Dallas-area apartment building permits have dropped for the first time in several years

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Dallas’ runaway apartment building boom may have peaked for a bit.

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The number of permits for new apartments in the Dallas area was down 19 percent in the year ending with May compared with the previous 12 months, according to a new report from Axiometrics Inc.

Builders have received permits to start 14,218 apartments during the year, compared with 17,570 in the previous 12 months, the apartment analyst