Metro Area Housing Permits: Austin Strong, TX Solid

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The solid Austin market news just keeps on piling up. Reed Construction Data (www.reedconstructiondata.com) tracks national, regional and local construction data, building product information, construction cost data, market analytics and advertising channels to construction industry professionals in the US and Canada. They recently posted an article ranking metro area single family housing permits. Austin ranked 10th in the nation. Houston is tops. DFW is 3rd.

Here are the top 10:
1. Houston
2. Atlanta
3. DFW
4. Phoenix
5. Chicago
6. Riverside
7. Washington
8. Charlotte
9. Las Vegas
10. Austin

Here’s the article: http://www.reedconstructiondata.com/news/2008/03/houston-is-the-biggest-housing-market/?nid=2816