A review of Florida home builders leading the state for new residential construction during the month of February 2020
Earlier this week, we reviewed new residential construction permits for Florida and noted that there were 5,665 housing starts with a total construction value in excess of $1.5 million added to the HBW database for Florida during the month of February 2020. Today, we are breaking down those figures even further to identify the leading home builders throughout the state based on the total number of new residential construction permits on record with HBW for the one-month period.
As per usual, mega builders D.R. Horton and Lennar Homes dominated the new home construction market last month, having 784 and 687 new permits on record respectively. Both builders ranked in the top two spots of each region, with the exception of the southeast where GL Building Corp took the lead.
Here is a closer look at the leading home builders in Florida last month, by region:
Southwest
In the southwestern region of the Sunshine State, there were 240 home builders with housing starts on record with HBW last month, and the following ranked as the top five for total new residential construction permits for the one-month period:
| Builder | Total Permits |
| 1-D.R. Horton | 162 |
| 2-Lennar Homes | 155 |
| 3-Pulte Homes | 118 |
| 4-Neal Communities of SW FL | 58 |
| 5-Mattamy Homes | 49 |
Tampa
Last month, there were nearly 210 active home builders with new construction activity on file with HBW in the Tampa area, and the following ranked as the top five for total new permits on record for the one-month period:
| Builder | Total Permits |
| 1-Lennar Homes | 255 |
| 2-D.R. Horton | 248 |
| 3-The Villages of Lake Sumter | 118 |
| 4-Pulte Homes | 105 |
| 5-Highland Homes | 51 |
Orlando
In Orlando, there were approximately 180 home builders with new residential construction activity on record with HBW, and the following ranked as the top five for total new permits for the month of February:
| Builder | Total Permits |
| 1-D.R. Horton | 220 |
| 2-Lennar Homes | 78 |
| 3-Taylor Morrison | 45 |
| 4-Pulte Homes | 40 |
| 5-M/I Homes | 36 |
Southeast
In the southeastern region of Florida, there were 160 home builders with new residential construction permits on record with HBW last month, and the following ranked as the top five for total new permits for the one-month period:
| Builder | Total Permits |
| 1-GL Building Corp | 109 |
| 2-Lennar Homes | 84 |
| 3-Pulte Homes | 43 |
| 4-Holiday Builders | 25 |
| 5-GHO Homes | 24 |
Jacksonville
Last month, there were more than 140 active home builders in the Jacksonville area, and the following ranked as the top five for total new residential construction permits on record with HBW for the one-month period:
| Builder | Total Permits |
| 1-D.R. Horton | 154 |
| 2-Lennar Homes | 115 |
| 3-Dream Finders Home | 50 |
| 4-KB Homes | 42 |
| 5-American Classic Homes | 41 |
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