Although the month of June was a slight year-over-year decline (15 fewer permits), the trailing 12-month total is 7,753 permits issued for the four-county area, according to Wolfe Jackson, The Resource Group. In a quarter-to-quarter comparison, 2016 shows an increase in permits. For the first quarter 2015, the total was 1,399 and for 2016, it was 1,968. Second quarter totals were 1,823 in 2015 and 2,282 in 2016.