HBW Quarterly Report: Florida Residential Construction Rises through Q2-2018

New home construction in Florida is up by 12% in the first half of 2018. Since 2014, new home construction has been on the rise in Florida, and this year is no exception.  Since January (through June), the Sunshine State … Continue reading

HBW Report: Texas Home Building through Q2-2018

HBW reports on residential construction permit data in Texas through the second quarter of 2018. This year has already been a year of gains for Texas.  According to a recent report by Bloomberg, the population of the Lone Star State … Continue reading

Florida Top Home Builders – June 2018

HBW reviews the latest residential permitting data and home builder activity for the month of June 2018. While it wasn’t a record-breaking month for Florida home builders in June, there were more than 6,000 new residential construction permits with a … Continue reading

HBW Report: Florida Swimming Pool Construction – June 2018

HBW reviews the latest permitting data for swimming pool construction during the month of June 2018. Last month, approximately 1,790 new swimming pool permits with a total construction value of $74.5M were added to the HBW database for Florida; this … Continue reading

HBW Report: Texas Swimming Pool Construction Update – June 2018

HBW reports on the latest permitting data for new swimming pool construction activity in Texas. During the month of June, Texas experienced a slight month-over-month decrease (-5%) in new swimming pool construction.  During the one-month period, there were nearly 720 … Continue reading

Texas Residential Construction Report – June 2018

An HBW review of new home construction in Texas during the month of June 2018 Over the last couple of months, housing starts have been on a slight downward slope in Texas. During the month of June, the Lonestar State … Continue reading

Seven Apps for Improving Social Content

Keeping content fresh and appealing can seem like a full-time job, but it doesn’t have to be; with so many social trends and networks, it can be a challenge to decide which social platform and approach will yield the greatest … Continue reading

Getting the Most Out of Instagram and Shoppable Posts

Sometimes it feels like there are just too many social media outlets and so little time to keep up with our own pages.  As a busy home builder, developing social media content can seem like an extra rather than a … Continue reading

Top Florida Pool Builders – May 2018

An HBW monthly report on leading pool builders and new permitting data in Florida for May 2018. Last month, there were approximately 1,660 new swimming pool permits with a total value of nearly $71M added to the HBW database for … Continue reading