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August 2026 Report

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North Texas New Home Construction Tracker

Each month, Lavon Insurance tracks new single-family residential building permits in communities we serve across North Texas.

Building permits provide a useful look at where new-home development is taking place, but they should not be confused with actual construction starts or completed homes.

Current edition: August 2026 • Updated: September 27, 2026

What Are We Measuring?

This tracker measures permits issued for new single-family residential construction. A building permit represents authorization for construction and does not necessarily mean construction started during the same month or that the home was completed. Municipal reporting systems and permit classifications can also differ from one city to another.

August 2026

Currently Verified Permit Activity

These figures come from official municipal permit reports that we were able to verify for the current edition.

Princeton

268

New Single-Family Permits

Princeton’s August residential building report lists 268 permits under Residential New Construction SF.

Sachse

New Single-Family Permits in August

Sachse’s August development report shows no new single-family permits for the month. The city reported 3 single-family permits year-to-date.

Murphy

New Single-Family Permits Found

Our review of Murphy’s August issued-permit report found no permits categorized as new single-family residential construction. See methodology note below.

Communities We Track

August 2026 Permit Tracker

We publish a number only when we can support it with an appropriate municipal or standardized public source. Missing data are shown as pending rather than estimated.

City	August New Single-Family Permits	Source / Note	Status
Princeton	268	City of Princeton Residential Building Report	Verified
Sachse	0	City of Sachse August Development Report; 3 single-family permits YTD	Verified
Murphy	0*	August issued-permit report reviewed; no new-single-family category found	Reviewed
Lavon	—	Current standardized August figure not yet verified for this edition	Pending
Fate	—	Current standardized August figure not yet verified for this edition	Pending
Rockwall	—	August municipal permit reports are available; full-month single-family total still being verified	Pending
Royse City	—	Current standardized August figure not yet verified for this edition	Pending
Greenville	—	Current standardized August figure not yet verified for this edition	Pending

* Murphy’s figure is based on our review of the city’s August 2026 issued-permit report. The report did not contain a permit category or record identified as new single-family residential construction. It is shown separately from figures provided as an explicit municipal summary.

This Month’s Snapshot

What the Verified Reports Show

Princeton Shows Substantial New-Home Activity

Princeton’s official report lists 268 new single-family residential permits during the August reporting period.

That is substantially more activity than the other cities for which we currently have directly comparable verified municipal figures.

Do Not Treat This as a Regional Ranking Yet

Several communities are still marked pending in this first edition, so the numbers above should not be used to rank all North Texas cities.

As the tracker matures, we will add standardized data and historical comparisons wherever reliable source data are available.

Methodology

How We Collect the Data

Accuracy is more important to us than filling every blank with an estimate.

Municipal Permit Reports

When a city publishes a detailed monthly residential or building permit report, we review the city’s official report first.

Census Building Permit Data

The U.S. Census Bureau’s Building Permits Survey provides monthly, year-to-date and annual residential permit statistics at the permit-issuing-place level.

Verify Before Publishing

If a figure cannot be supported by the available source data, we mark it pending rather than substitute a different metric or estimate.

When Is This Page Updated?

Municipal permit reports are released on different schedules. The U.S. Census Bureau releases detailed place-level Building Permits Survey data on approximately the 17th workday following the reporting month.

For that reason, this tracker is normally updated late in the following month after the most useful municipal and federal data are available.

Data Sources

Where the Numbers Come From

Readers can review the underlying public sources used for the tracker.

U.S. Census Bureau — Building Permits Survey
View Building Permits Survey

City of Princeton — Residential Building Reports
View Princeton Reports

City of Sachse — Monthly Development Reports
View Sachse Reports

City of Murphy — Permit Issued Reports
View Murphy Reports

City of Rockwall — Permits Issued
View Rockwall Permit Reports

Frequently Asked Questions

New Home Construction Tracker FAQs

Is a building permit the same as a housing start?

No. A building permit generally represents authorization to construct a home. Construction may begin later, and some permitted projects may be changed or never completed. We therefore call these figures building permits rather than housing starts.

What does “new single-family permit” mean?

It refers to a permit for construction of a new single-family residential dwelling. The tracker excludes ordinary remodeling, roofing, pools, fences, additions and similar residential permits.

Why are some cities marked Pending?

Cities use different reporting systems and release information on different schedules. We mark a city Pending when we have not yet verified a comparable new-single-family figure from an appropriate source. We prefer a blank value to an unsupported estimate.

Why can city and Census permit numbers differ?

Municipal reports and the U.S. Census Building Permits Survey are produced using different reporting processes. Timing, classifications, late reports, corrections and Census estimation procedures can cause figures to differ.

How often is this tracker updated?

We update the tracker monthly after the relevant municipal reports and detailed Census place-level permit data become available.

Can previously published permit numbers change?

Yes. Permit records can be corrected or updated, and public data sets can incorporate late reports. When necessary, we may update earlier figures to reflect better source information.

Does a large number of permits mean that many homes were sold that month?

No. A permit measures authorization for construction, not a home sale. Some permitted homes may be built for future sale, some may already be under contract, and the timing between permitting, construction and closing can vary considerably.

Why does Lavon Insurance publish this information?

New residential construction is an important part of the communities we serve. We publish the tracker as a local resource for homeowners, homebuyers, builders, real estate professionals and anyone interested in residential growth across our North Texas service area.

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