New single-family building permits were up 65 percent in Wake County through the first four months of the year, according to data compiled by the Home Builders Association of Raleigh-Wake County.
Permits are up in all Wake County municipalities except Garner and Knightdale.
The biggest percentage increases were in Fuquay-Varina, Rolesville, and Wendell and Zebulon. Permits were also up 92 percent in Raleigh, 75 percent in Cary, 61 percent in Morrisville.
New single-family building permits are up 33 percent in Wake County through the first 11 months of the year, according to data compiled by the Home Builders Association of Raleigh-Wake County.
Permits are up in all Wake County municipalities. The biggest percentage increase has been in Rolesville, where permits are up from 59 last year to 173 this year. Garner has also seen a dramatic increase in permits, from 36 to 83.
Municipalities in the south and west of the county have also shown strong increases. Permits are up 66 percent in Apex, 56 percent in Fuquay-Varina and 46 percent in Holly Springs.
The rise in permits comes as the number of new homes listed for sale in the Triangle is at historic lows.
There were just 1,566 homes listed for sale in Durham, Johnston, Orange and Wake counties in November, down 43 percent from three years ago, Triangle Multiple Listing Services data show.
The sharp inventory declines reflect both the lack of new construction and the fact that homebuilders have greatly reduced the number of spec homes available in the Triangle.
New single-family building permits were up 26 percent in Wake County through the first nine months of the year, according to data compiled by the Home Builders Association of Raleigh-Wake County.
Permits continue to be up in all Wake County municipalities except Wendell and Zebulon.
Garner and Rolesville have seen the biggest percentage increases so far this year, with permits rising 188 percent and 126 percent, respectively.
The municipalities in western and southern Wake also continue to see a lot more activity, with permits up 46 percent in Holly Springs, 39 percent in Apex and 42 pecent in Fuquay-Varina.
Permits in Raleigh are up 18 percent through the end of September, while Cary permits are up 10 percent.
New single-family building permits are up 23 percent in Wake County through the first four months of the year, according to data compiled by the Home Builders Association of Raleigh-Wake County.
Permits are up in all Wake County municipalities except Cary, where permits are down 19 percent from the same period a year ago.
The biggest percentage increase has been in Garner, where permits are up from just 6 last year to 38 so far this year.
Permits are up 47 percent in Apex, 38 precent in Raleigh, 64 percent in Holly Springs, 43 percent in Morrisville and 31 percent in Knightdale.
In a sign that new home construction activity in the Triangle could finally be picking up, the number of single-family building permits issued in Wake County increased 26 percent in the first quarter.
There were 967 permits issued in the first three months of the year in Wake, up from 768 during the same period in 2011, according to data compiled by the Home Builders Association of Raleigh-Wake County.
Holly Springs and Garner posted the largest percentage increases.
Holly Springs issued 98 percents compared to 56 during the first quarter of 2011, a 75 percent increase. Garner's permit activity jumped 480 percent, from 5 to 29.
Permit activity declined 16 percent in Cary and was up 45 percent in Raleigh. Apex was also a big gainer with a 42 percent increase.
As the number of both new and existing homes has continued to drop in the Triangle, real estate professionals have been waiting for it to correspond to an uptick in new home construction.
There were just 1,603 new homes on the market in March in Wake, Durham, Orange and Johnston counties, Triangle Multiple Listing Services data show. That was down 27 percent from the same period a year ago and off 40 percent from two years ago.
New home construction has historically been a major source of employment in the Triangle, and the lack of activity has made it harder to bring down the unemployment rate.
