Texas Residential Construction Spikes in October

With close to 6,300 housing starts, Texas residential construction experienced a 25% month-over-month increase in October. Looking at the line graph above, new residential construction in Texas is clearly climbing, with October being one of the best months this year … Continue reading

Florida New Swimming Pool Construction Update – September 2016

Just as the temperatures are dropping in Florida, new pool construction experienced a month-over-month dip in September. Although new swimming pool construction in Florida was slower in September than August, there was still plenty of new activity across the state, … Continue reading

The Highs and Lows of Texas Residential Construction – Third Quarter Report

Although Texas has experienced a 6% dip in new residential construction through Q3, areas like San Antonio and Austin are ahead of 2015 figures so far this year. When looking at the metropolitan areas of Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and … Continue reading

Atlanta Residential Construction Third Quarter Review

With more than 16,800 new residential construction permits, housing starts in Atlanta are up by 15% in comparison to 2015. The Metro Atlanta area is teeming with housing starts and on track for having its best year yet.  At the … Continue reading

Texas Residential Construction Review – September 2016

In Texas, there were more than 5,000 new residential construction permits added to the HBW database last month, and Houston was on top for total housing starts. Although Texas experienced a dip in housing starts in comparison to August, the … Continue reading

TEXAS TOP HOME BUILDERS – AUGUST 2016

Texas housing starts saw a month-over-month increase of 19% in August.  Here is a look at the home builders that were leading new residential construction in the Lone Star State. As reported in the most recent Texas HBW report (Texas … Continue reading

Florida Swimming Pool Construction Report – August 2016

With a month-over-month increase of 37% in swimming pool construction, Florida had more than 2,100 swimming pool starts in August. From a monthly perspective, things are looking up in Florida on the swimming pool front.   Last month, there were 2,124 … Continue reading

Florida Housing Starts on a High in August

New residential construction has been steady through the summer months with the exception of August, as there was a month-over-month uptick of 27%. In August, new residential construction was on a high in the Sunshine State, the highest since the start … Continue reading

HBW Report: Texas Residential Construction – August 2016

HBW has more than 6,100 new residential construction permits on file for Texas in August, and Houston held its lead for the most housing starts for the month. Last month, the Texas metro areas of Houston, Dallas, Austin and San … Continue reading

Texas Top Home Builders – July 2016

Although D.R. Horton continued its lead for total housing starts throughout Texas, hundreds of builders were active in July and responsible for the more than 5,000 housing starts during the one-month period. When reading news about construction in Texas, you … Continue reading