Last week, we reviewed new residential construction permit data in Texas for the month of April and discovered that there were more than 7,900 new residential construction permits with a total value of nearly $2.5 billion added to the HBW database for Texas last month. This week, we are taking a closer look into HBW’s construction data reports to identify the leading contractors that are driving residential construction in each of the four Metro regions of Dallas, Houston, Austin and San Antonio.
Across the four areas, two home builders have and continue to lead residential construction in terms of new permits. Last month, D.R. Horton and Lennar Homes each had 787 and 625 new residential construction permits on record respectively; in addition to landing on the top of the leaderboard in most areas reviewed, they accounted for approximately 18 percent of all new home construction in Texas for the one-month period.
Here is a closer look at the top five home builders for total new permits in Dallas, Houston, Austin and San Antonio during the month of April:
Houston
Last month, there were 375 home builders with new construction activity on record with HBW in the Houston area, and the following ranked as the top five for total new permits:
| Builder | Total Permits |
| 1-D.R. Horton | 608 |
| 2-Perry Homes | 275 |
| 3-Lennar Homes | 218 |
| 4-K Hovnanian Homes | 210 |
| 5-David Weekley Homes | 186 |
Dallas
In Dallas, there were nearly 250 contractors with new home construction on record with HBW for the month of April, and the following ranked as the top five for total new permits during the one-month period:
| Builder | Total Permits |
| 1-Lennar Homes | 169 |
| 2-Highland Homes | 138 |
| 3-D.R. Horton | 137 |
| 4-Trophy Signature Homes | 129 |
| 5-Bloomfield Homes | 114 |
Austin
Last month, there were more than 100 contractors in Austin with new residential construction on record with HBW, and the following ranked as the top five for total new permits:
| Builder | Total Permits |
| 1-Taylor Morrison Homes | 94 |
| 2-KB Homes | 75 |
| 3-Milestone Community Builders | 53 |
| 4-BB Living Homes | 50 |
| 5-Brookfield Residential Texas Homes | 40 |
San Antonio
In San Antonio, there were 115 home builders with new construction activity on record with HBW last month, and the following ranked as the top five for total new permits during the one-month period:
| Builder | Total Permits |
| 1-Lennar Homes | 213 |
| 2-AHV Vertical | 95 |
| 3-Continental Homes of Texas | 56 |
| 4-KB Homes | 43 |
| 5-Perry Homes | 37 |
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.