A review of the leading home builders in the Lone Star State based on total new residential construction permits on file with HBW during the month of March 2020
Earlier this week, we reported on new residential construction activity in Texas, where we identified and revealed a 40 percent month-over-month increase in new home construction throughout the combined four major metro areas of Houston, Dallas, Austin and San Antonio. As published in the post, this remarkable boost in new home construction resulted in approximately 8,620 new residential construction permits added to the HBW database for Texas during the one-month period.
Today, we are taking a closer look behind the figures to recognize the leading companies driving the latest monthly surge in new home construction. Across the state, D.R. Horton (~1,210 permits) and Lennar Homes (~600 permits) continue to be the front-runners in the residential construction market, with both mega builders landing at the top of the leaderboard in Houston, Dallas and Austin.
Here is a breakdown, by metro area, of the top home builders based on total new residential construction permits added to the HBW database last month:
Houston
In Houston, there were nearly 370 active contractors with new residential construction permits on file with HBW during the month of March 2020, and the following ranked as top five for total new permits for the one-month period:
| Builder | Total Permits |
| D.R. Horton | 430 |
| Lennar Homes | 278 |
| K Hovnanian Homes | 206 |
| Perry Homes | 189 |
| LGI Homes | 143 |
Dallas
Last month, there were more than 270 home builders in the Dallas area with new home construction activity on record with HBW, and the following ranked as the top five for total new residential construction permits:
| Builder | Total Permits |
| D.R. Horton | 587 |
| Highland Homes | 113 |
| Lennar Homes | 97 |
| First Texas Homes | 94 |
| Pulte Homes | 91 |
Austin
In Austin, there were more than 125 active home builders with new residential construction activity on record last month, and the following ranked as the top five for total new permits for the one-month period:
| Builder | Total Permits |
| D.R. Horton | 191 |
| Lennar Homes | 170 |
| Pulte Homes | 106 |
| KB Homes | 103 |
| Pacesetter Homes | 78 |
San Antonio
Last month, there were 125 home builders with new construction permits on record with HBW for the San Antonio area, and the following ranked as the top five for highest volume of new permits:
| Builder | Total Permits |
| Continental Homes of Texas | 56 |
| Fieldstone Communities SA | 54 |
| Lennar Homes | 53 |
| Meritage Homes | 42 |
| KB Homes | 41 |
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