Houston's NEW HOMES RATINGS - TOP 10 Builders... TOP 10 Neighborhoods

A house under construction in Cinco Ranch. (Dave Rossman / For the Houston Chronicle)

Here are highlights of residential real estate coverage in the Houston Chronicle 100 special section.

Most active communities

Ranked by number of houses started in the Houston area in 2013, according to Metrostudy.

1. Cinco Ranch: 819
2. Riverstone: 714
3. The Woodlands: 713
4. Cross Creek Ranch: 462
5. Aliana: 451
6. Sienna Plantation: 448
7. Woodforest: 444
8. Pine Mill Ranch: 380
9. Firethorne: 375
10. Canyon Gate West: 365

Most active builders

Ranked by the number of houses closed in the Houston area in 2013, as tracked by Metrostudy.

1. Lennar/Village Builders: 2,229
2. Perry Homes: 1,552
3. D.R. Horton: 1,423
4. K. Hovnanian/Brighton/Parkwood: 1,202
5. Taylor Morrison/Darling: 1,007
6. Pulte/Del Webb/Centex: 967
7. Long Lake/Lakeridge: 956
8. KB Home: 893
9. MHI/Coventry/Plantation: 821
10. Ryland Homes: 691
    
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