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

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

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

HBW Report: Top 10 Florida Home Builders – November 2015

Florida continues to hold steady in residential construction as HBW has nearly 4,000 new permits on record for Florida during the month of November, adding some familiar and new home builders to the monthly Top 10. Last week, we reviewed the highs and … Continue reading

HBW Report: Florida Residential Building Review – November 2015

With close to 4,000 new residential permits added to the HBW database for Florida during the month of November, there is proof of a solid and consistent level of construction in the fourth quarter of 2015. According to a December … Continue reading

HBW Report: Top Florida Home Builders – October 2015

HBW has nearly 4,000 new permits on record for Florida home builders during the month of October, with Lennar Homes holding the #1 spot for total starts in 3 out of 5 areas of the state. Last week, we took … Continue reading

Developers Prep for Manatee County Housing Boom

As HBW subscribers have no doubt already noticed, developers have been buying up hundreds of acres in Manatee County during the last nine months. This move is expected to jumpstart a home building boom in southwest Florida. In the first week … Continue reading