Houston building permits Sept. 2012 via Real Estate Center of Texas A&M University

Permits for residential construction in the city of Houston grew faster than nonresidential construction in September 2012, according to the City of Houston’s Building Permit Department. Year-to-date total building permits are up 37.6 percent from $2.6 billion in the first three quarters of 2011 to $3.57 billion in the first three quarters 2012.

For the 12 months ending September 2012, building permits totaled $4.6 billion, a 40.2 percent increase over the $3.3 billion in permits issued during the 12 months ending September 2011.

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