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The top 10 home building companies of 2021

October 11, 2021

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Despite unprecedented labor and construction materials shortages, business is booming for home builders across the country.

Over the past 2 years, residential construction permits increased 36% nationally and the average value of a newly constructed single-family home increased by 7%, according to an analysis of permitting data from 368 municipalities by Omnis Panels, a Chicago-area maker of rainscreen panels.

Single-family homes saw the greatest increase in permits, at 30%. For large buildings containing five or more units, the increase was 21%. Many cities, especially several in Florida, saw much larger increases. Here are the metropolitan areas with percentage changes over 60% in single-family permits between June 2020 and June 2021:

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