TEXAS (Dallas Morning News) – Two Texas metros ranked highest in the country on Metrostudy’s latest list of new home starts and sales.

Ranking first in the year-long survey was Houston with 22,502 home starts and 28,326 sales. Dallas–Fort Worth ranked second with 17,638 starts and almost 24,000 sales.

Austin was sixth with 8,617 starts and 10,627 sales. San Antonio came in at number 11 with 7,761 starts and 9,847 sales.