Collin County outpaces rest of North Texas in home building

​​​​COLLIN COUNTY – When it comes to new single-family home development, Collin County is showing no signs of slowing down.

But just how fast is the county planning new home growth? More than twice as fast as Dallas County and steps ahead of Tarrant and Denton, according to recent data from the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M.​

From January to August 2018, an average of 889 single-family building permits per month were submitted in Collin County compared with 436 per month in Dallas County. 

Tarrant County came closer with an average of 714 permits per month. Denton County followed with 606.

Housing growth in the county has been mounting since the market started to recover in 2011. 

According to Residential Strategies Inc., the area’s steady growth is due to an abundance of developable land and a strong job market.​