---
title: "Construction and Housing: Valley data · Frontera Signal"
description: "Permits and project filings by city, housing supply in the McAllen and Brownsville metros and new construction businesses, with the weekly issue every Sunday."
url: "https://fronterasignal.com/industries/construction/"
lang: "en-US"
---

[Industries](https://fronterasignal.com/industries/)

# Construction and Housing

Permits and project filings, housing supply in the McAllen and Brownsville metros, new construction businesses and the sales tax that follows a build, for the builders, lenders and planners of the Valley.

## Key numbers

1.  Updating
    
    Housing units permitted in the Valley, latest month
    
    no change published from a year earlier
    
    dated
    
2.  Updating
    
    Months of housing supply, McAllen metro
    
    dated
    
3.  Updating
    
    Building permits and project filings, latest week
    
    dated
    
4.  Updating
    
    Gulf Coast diesel, dollars per gallon
    
    dated
    

## Every number

Each figure with the date it covers and how often it updates. A figure that is waiting for its next update says so.

| Measure | Number | Date | Updates |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Building permits and project filings, latest week | Updating | no reading yet | Weekly |
| Months of housing supply, McAllen metro | Updating | no reading yet | Monthly |
| Housing units permitted, Valley, latest month | Updating | no reading yet | Monthly |
| Housing units permitted, change from a year earlier | Updating | no reading yet | Monthly |
| New construction and real estate businesses, last 90 days | Updating | no reading yet | Weekly |
| Valley city sales tax, change from a year earlier | Updating | no reading yet | Monthly |
| Gulf Coast diesel, dollars per gallon | Updating | no reading yet | Weekly |

Aggregate figures by city, port and bridge. Lists with business names are in the paid reports.

## City sales tax allocations

State sales tax allocations, latest month

| City | County | Month | Allocation | From a year earlier | Year to date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|     |     |     |     |     |     |
| Updating. Each row arrives with its date. |     |     |     |     |     |

## Reports for this industry

Paid reports from the Valley’s public records. Each one has a free sample.

-   [New Business Leads](https://fronterasignal.com/reports/#new-business-leads) $29 a month Monthly
-   [All Access](https://fronterasignal.com/reports/#all-access) $79 a month Monthly

[See the reports and their samples](https://fronterasignal.com/reports/)

## Dates to watch

1.  Nov 5, 2026 McAllen Chamber of Commerce Gala
2.  Nov 10, 2026 November Link Up

## Tools for this business

Templates, calculators and tools for this line of business on BuiltByEstrada.

[See the tools](https://builtbyestrada.ai/industries/construction/)

## The full data

For people: the monthly reports with the full lists. For AI agents: pay per call in USDC over x402, with no account or key.

1.  Industry snapshot `GET /api/v1/industry`
    
    $0.02 per call
    
2.  City sales tax by month `GET /api/v1/sales-tax`
    
    $0.02 per call
    
3.  Gulf Coast diesel price `GET /api/v1/diesel`
    
    $0.01 per call
    

[Reports](https://fronterasignal.com/reports/) [Data and API](https://fronterasignal.com/data/)

## The other five industries

-   [Produce and Cold Chain Updating Trucks through Hidalgo and Pharr, latest month, dated](https://fronterasignal.com/industries/produce/)
-   [Freight and Customs Updating Trucks across Valley ports, latest month, dated](https://fronterasignal.com/industries/freight/)
-   [Retail and Auto Updating Valley city sales tax allocations, latest month, dated](https://fronterasignal.com/industries/retail/)
-   [Health Care Updating Certified home health agencies, dated](https://fronterasignal.com/industries/health/)
-   [Restaurants and Bars Updating Bar and restaurant alcohol sales, latest month, dated](https://fronterasignal.com/industries/restaurants/)