Home building permit totals were second only to Texas for the first quarter of 2013. For Polk County, hit hard in the recent downturn, the 184 permits last month were the highest reported since August 2008. This follows a national trend which RealtyTrac reports to be in response to a decline in foreclosure properties.
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Polk Home Construction Booming; Decline in Foreclosure Properties in April
Permits for single-family homes for April mark area's highest total in nearly 5 years.
Published: Friday, May 17, 2013 at 12:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, May 17, 2013 at 1:28 a.m.
LAKELAND | If April was any indication, Polk County home builders are going to have a busy summer.
A total 182 permits for new single-family homes were recorded in Polk last month, marking the area's highest total in nearly five years, according to county and city building departments. April's total jumped 163.8 percent from 69 permits the year before, and was up 33.8 percent from 136 permits in March.
Last month's sum was the highest in Polk since August 2008, when 184 home permits were recorded
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