A review of the leading home builders in the Lone Star State during the month of January
Last week, we reviewed the latest permit data for new residential construction activity in Texas and reported that there were approximately 3,540 new permits with a total value of $1.1 billion on record for the month of January. This week, we are using the same HBW construction data reports to identify the leading home builders that have been driving construction since the start of the year (January).
Based on the latest reports, three home builders were standouts, carrying more than 20 percent of all new residential construction activity:
1 – Lennar Homes (394 permits)
2- D.R. Horton (230 permits)
3 – Perry Homes (141 permits)
Here is a closer look at the leading home builders in each of the four major metro regions of Texas last month:
Dallas
In Dallas, there were 265 home builders with new permits on record with HBW for the month of January, and the following ranked as the top five for total new permits:
| Builder | Total Permits | Average Value |
| 1-Lennar Homes | 190 | $ 230,439.00 |
| 2-Highland Homes | 81 | $ 363,748.00 |
| 3-D.R. Horton | 68 | $ 288,658.00 |
| 4-First Texas Homes | 46 | $ 425,974.00 |
| 5-Meritage Homes | 45 | $ 256,268.00 |
Houston
Last month, there were nearly 310 contractors with new residential permits added to the HBW database for the Houston area, and the following ranked as the top five for total new permits:
| Builder | Total Permits | Average Value |
| 1-Lennar Homes | 132 | $ 158,211.00 |
| 2-Perry Homes | 61 | $ 375,851.00 |
| 3-HHS Residential | 60 | $ 300,000.00 |
| 4-D.R. Horton | 56 | $ 183,806.00 |
| 5-Pulte Homes | 43 | $ 312,063.00 |
Austin
Out of approximately 85 home builders with new permits on record for the month in the Austin area, the following companies ranked in the top five for total new permits:
| Builder | Total Permits | Average Value |
| 1-D.R. Horton | 106 | $ 182,758.00 |
| 2-Chesmar Homes | 44 | $ 422,254.00 |
| 3-Lennar Homes | 40 | $ 188,420.00 |
| 4-KB Homes | 35 | $ 222,227.00 |
| 5-Starlight Homes | 32 | $ 241,825.00 |
San Antonio
In San Antonio, there were 80 contractors with new residential construction activity on record last month, and the following ranked as the top five for total new permits:
| Builder | Total Permits | Average Value |
| 1-Lennar Homes | 32 | $ 157,915.00 |
| 2-Perry Homes | 30 | $ 410,294.00 |
| 3-Chesmar Homes | 11 | $ 560,018.00 |
| 4-Rausch Coleman Homes | 8 | $ 127,372.00 |
| 5-KB Homes | 7 | $ 200,175.00 |
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.