As reported on the blog earlier this week, there were more than 8,915 new residential construction permits with a total value in excess of $2.7 billion on record with HBW for the Sunshine State during the month of October. Out of the hundreds of contractors with new residential construction activity on record, Lennar Homes and D.R. Horton carried the greatest volume of new residential construction activity statewide, holding approximately 28 percent of new permits on record for the month – Lennar Homes took the lead, having more than 1,350 new permits for the one-month period and ranking #1 in four out of five of the Florida regions reviewed (Tampa, Southwest, Orlando, Southeast); D.R. Horton wasn’t far behind, having approximately 1,155 new permits and ranking #1 in the Jacksonville area.
Here is a closer look at the top five home builders by region, based on new permits on record with HBW during the month of October 2023:
Tampa
Out of the nearly 235 home builders with new construction activity on record with HBW in the Tampa area during the month of October, the following ranked as the top five for total new permits:
| Builder | Total Permits | Average Value |
| 1-Lennar Homes | 483 | $ 309,780.00 |
| 2-D.R. Horton | 326 | $ 231,807.00 |
| 3-Taylor Morrison | 117 | $ 245,009.00 |
| 4-M/I Homes | 72 | $ 554,332.00 |
| 5-Pulte Homes | 70 | $ 248,289.00 |
Southwest
During October, there were approximately 415 contractors with new residential construction activity on record in the southwestern region of Florida, and the following ranked as the top five for total new permits:
| Builder | Total Permits | Average Value |
| 1-Lennar Homes | 450 | $ 185,232.00 |
| 2-D.R. Horton | 404 | $ 213,801.00 |
| 3-Pulte Homes | 148 | $ 184,436.00 |
| 4-Toll Brothers | 133 | $ 292,826.00 |
| 5-Neal Communities of SW FL | 63 | $ 221,081.00 |
Southeast
In the southeastern region of Florida, there were nearly 145 contractors with new residential construction activity on record for the one-month period, and the following ranked as the top five for total new permits:
| Builder | Total Permits | Average Value |
| 1-Lennar Homes | 139 | $ 262,193.00 |
| 2-GL Building Corporation | 117 | $ 410,757.00 |
| 3-D.R. Horton | 77 | $ 182,269.00 |
| 4-KRS Homes | 51 | $ 501,768.00 |
| 5-K Hovnanian Homes | 44 | $ 290,236.00 |
Orlando
Out of more than 175 home builders with new permits on record with HBW in Orlando for the month, the following ranked as the top five for total new permits:
| Builder | Total Permits | Average Value |
| 1-Lennar Homes | 199 | $ 182,509.00 |
| 2-D.R. Horton | 164 | $ 337,574.00 |
| 3-Pulte Homes | 112 | $ 374,194.00 |
| 4-Holiday Builders | 54 | $ 313,204.00 |
| 5-Minto Communities | 49 | $ 379,455.00 |
Jacksonville
In Jacksonville, there were nearly 170 contractors with new residential construction activity on record with HBW for the month of October, and the following ranked as the top five for total new permits:
| Builder | Total Permits | Average Value |
| 1-D.R. Horton | 183 | $ 218,447.00 |
| 2-Richmond American Homes | 171 | $ 259,014.00 |
| 3-Dream Finders Homes | 132 | $ 215,378.00 |
| 4-Pulte Homes | 109 | $ 264,021.00 |
| 5-American Classic Homes | 95 | $ 223,758.00 |
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