HBW Quarterly Report: Florida Residential Construction Rises through Q2-2018

New home construction in Florida is up by 12% in the first half of 2018. Since 2014, new home construction has been on the rise in Florida, and this year is no exception.  Since January (through June), the Sunshine State … Continue reading

HBW Report: Texas Home Building through Q2-2018

HBW reports on residential construction permit data in Texas through the second quarter of 2018. This year has already been a year of gains for Texas.  According to a recent report by Bloomberg, the population of the Lone Star State … Continue reading

Florida Top Home Builders – June 2018

HBW reviews the latest residential permitting data and home builder activity for the month of June 2018. While it wasn’t a record-breaking month for Florida home builders in June, there were more than 6,000 new residential construction permits with a … Continue reading

Texas Residential Construction Report – June 2018

An HBW review of new home construction in Texas during the month of June 2018 Over the last couple of months, housing starts have been on a slight downward slope in Texas. During the month of June, the Lonestar State … Continue reading

Florida Home Building Report – May 2018

An HBW report on housing starts and home building activity in the Sunshine State during May 2018. Last month, there were hundreds of active home builders throughout Florida contributing to the 6,030 new residential construction permits that have been added … Continue reading

Texas Home Building Report – May 2018

HBW’s report on Texas residential permitting activity for the month of May 2018. Texas housing starts experienced a month-over-month dip in May having an approximate decrease of 8% since April. From the four major metro areas reviewed (Dallas, Houston, Austin, … Continue reading

Florida’s Top Home Builders – April 2018

HBW’s report on new residential construction permits in Florida for the month of April 2018. Last month, there were just over 6,600 housing starts with a total construction value of nearly $1.8B added to the HBW database for Florida.  Out … Continue reading

Texas Residential Construction Review – April 2018

From top builders to hot spots for new home construction, here is HBW’s residential construction review based on permit data on file for the month of April 2018. Across the Lone Star State (Dallas, Houston, Austin, San Antonio), there were … Continue reading

Florida Quarterly Home Builder Report: Q1-2018

Depending on where you look in Florida, new residential construction has been on a significant high or at a lull in the first quarter of this year.  Across the Sunshine State, housing starts had a year-over-year increase of 6.1% in … Continue reading

5 Tips for Choosing the Right Subcontractor

If you are a busy home builder, chances are you have worked with your fair share of subcontractors.  With a limited labor pool, it is easy to take on more work than capacity allows, and subcontractors are a great way … Continue reading