Florida Housing Starts Hit a High in 2016

Last year, Florida experienced a 13% year-over-year increase in housing starts, resulting in more than 64,000 residential construction permits on file with HBW. Across the Sunshine State, new residential construction was booming in 2016, making it the best year for … Continue reading

Florida Residential Construction Update – December 2016

Florida experienced more than a 55% month-over-month increase in new residential construction in December, resulting in nearly 4,300 new permits on file with HBW. Out of the approximately 4,300 new permits and $1.2B in construction value added to the HBW … Continue reading

HBW Report: Florida Residential Construction Brief for November 2016

Out of the hundreds of active builders and thousands of housing starts throughout Florida last month, Tampa stood out on top with the greatest amount of residential construction permits in November. As HBW subscribers are already aware, thousands of new … Continue reading

HBW Report: Florida Residential Construction Review – October 2016

Out of the nearly 5,000 new residential construction permits in Florida that were added to the HBW database last month, Orlando and Southwest Florida continued to lead for total housing starts. The HBW database is teeming with new permits and … Continue reading

Florida Home Builder Spotlight – August 2016

With Florida housing starts on a high in August, here’s a look at the builders leading new residential construction for the month. Readers who have been following the HBW Blog are already aware of the fact that housing starts in … Continue reading

Florida Housing Starts on a High in August

New residential construction has been steady through the summer months with the exception of August, as there was a month-over-month uptick of 27%. In August, new residential construction was on a high in the Sunshine State, the highest since the start … Continue reading

Residential Construction in Florida Holding Steady in Summer

With nearly 4,400 housing starts last month, residential construction in Florida has been consistent in June and July. Last month, we reviewed the state of Florida’s residential construction in June as well as through the first half of the year.  … Continue reading

Growth in Florida Residential Construction through Q2

Through the second quarter of this year, residential construction in NE Florida reflects year-over-year growth of 30%, and Central Florida leads for total housing starts. It’s no secret that real estate is hot in Florida.  South Florida was recently ranked the … Continue reading

Florida Residential Construction Report – June 2016

Out of the 4,400 new residential construction permits on file for Florida with HBW last month, Tampa and Orlando took the lead for the most housing starts in June. Although we have consistently seen the Orlando area leading in new … Continue reading

HBW Report – Growth in Florida Residential Permits in May

More than 5,100 permits are on record with HBW for Florida housing starts in May, a 35% increase in comparison to April. Along with Orlando continuing to hold the #1 spot for total housing starts in May, every major area … Continue reading