A review of leading home builders in Texas during the month of February 2021 based on total permits on record with HBW
As reported earlier this week, new home construction in Texas has been solid and steady since the start of this year. Last month, Texas experienced close to a 2 percent month-over-month increase in new residential construction, resulting in approximately 7,655 new permits on record with HBW.
When reviewing HBW’s latest construction data reports to identify the contractors driving the market across the Lonestar State, two major home builders continue to land on the leaderboard of most Texas metro areas. Both D.R. Horton and Lennar Homes continue to have a strong hold on residential construction, and from the four areas reviewed last month (Houston, Dallas, Austin, San Antonio), they had a total of 874 and 564 new residential construction permits on record respectively.
Here is a closer look at the leading home builders by area, along with total new residential construction permits on record for each one during the month of February 2021:
Houston
In Houston, there were nearly 295 home builders with new construction activity on record last month, and the following ranked as the top five for total new permits:
| Builder | Total Permits |
| 1-D.R. Horton | 290 |
| 2-Lennar Homes | 244 |
| 3-Perry Homes | 157 |
| 4-Pulte Homes | 144 |
| 5-K Hovnanian Homes | 143 |
Dallas
Last month, there were approximately 215 active home builders in the Dallas area, and the following ranked as the top five for total new permits:
| Builder | Total Permits |
| 1-D.R. Horton | 486 |
| 2-Lennar Homes | 219 |
| 3-Highland Homes | 163 |
| 4-Bloomfield Homes | 150 |
| 5-First Texas Homes | 145 |
Austin
In the Austin area, there were 85 home builders with new construction activity on record with HBW last month, and the following ranked as the top five for total new permits for the one-month period:
| Builder | Total Permits |
| 1-D.R. Horton | 94 |
| 2-The Brohn Group | 86 |
| 3-Lennar Homes | 80 |
| 4-Pulte Homes | 69 |
| 5-M/I Homes | 65 |
San Antonio
Last month, there were more than 75 home builders with new construction activity on record in the San Antonio area, and the following ranked as the top five for total new permits:
| Builder | Total Permits |
| 1-Continental Homes of Texas | 66 |
| 2-Gehan Homes | 53 |
| 3-Brookfield Residential Texas Homes | 34 |
| 4-Perry Homes | 24 |
| 5-Lennar Homes | 21 |
To gain more information on the builders, homeowners and permits for the construction activity above, check out HBW for your copy of the latest construction data reports. To gain access to the HBW database and receive custom and detailed reports on the latest residential and commercial building activity in Florida, Georgia, Texas, Alabama, and Oklahoma, please contact HBW for details.