New home construction in the Jacksonville area continues to be well ahead of last year’s pace.

Through November, more building permits for new single-family homes have been issued in the four-county area than in any full year since 2006, according to Northeast Florida Builders Association’s monthly report.

With one month left to go, there have been about 300 more permits issued than in all of 2016 and more than twice the number of any full year 2009-2011.

The 691 permits issued in November were down from the 867 issued in October. But the number usuall drops in November and October was a particularly high — the most permits issued in any month in a decade.

Through November, St. Johns leads the area with 3,675 permits issued, followed by Duval with 2,804, Clay with 937 and Nassau with 794. Both Duval and St. Johns have seen more permits issued than in all of 2016.

Roger Bull: (904) 359-4296