The Texas Association of Builders (TAB) recently announced the winners of the 2018 Excellence Under 45 Award Winners. Congratulations to local Greater Houston Builders Association (GHBA) member Brandon Lynch, president of BSL Interests DBA Keechi …
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Builders2Trades Aids in Search for Skilled Trades and Suppliers
Before Hurricane Harvey, Texas was experiencing a critical shortage of construction trades professionals. In an effort to expedite the matching of builders, developers and remodelers to skilled tradespeople, the Texas Association of Builders (TAB) has …
U.S. Army Veteran Sgt. John Kadleck Receives Mortgage-Free Home in The Woodlands
U.S. Army Sergeant John Kadleck and his family joined representatives from Operation FINALLY HOME, Beazer Homes, The Howard Hughes Corporation®, GHBA and the Houston Texans, along with The Woodlands community recently to celebrate the dedication …
HBI Acres Homes Program Ribbon Cutting Launches Carpentry Education Program
On June 28, GHBA CEO Casey Morgan and GHBA President Don Klein joined City of Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, Home Builder Institute (HBI) President and CEO John Courson, and Norbord President and CEO Peter Wijnbergen …
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FINAL OPEN HOUSE for Chapter 19 Guidelines
Members encouraged to attend Thursday, June 28 from 6pm-8pm The public comment period for the proposed guidelines for the recently adopted major changes to Chapter 19, the City’s Floodplain Regulation Ordinance, ends on Friday, June …
Caroline Conte Joins GHBA as Government Affairs Coordinator
The association is proud to welcome Caroline Conte to Team GHBA as the new government affairs coordinator. Caroline will act as the staff liaison for the Codes & Standards Committee and the Young Professionals Committee. …
Challenge: 1,800 in 2018
Your GHBA recently set a record for membership, exceeding 1,700 member companies in the first quarter. The association hasn’t been at this number since 2008! The membership roster swelled to 1,739 after May 10, 2018 …
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May 2018 Elections Recap
It’s over… for now. The 2018 Primary Election cycle has concluded, and the field is decided. Although it seems like we are in a perpetual election cycle and suffering from constant voter fatigue, these elections …
Trade Wars: It’s All About Leverage
With the U.S.-China trade war looking increasingly ominous, two questions are on the minds of many: do trade deficits matter and which side has more to lose? Economists of almost all stripes agree that trade …
GHBA Remodelers Council Renovates Wellsprings Village, a Transitional Residence for Women
The first thing you notice about the three-acre Wellsprings Village community in Southwest Houston is its peacefulness, broken only by the sound of birds and bullfrogs in the nearby bayou. It’s an appropriate locale for …
City of Houston Passes Ordinance Expanding Regulation in Floodplains
Last week the Houston City Council voted to dramatically increase regulations on building within the 100 and 500 year floodplains. The proposal to amend Chapter 19, the City’s Floodplain Regulation Ordinance, was first introduced in …
Post-Harvey Case Study: The Yelovich Home in Wedgewood
The destruction caused by Hurricane Harvey is beyond heartbreaking. The thought of losing your home in the storm is devastating. GHBA member Dave Yelovich of Tilson Homes and his family sought shelter at 2:30 a.m. …
The Age of Austerity is Over
When the Congressional Budget Office made its June 2017 forecast of our fiscal future, it projected a deficit of $689 billion in FY2019. The deficit is now poised to be $1.2 trillion, a dramatic and …
2018 Primary Elections Recap
In the age of social media, 24 hour news and amplified political polarization, there is a perceived lack of pragmatism and a belief that neither side is willing to work together to craft prudent public policy. …
Where Do We Find Skilled and Semi-Skilled People to Build Homes?
This question has been on the minds of homebuilders and contractors for the last several years. In the past, finding labor was relatively easy. The general scope of people were those from South and Central …