Permits for new homes in Volusia County jumped 22% to 3,564 in 2020, up from 2,906 in 2019.
Permits for new homes in Flagler County climbed to 1,621 in 2020, up 40% from 1,153 in 2019.
The fewest permits for new homes was in 2011 when Volusia had only 474 and Flagler had just 153. and
Most permits for new homes was in 2005 when Volusia had 6,857 and Flagler had 3,043.
DAYTONA BEACH While the COVID-19 pandemic shut down much of the local economy last year, builders in Volusia and Flagler counties picked up the pace by pulling permits for the most new homes since 2005. When we started coming out of the lockdown last year, we burst out of it, said Toby Tobin, a Realtor with Grand Living Commercial Realty in Palm Coast. Starting in June, building permits for new homes were off the charts.