Tag Archive for ‘Top Builders’

Top 10 Builder Share Jumps in 2022

The Top 10 builders captured 43.2% of new single-family home closings (i.e., sales) in 2022, the highest percentage on record based on data released by BUILDER Magazine; this is a 9 percentage point increase from 2021, the largest year-over-year increase since NAHB’s tracking began in 1989.  This share represents 276,941 closings out of the 640,500 new single-family home sales reported… Read More ›

Top 10 Builder Share Reaches Highest Percentage in 2021

The top 10 builders captured 34.2% of new single-family home closings in 2021, the highest percentage on record based on data released by BUILDER Magazine. This share represents 264,426 closings out of the 774,000 new single-family home sales reported by the U.S. Census in 2021. Nevertheless, these closings only represent 23.5% of single-family starts, a broader measure of home building… Read More ›

Construction Self-Employment Rates at Record Low

According to the 2019 American Community Survey (ACS), 22% (2.4 million) of construction workers are self-employed. This is significantly higher than an economy-wide average of 9.7% of the employed labor force. Nevertheless, construction self-employment rates are now lowest on record, down from a record high of over 26% in 2010. One of the factors behind the recently falling construction self-employment… Read More ›

Top Ten Builder Share Tops 30 Percent in 2019 for Second Year in a Row

The top 10 builders captured 30.4% of new single-family home closings in 2019, according to data released by BUILDER Magazine. The 30.4% share represents 207,724 closings out of the 683,000 new single-family home sales reported by the U.S. Census Bureau in 2019. However, these closings represent approximately 23% of single-family starts, a broader measure of home building that includes custom… Read More ›