Texas Top Home Builders – February 2016

D.R. Horton led new residential construction in Texas last month, with nearly 700 new permits added to the HBW database. Earlier this month, we reviewed the top counties and areas in Texas that were booming in new residential construction last … Continue reading

Florida New Residential Construction Report – February 2016

New residential construction in Florida had a boost last month with a 19% increase in activity in comparison to January. Florida has gained some forward momentum since the start of the year.  With nearly 4,800 housing starts on file with HBW … Continue reading

HBW Report: Texas Residential Construction – February 2016

Permit totals from February have been tallied, and housing starts in Texas increased by 18% in comparison to January. Late last month, Realtor.com revealed its top 20 hottest U.S. real estate markets for February 2016, and Dallas, Texas was in … Continue reading

Florida Home Building Report – January 2016

Home builders in Florida had a solid opening to 2016 with nearly 4,000 housing starts in the first month of the year. Across the state, Florida’s economy and housing continues to grow, especially in Orlando and the southwest portion of … Continue reading

HBW Report: Texas Residential Construction – January 2016

New residential construction in Texas appears to be at a good pace for the start of the year with Houston leading in January. Texas housing starts took off at a solid pace during the month of January.  When reviewing the areas … Continue reading

Florida’s Top 20 Residential Builders of 2015

Earlier this week, our eye was on Texas and its residential builders, where D.R. Horton led for total housing starts in 2015.  When it comes to leaders in residential construction in Florida not much has changed.  When running reports for … Continue reading

Texas Top 20 Residential Builders of 2015

Just as our monthly “Top Builders” reports highlight the busiest builders in Texas, the start of a new year provides the opportunity to gain perspective on the builders that led residential construction throughout the entire year. Texas was busy in … Continue reading

Florida New Residential Construction Report 2015

New residential construction in Florida was on the rise during 2015, and Central Florida topped the list with a 26% increase in housing starts since 2014. Last week, we reviewed residential construction activity in Georgia and Texas.  This week, we … Continue reading

Texas Residential Construction Year-End Review 2015

Residential construction in Texas remained steady in comparison to 2014, but there were significant increases in activity for both Dallas and San Antonio. When reviewing HBW’s latest Building Activity Trend Report for new residential construction in 2015, Texas experienced steady … Continue reading

HBW Report: Atlanta Residential Construction 2015

In comparison to 2014, the Metro Atlanta area experienced a 14% increase in new residential construction activity during 2015. With the start of the New Year comes the year-end review, and according to the HBW database, in 2015 Atlanta experienced … Continue reading