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The value of construction contract awards in the Houston area reached $44.9 billion for the 12 months ending July ’25, according to reports from Dodge Data & Analytics. That’s an increase of 11.4 percent from the $40.4 awarded during the same period last year. July alone brought $3.8 billion in new construction awards, including $895.6 million for single-family homes and $501.2 million for offices and banks.

Construction awards for July year-to-date came in at $25.4 billion, up marginally from last year’s $25.3 billion. Growth was led by non-building projects (i.e. roads and other infrastructure) and manufacturing facilities, which saw their respective award values increase by $1.6 billion and $924.5 million compared to last year. Contract awards for multi-family housing and commercial facilities also grew by $448.0 million and $195.7 million, respectively. Growth in the areas above offset losses in single-family housing (down $1.3 billion) and miscellaneous non-residential buildings (down $1.8 billion).

Harris, Montgomery, and Fort Bend Counties accounted for 84.6 percent of all new construction activity in the region, with Harris County alone representing 55.6 percent.

 

Prepared by Greater Houston Partnership Research Division.

Colin Baker
Manager of Economic Research
Greater Houston Partnership
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Clara Richardson
Research Analyst
Greater Houston Partnership
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