According to the latest HBW reports, the database has registered over 7,635 new residential construction permits with a total value exceeding $2.4 billion last month. Upon further review of the reports, we have identified the primary home builders leading new construction across Florida’s five principal regions (Southwest, Tampa, Orlando, Southeast, and Jacksonville).
Statewide, two key builders dominated the residential construction landscape – Lennar Homes and D.R. Horton collectively account for more than 25 percent of all newly recorded residential construction activities last month, securing 1,179 and 785 new permits respectively.
Outlined below is an overview of the leading home builders in each of Florida’s five major regions during the month of June 2024:
Southwest
Last month, there were 375 contractors with new residential construction permits on record in the southwestern region of Florida, and the following ranked as the top five for total new permits added to the HBW database during the one-month period:
| Builder | Total Permits |
| 1-Lennar Homes | 425 |
| 2-Pulte Homes | 205 |
| 3-D.R. Horton | 184 |
| 4-Taylor Morrison | 100 |
| 5-Neal Communities of SW FL | 82 |
Tampa
Last month, there were more than 225 home builders with new permits on record in the Tampa area, and the following ranked as the top five for total new permits during the one-month period:
| Builder | Total Permits |
| 1-Lennar Homes | 281 |
| 2-D.R. Horton | 255 |
| 3-Taylor Morrison | 133 |
| 4-Meritage Homes | 133 |
| 5-Richmond American Homes | 77 |
Orlando
In Orlando, there were more than 155 home builders with new permits added to the HBW database last month, and the following ranked as the top five for total new permits:
| Builder | Total Permits |
| 1-D.R. Horton | 158 |
| 2-Lennar Homes | 109 |
| 3-Meritage Homes | 91 |
| 4-Pulte Homes | 84 |
| 5-Hanover Family Builders | 59 |
Southeast
In the southeastern region of Florida, there were nearly 150 home builders with new home construction on record with HBW last month, and the following ranked as the top five for total new permits:
| Builder | Total Permits |
| 1-Lennar Homes | 228 |
| 2-GL Building Corporation | 98 |
| 3-D.R. Horton | 52 |
| 4-Holiday Builders | 30 |
| 5-Minto Communities | 28 |
Jacksonville
Last month, there were approximately 125 home builders with new permits on record in the Jacksonville area, and the following ranked as the top five for total new permits during the one-month period:
| Builder | Total Permits |
| 1-Lennar Homes | 136 |
| 2-D.R. Horton | 136 |
| 3-Dream Finders Homes | 107 |
| 4-Dream Finders Construction | 105 |
| 5-Pulte Homes | 54 |
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