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

Florida Swimming Pool Construction Thrived in December

December was one of the top months for swimming pool construction in Florida, having experienced a 45% month-over-month increase. The month of December was a busy one for swimming pool construction in Florida.  From swimming pool builders leading each region … Continue reading

Florida Residential Construction Update – December 2016

Florida experienced more than a 55% month-over-month increase in new residential construction in December, resulting in nearly 4,300 new permits on file with HBW. Out of the approximately 4,300 new permits and $1.2B in construction value added to the HBW … 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

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

Florida Home Builder Spotlight – August 2016

With Florida housing starts on a high in August, here’s a look at the builders leading new residential construction for the month. Readers who have been following the HBW Blog are already aware of the fact that housing starts in … 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