Tampa metro area among top U.S. markets for residential construction permits in 2019

Tampa ranks among the top 20 metros for the number of residential building permits issued to developers, according to a recent report by Apartment Guide. As of July 2019, Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Texas, leads the nation with 36,073 permits issued — nearly 20 times the 1,843 permits issued in the average metropolitan area. The report included both multifamily units and single-family homes in its calculation of residential building permits. Greater Houston has routinely been among the…Original Article