Texas Top Home Builders – February 2017

HBW Report: Texas top builders for total housing starts in February 2017. Earlier this month, we took a look at permitting activity and new residential construction across Texas in February. With the Lone Star State having experienced a month-over-month increase of … Continue reading

Florida Top Home Builders – February 2017

Out of the close to 4,700 housing starts last month, D.R. Horton and Lennar Homes were shining in the Sunshine State. Earlier this week, we took a look at housing starts on file throughout Florida in February, and with an … Continue reading

Tampa Leads New Residential Construction in February

HBW Monthly Report: Florida New Residential Construction Update, February 2017 While Orlando was leading Florida for new residential construction in January, Tampa has been bustling and came out on top in February.  While every major region in Florida, with the … Continue reading

Texas Residential Construction Report – February 2017

New residential construction in Texas has been on the rise since the start of the year, as the Lone Star State experienced close to a 25% month-over-month increase in February. A new report by Fitch Ratings recently suggested that the … Continue reading

Swimming Pool Construction on the Rise in Orlando

HBW Florida Swimming Pool Construction Report – January 2017 In Florida, there is no shortage of swimming pools, and when it comes to new pool construction, Orlando was in the spotlight last month.  Out of the more than 1,675 swimming … Continue reading

Orlando Ranks #1 for Housing Starts in January

HBW Florida Residential Construction Report for January 2017 In Florida, new residential construction has held solid at the start of the year with nearly 4,300 housing starts and approximately $1.2B in construction value on file with HBW for the month … Continue reading

HBW Report: Texas Residential Construction Update – January 2017

Texas is off to a steady start in residential construction with nearly 4,500 housing starts and more than $1B in total value at the start of the year. Although Texas did not experience the spike previously seen in December, new … Continue reading

HBW’s 2016 Swimming Pool Construction Roundup

With more than 32,500 new swimming pool permits from Florida, Texas and the Atlanta area combined, it would seem that 2016 was the year of the swimming pool. In 2016, swimming pool construction was on a high in Florida and … Continue reading

Florida Housing Starts Hit a High in 2016

Last year, Florida experienced a 13% year-over-year increase in housing starts, resulting in more than 64,000 residential construction permits on file with HBW. Across the Sunshine State, new residential construction was booming in 2016, making it the best year for … Continue reading

Housing Starts on the Rise in Atlanta

When it comes to residential construction in Atlanta, it just keeps getting better. In 2016, the metro Atlanta area experienced a 14% year-over-year increase in housing starts. Atlanta isn’t often referred to as “Hotlanta” just for the weather, nor for … Continue reading