HBW Report: Texas Residential Construction – January 2016

New residential construction in Texas appears to be at a good pace for the start of the year with Houston leading in January. Texas housing starts took off at a solid pace during the month of January.  When reviewing the areas … Continue reading

HBW Report: Texas Swimming Pool Construction – December 2015

With Florida being dominant in new swimming pool construction, it is not often that we review other areas.  As reported in an article by Realtor.com, Florida is #1 and Texas is #3 out of the top ten cities with the … Continue reading

Florida Swimming Pool Construction – December 2015

If you are looking for the latest on new swimming pool construction in Florida, look no further than the HBW database.  With 1,300 new pool permits added to the database in December alone, the Sunshine State is teeming with pool … Continue reading

Florida’s Top 20 Residential Builders of 2015

Earlier this week, our eye was on Texas and its residential builders, where D.R. Horton led for total housing starts in 2015.  When it comes to leaders in residential construction in Florida not much has changed.  When running reports for … Continue reading

Texas Top 20 Residential Builders of 2015

Just as our monthly “Top Builders” reports highlight the busiest builders in Texas, the start of a new year provides the opportunity to gain perspective on the builders that led residential construction throughout the entire year. Texas was busy in … Continue reading

Florida New Residential Construction Report 2015

New residential construction in Florida was on the rise during 2015, and Central Florida topped the list with a 26% increase in housing starts since 2014. Last week, we reviewed residential construction activity in Georgia and Texas.  This week, we … Continue reading

Texas Residential Construction Year-End Review 2015

Residential construction in Texas remained steady in comparison to 2014, but there were significant increases in activity for both Dallas and San Antonio. When reviewing HBW’s latest Building Activity Trend Report for new residential construction in 2015, Texas experienced steady … Continue reading