Feb 7, 2014
DFW ranks No. 2 for home building in U.S.
DALLAS-FORT WORTH - DFW and Houston lead the country in single-family home construction for 2013. DFW ranked second nationally with 20,810 single-family home building permits. The Houston area ranked first nationally, with...
DALLAS-FORT WORTH – DFW and Houston lead the country in single-family home construction for 2013. DFW ranked second nationally with 20,810 single-family home building permits.
The Houston area ranked first nationally, with 34,510 single-family home building permits. Houston was almost 20,000 permits ahead of Atlanta, which had the third most, with 14,800 permits.
Texas recorded almost 90,000 single-family home building permits last year, out of an estimated 621,000 nationwide starts.
| Area | # of permits |
| 1. Houston | 34,510 |
| 2. Dallas-Fort Worth | 20,810 |
| 3. Atlanta | 14,800 |
| 4. Washington, D.C. | 13,280 |
| 5. Phoenix | 12,880 |
| 6. New York/N. New Jersey | 14,400 |
| 7. Orlando | 9,570 |
| 8. Austin | 9,240 |
| 9. Seattle | 8,800 |
| 10. Charlotte, N.C. | 8,790 |
Source: National Association of Home Builders
Read more at the Dallas Morning News.
Did you like this NewsTalk?
You might also like
PUBLISHED SINCE 1977
TG Magazine
Check out the latest issue of our flagship publication.