Top Florida Home Builders – August 2020

A look at the leading home builders driving new construction in Florida during the month of August 2020

Last week, we reviewed new residential construction permit data for Florida during the month of August, where we reported approximately 7,660 new residential construction permits on record with HBW.  This week, we are taking a closer look at the leading home builders driving new construction across the Sunshine State.

From a broad view and across the five major regions reviewed (Tampa, Southwest, Orlando, Southeast, Jacksonville), D.R. Horton and Lennar Homes continue to dominate the market, having 1,166 and 830 new residential construction permits on record for the one-month period respectively.   

Here is a closer look at leading contractors by Florida region, as based on total new residential construction permits for the month of August 2020:

Tampa

Out of the nearly 220 active contractors with new permits on record last month, the following ranked as the top five for total new permits:

Builder Total Permits
1-D.R. Horton 298
2-The Villages of Lake Sumter 149
3-Lennar Homes 122
4-Meritage Homes 93
5-Pulte Homes 81

Southwest

Last month, there were approximately 250 contractors with housing starts on record with HBW for the southwestern region of Florida, and the following ranked as top five for highest volume of new permits.

Builder Total Permits
1-D.R. Horton 207
2-Lennar Homes 191
3-Taylor Morrison 145
4-Pulte Homes 138
5-Neal Communities of SW FL 102

Orlando

Out of the 200 contractors with new residential construction activity on record in the Orlando area last month, the following ranked as the top five for total new permits:

Builder Total Permits
1-D.R. Horton 267
2-Lennar Homes 152
3-Meritage Homes 123
4-M/I Homes 71
5-Pulte Homes 69

Southeast

In the southeastern region of the state, there were 165 active 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-Lennar Homes 122
2-D.R. Horton 116
3-GL Building Corp 99
4-Maronda Homes 55
5-Holiday Builders 53

Jacksonville

Last month, there were more than 130 home builders with new construction activity on record in the Jacksonville area, and the following ranked as the top five for total new permits:

Builder Total Permits
1-D.R. Horton 278
2-Lennar Homes 243
3-Dream Finders Home 192
4-KB Homes 119
5-American Classic Homes 97


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.

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