Texas Home Building Report: Q1-2018

Texas has been hot out of the gates this year when it comes to new residential construction.  In the first quarter, there have been more than 17,900 housing starts on record which reflects an already 11% year-over-year increase.  Out of … Continue reading

Top Home Builders in Texas – March 2018

Every month, thousands of new construction permits are added to the HBW database; from new homes to new pools and even commercial construction, there is a plethora of data about the latest builds, and builders. Last month, there were approximately … Continue reading

Texas Residential Construction Monthly Review – February 2018

According to U-Haul’s annual study of its truck rental data which reviews the net gain of one-way U-Haul rentals entering a state, Texas remains #1 for domestic relocation. It’s considered to be America’s No. 1 growth state by U-Haul; it … Continue reading

HBW Report: Top Texas Pool Builders – February 2018

A swimming pool building and permitting report for Texas during the month of February 2018. Last month, there were approximately 530 new swimming pool permits with a total construction value close to $30M added to the HBW database for Texas … Continue reading

HBW Report: Texas Swimming Pool Construction – January 2018

A review of swimming pool construction in the major metro areas of Texas. Last month, there were close to 400 swimming pool starts with a total value of approximately $21M added to the HBW database for Texas.  Out of the … Continue reading

Texas Top Home Builders – January 2018

A review of top home builders and new residential construction in Houston, Dallas, Austin and San Antonio for the month of January 2018. The new year has started off right for D.R. Horton when it comes to new home construction.  … Continue reading

Texas Residential Construction Report – 2017

HBW reports on residential construction permit activity in Texas for 2017. Last year, Texas had its best year for housing starts on record in more than five years.  In 2017, there was a total of more than 70,800 housing starts … Continue reading

HBW Report: Texas Swimming Pool Construction – December 2017

The year ended with a slower month for Texas swimming pool construction in December.  Out of the hundreds of active pool builders throughout the Lone Star State, there were nearly 540 new pool construction permits with a total value of … Continue reading

HBW Report: Texas New Residential Construction – December 2017

Texas home builders ended 2017 on a high note having more than 5,760 new residential construction permits added to the HBW database in December. The end of the year gave Texas much to celebrate.  Having experienced a 55% month-over-month increase … Continue reading

Texas Swimming Pool Construction Update – November 2017

A closer look at numbers behind new swimming pool construction in Texas during November. As with every HBW report on Texas, we took a monthly view of construction activity from the four major metro areas of Houston, Dallas, Austin and San Antonio.  … Continue reading