{"id":12545,"date":"2026-01-08T15:03:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T21:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/houston\/2026\/01\/08\/houston-was-the-no-2-destination-for-u-s-movers-in-2025\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T15:03:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T21:03:27","slug":"houston-was-the-no-2-destination-for-u-s-movers-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/houston\/2026\/01\/08\/houston-was-the-no-2-destination-for-u-s-movers-in-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston was the No. 2 destination for U.S. movers in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Texas Leads the Nation in New Housing Construction<\/h1>\n<p>The state of Texas is experiencing a surge in new housing construction, with more residential units being built than anywhere else in the country. This growth is driven by a significant increase in population, with the state&#8217;s population growing by 7.3 percent between April 2020 and July 2024.<\/p>\n<h2>New Housing Units Authorized in Major Metro Areas<\/h2>\n<p>According to data from the U.S. Census Bureau and Zillow, the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro area authorized 65,747 new residential units in 2024, making it the second-largest metro area for new housing construction. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex took the top spot, with 71,788 residential permits approved in 2024. The New York City metro area ranked third, with 57,929 permits.<\/p>\n<h3>Ranking of Major Metro Areas by New Housing Units<\/h3>\n<p>The ranking of major metro areas by the number of new housing units authorized per 1,000 existing homes is as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Raleigh, North Carolina: 28.8 permits per 1,000 existing homes<\/li>\n<li>Austin, Texas: 28.6 permits per 1,000 existing homes<\/li>\n<li>Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas: 22.2 permits per 1,000 existing homes<\/li>\n<li>Houston, Texas: 21.6 permits per 1,000 existing homes<\/li>\n<li>San Antonio, Texas: 13.6 permits per 1,000 existing homes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Texas Leads the Nation in Residential Building Permits<\/h2>\n<p>A Newsweek analysis of Census Bureau data shows that Texas approved building permits for 225,756 new residential units in 2024, making it the state with the most residential units under construction. This is largely due to activity in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Austin, and San Antonio metro areas.<\/p>\n<h3>Challenges Facing Homebuilders<\/h3>\n<p>Despite the high demand for new housing, homebuilders are facing challenges in the market. According to Buddy Hughes, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders, &quot;Market conditions remain challenging, with two-thirds of builders reporting they are offering incentives to move buyers off the fence.&quot; Additionally, builders are dealing with rising material and labor prices, which are affecting construction costs.<\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>In conclusion, Texas is leading the nation in new housing construction, with the Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth metro areas ranking among the top three major metro areas for new housing units authorized in 2024. While the demand for new housing is high, homebuilders are facing challenges in the market, including rising costs and a competitive market. As the state&#8217;s population continues to grow, it is likely that the demand for new housing will remain high, driving construction activity in the state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas Leads the Nation in New Housing Construction The state of Texas is experiencing a surge in new housing construction, with more residential units being built than anywhere else in the country. This growth is driven by a significant increase in population, with the state&#8217;s population growing by 7.3 percent between April 2020 and July [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":12547,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-12545","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-real-estate"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/houston.culturemap.com\/media-library\/u-haul-truck.jpg?id=62681864&width=1200&height=600&coordinates=0%2C19%2C0%2C19","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/houston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12545"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/houston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/houston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/houston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/houston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12545"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/houston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12545\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12548,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/houston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12545\/revisions\/12548"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/houston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12547"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/houston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12545"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/houston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12545"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/houston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12545"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}