Tampa Maintains Lead in Florida Residential Construction – March 2017

HBW Report: A monthly overview of Florida’s new residential construction permitting activity in March 2017. Out of the more than 4,600 new residential construction permits on file with HBW last month, Tampa came out on top with close to 1,200 … 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

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’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

Diving into Florida Swimming Pool Construction

Florida swimming pool construction update for the month of November 2016 Out of the nearly 1,200 new pool permits and close to $50M in construction value in Florida last month, new pool construction was highest in the southwest region; the … Continue reading

HBW Report: Florida Residential Construction Brief for November 2016

Out of the hundreds of active builders and thousands of housing starts throughout Florida last month, Tampa stood out on top with the greatest amount of residential construction permits in November. As HBW subscribers are already aware, thousands of new … Continue reading

HBW Report: Florida Residential Construction Review – October 2016

Out of the nearly 5,000 new residential construction permits in Florida that were added to the HBW database last month, Orlando and Southwest Florida continued to lead for total housing starts. The HBW database is teeming with new permits and … Continue reading

Residential Construction in Florida Holding Steady in Summer

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