total Value
D.R. Horton 160  $   43,729,745.00
Lennar Homes 112  $   29,800,363.00
Minto Communities 70  $   20,571,246.00
Meritage Homes 56  $   18,702,896.00
Pulte Homes 45  $   13,721,244.00

Jacksonville

Last month, there were nearly 130 contractors with new residential construction activity on record in the Jacksonville area, and the following ranked as the top five for total new permits:

Builder Total Permits  Total Value
D.R. Horton 259  $   29,327,305.00
Lennar Homes 134  $   34,177,010.00
Dream Finders Home 112  $   25,669,802.00
American Classic Homes 69  $      8,985,000.00
David Weekley Homes 57  $   15,335,900.00

Southeast

In the southeastern region of Florida there were just over 150 home builders with new residential construction activity on record with HBW last month, and the following ranked as the top five for total new permits:

Builder Total Permits  Total Value
D.R. Horton 123  $   28,589,388.00
G L Building Corp 90  $   32,684,694.00
Lennar Homes 50  $      8,258,852.00
Holiday Builders 46  $   10,032,463.00
Kolter Signature Homes 30  $   11,586,251.00

To gain more information on the builders, homeowners and permits for the construction activity above, check out HBW for your copy of the latest construction data reports. To gain access to the HBW database and receive custom and detailed reports on the latest residential and commercial building activity in Florida, Georgia, Texas, Alabama, and Oklahoma, please contact HBW for details.

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