Southeast Construction Magazine ranks the top metros for new housing construction in dollar amount (state, largest)

[nortonguy]

Augusta, Columbia, and Charleston are standing amongst the big boys in the southeast..

Is the Southeast’s Residential Rebound for Real? | Southeast Construction | McGraw-Hill Construction
The dollar volume of new Southeast residential construction contracts is starting off 2010 at a brisker pace than last year, according to new information from McGraw-Hill Construction, publisher of Southeast Construction.

1. Tampa
2. Atlanta
3. Raleigh
4. Orlando
5. Charlotte
6. Miami
7. Jacksonville
8. Charleston
9. Augusta
10. Columbia

[nortonguy]

What are you thoughts on the article? I think Tampa and Raleigh are now the hotspots in their state as opposed to Charlotte and Miami. Also it seems a couple of medium size metros are growing up...

[rnc2mbfl]

Originally Posted by nortonguy

What are you thoughts on the article? I think Tampa and Raleigh are now the hotspots in their state as opposed to Charlotte and Miami. Also it seems a couple of medium size metros are growing up...

Raleigh has been growing rapidly for decades. 40 years ago, Raleigh was the 4th largest city in NC. Today it's the second largest. Charlotte has always been the largest city in the state but the Triangle's growth rate has actually been faster and nowhere has this been more evident than in Wake Co. (Raleigh).
Both Charlotte and Raleigh will continue to grow rapidly. But, you will be hearing a lot more about Raleigh in this decade.

[clean_polo]

I wouldn't say Tampa is more of a "hotspot" than Miami though. No pun intended.

[Akhenaton06]

Originally Posted by rnc2mbfl

Charlotte has always been the largest city in the state

Not always, but for a while now. Before Charlotte, it was Winston-Salem. I think Charlotte overtook it sometime in the 1920's or 1930's. And before Winston-Salem, it was probably Wilmington; not sure about that though.

[nortonguy]

I would like to see the cities who made the 10-20 list... Their are still alot of cities in the southeast... Nashville, Memphis, New Orleans, Richmond, VA Beach, Birmingham, Louisville, Knoxville, Greenville, Mobile, Savannah, Greensboro, Norfolk, Jackson, Winston-Salem, etc...

[Akhenaton06]

^This is true.