Texas Residential Construction Monthly Review – February 2018

According to U-Haul’s annual study of its truck rental data which reviews the net gain of one-way U-Haul rentals entering a state, Texas remains #1 for domestic relocation. It’s considered to be America’s No. 1 growth state by U-Haul; it … Continue reading

Texas Top Home Builders – January 2018

A review of top home builders and new residential construction in Houston, Dallas, Austin and San Antonio for the month of January 2018. The new year has started off right for D.R. Horton when it comes to new home construction.  … Continue reading

Texas Residential Construction Report – 2017

HBW reports on residential construction permit activity in Texas for 2017. Last year, Texas had its best year for housing starts on record in more than five years.  In 2017, there was a total of more than 70,800 housing starts … Continue reading

HBW Report: Texas Swimming Pool Construction – December 2017

The year ended with a slower month for Texas swimming pool construction in December.  Out of the hundreds of active pool builders throughout the Lone Star State, there were nearly 540 new pool construction permits with a total value of … Continue reading

HBW Report: Texas New Residential Construction – December 2017

Texas home builders ended 2017 on a high note having more than 5,760 new residential construction permits added to the HBW database in December. The end of the year gave Texas much to celebrate.  Having experienced a 55% month-over-month increase … Continue reading

A View From the Top – Texas Residential Construction in November

From home builders with the most housing starts to areas with the highest concentration of new home construction, here is look at the top builders and areas in Texas last month. While November wasn’t a record-breaking month for new residential … Continue reading

HBW Report: New Swimming Pool Construction in Texas through Q3

Through the third quarter of this year, Texas has experienced a 3% year-over-year increase in swimming pool construction. With close to 6,100 swimming pool starts through the third quarter of 2017, Texas is gaining on last year’s pool construction figures … Continue reading

HBW Report: Texas New Residential Construction October 2017

Last month, new residential construction in Texas resulted in 6,150 new permits being added to the HBW database.  Out of the nearly $1.5B total value in housing starts, the highest value of new construction remained in Dallas where the average … Continue reading

Texas Report: New Residential Construction – August 2017

Last week, we reviewed the latest on new swimming pool construction in Texas based on HBW’s construction permit reports.  This week, we have used the same reports for finding out where new residential construction is taking off in Texas.  Out … Continue reading

Texas Residential Construction 2nd Quarter Review

HBW Report: New Residential Construction Permits in Texas through Q2-2017 Through the first half of this year, Texas is ahead of 2016 in new residential construction.  With more than 36.2k housing starts on file with HBW this year, Texas has … Continue reading