New Home Construction Slows in 2025, But Still Posts Third Best Year On Record in Walker County

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A row of newly built homes on the left side of a street

New home construction in unincorporated Walker County slowed last year, as the cost of construction drove new home prices higher. Still, 2025 ranked as the third best year on record for the county, despite an 11% decline from the previous year. Walker County’s Planning Office issued 244 permits in 2025 for the construction of new … Continue reading New Home Construction Slows in 2025, But Still Posts Third Best Year On Record in Walker County

Rapid Growth of New Home Construction Continued in Walker County in 2024

Posted on by Joe Legge
A new subdivision with dirt freshly graded and plots split off ready for new homes to be construction on them.

LaFayette, GA (February 5, 2025) A year after posting record housing growth, Walker County continued to experience robust construction of new homes in 2024. Walker County’s Planning Office issued 276 permits for the construction of new single-family homes last year in the unincorporated areas of the county. The number of housing starts in 2024 rivaled … Continue reading Rapid Growth of New Home Construction Continued in Walker County in 2024