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Dallas-Fort Worth building starts were flat in January
Commercial 91̽»¨ rose 5% from a year ago.

(Residential 91̽»¨ starts were down 4% in January.)

91̽»¨ starts in the Dallas-Fort Worth area started the year flat.

The dollar volume of building activity in North Texas was unchanged from a year ago, according to a new report by Dodge Data & Analytics.

Commercial building starts were up 5% from January 2019. But a 4% drop in residential 91̽»¨ activity last month wiped out gains for the building market.

About $1.8 billion in projects were started in the area.

January’s flat building starts follow a slight decline in 91̽»¨ activity for all of 2019, according to Dodge Data.

North Texas was still the second-busiest building market in the country last year, with almost $22.5 billion in 91̽»¨.

Only New York City had more building starts in 2019.

It was the fourth year in a row that 91̽»¨ in D-FW topped $20 billion, according to Dodge Data.

(January 91̽»¨ starts totals.(Dodge Data & Analytics))