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
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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 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
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
For those of you in Texas last month, you probably felt the record high heat throughout the state. According to the latest reports from Weather.com, Midland, Texas had the hottest month on record (average temperature of 88.2), and Houston broke … Continue reading
Hundreds of pool builders broke ground on more than 1,550 new swimming pools in Florida last month, and the southwest region led for total starts. When you think of homes in Florida, you think of pools. According to the HBW … Continue reading
With nearly 4,400 housing starts last month, residential construction in Florida has been consistent in June and July. Last month, we reviewed the state of Florida’s residential construction in June as well as through the first half of the year. … Continue reading
Through the second quarter of this year, residential construction in NE Florida reflects year-over-year growth of 30%, and Central Florida leads for total housing starts. It’s no secret that real estate is hot in Florida. South Florida was recently ranked the … Continue reading
Although there was a 7% dip in residential construction through Q2, San Antonio and Austin continue to grow in housing starts. The quarterly figures from the HBW database are in, and just as reported in our most recent Texas monthly … Continue reading
New residential construction in Atlanta is on the rise through the second quarter of 2016. Atlanta is heating up this summer, and we’re not referring to the climbing temperatures. With the closing of the second quarter, Atlanta’s residential construction has … Continue reading