Texas Residential Construction Review – November 2016

It’s no secret that Texas is gaining in popularity. Texas-style urbanism has been making headlines, with the “Texas Triangle” (Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Austin, San Antonio) reportedly accounting for 66% of the Lone Star State’s population.  A new report titled “The … Continue reading

Texas Swimming Pool Builders Report – October 2016

In October, there were more than 700 new swimming pool permits in Texas with a total value exceeding $37M added to the HBW database. Since we last reviewed swimming pool construction in Texas (July), there has been close to a 30% … Continue reading

Texas Residential Construction Spikes in October

With close to 6,300 housing starts, Texas residential construction experienced a 25% month-over-month increase in October. Looking at the line graph above, new residential construction in Texas is clearly climbing, with October being one of the best months this year … Continue reading

The Highs and Lows of Texas Residential Construction – Third Quarter Report

Although Texas has experienced a 6% dip in new residential construction through Q3, areas like San Antonio and Austin are ahead of 2015 figures so far this year. When looking at the metropolitan areas of Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and … Continue reading

Texas Residential Construction Review – September 2016

In Texas, there were more than 5,000 new residential construction permits added to the HBW database last month, and Houston was on top for total housing starts. Although Texas experienced a dip in housing starts in comparison to August, the … Continue reading

TEXAS TOP HOME BUILDERS – AUGUST 2016

Texas housing starts saw a month-over-month increase of 19% in August.  Here is a look at the home builders that were leading new residential construction in the Lone Star State. As reported in the most recent Texas HBW report (Texas … Continue reading

HBW Report: Texas Residential Construction – August 2016

HBW has more than 6,100 new residential construction permits on file for Texas in August, and Houston held its lead for the most housing starts for the month. Last month, the Texas metro areas of Houston, Dallas, Austin and San … Continue reading

Texas Swimming Pool Construction Update – July 2016

For those of you in Texas last month, you probably felt the record high heat throughout the state.  According to the latest reports from Weather.com, Midland, Texas had the hottest month on record (average temperature of 88.2), and Houston broke … Continue reading

Texas Residential Construction Quarterly Report

Although there was a 7% dip in residential construction through Q2, San Antonio and Austin continue to grow in housing starts. The quarterly figures from the HBW database are in, and just as reported in our most recent Texas monthly … Continue reading

HBW Report: Texas Residential Construction – June 2016

As HBW subscribers and readers are already aware, May was an exceptional month for residential construction in Texas.  Although June’s figures did not reach the spike from May, Texas residential permits are back to a steady pattern and incremental growth.  There … Continue reading