On Thursday, August 29, the City of Conroe passed a development moratorium due to the lack of adequate water infrastructure to supply current and future residents. GHBA members and staff spoke at both public hearings …
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GHBA Earns Triple Honors at Association Excellence Awards
The Greater Houston Builders Association is thrilled to be recognized with three Awards of Excellence (AEA) from the Executive Officers Council of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). The Association Excellence Awards is an annual …
Vonn Tran Named New City of Houston Planning and Development Department Director
The following update was received from the City of Houston Planning Department on July 25, 2024. Revise All Mylars To Reflect Change in Planning Director Houston City Council confirmed Vonn Tran as the new Planning …
Meet Cody, GHBA’s New Director of Government Affairs
Meet Cody Miller, GHBA’s director of government affairs. Cody joined the GHBA team in June and began his tenure by traveling to Washington D.C. for the National Association of Home Builders’ Legislative Conference, along with …
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2024 Local & Runoff Election Voters Guide
HOME-PAC, the political action committee of the Greater Houston Builders Association, is an essential part of GHBA’s advocacy program. HOME-PAC directs financial support of the homebuilding industry and is committed to protecting housing affordability and …
City of Houston Planning & Development Department Returns to In-Person Only Meetings
Starting in late April and May, the Planning & Development Department will begin conducting all commission, board, and committee meetings in person only. This return to in-person meetings reflects the city’s continued commitment to ensuring …
DOE Heeds NAHB Concerns When Crafting Final Transformer Rule
Reposted from National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) The Department of Energy (DOE) today issued a final energy efficiency rule for distribution transformers that explicitly heeded NAHB’s call to ensure that it would not impede …
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Fort Bend Streamlines Approval of Permits and Bonds
The Fort Bend County Commissioners Court recently passed a resolution streamlining the approval of driveway and right-of-way permits, which will now be handled at the staff level. Under this resolution, the county engineer has been …
2021 Building Code Now in Effect
The 2021 Building Code went into effect on January 2, 2024. These updated building codes usher in a new era of construction standards for our city. We encourage all stakeholders, contractors, and interested parties to …
Election Recap & Runoff Voter Guide
The candidates endorsed by GHBA’s HOME-PAC had an excellent showing on election night. Our mayoral candidate, Senator John Whitmire, will head into a runoff with Congresswoman Shelia Jackson Lee. On election night, Whitmire garnered 42.5% …
New Detention Requirements Take Effect Nov. 27
Following meetings by GHBA members with Mayor Turner, city council members, and other City of Houston officials, new detention requirements for single-family lots have been modified by the City of Houston and will take effect …
Major Changes to SBA’s Disaster Lending Program
SBA Increases Home Disaster Loan Limits, Boosts Mitigation, Extends Initial Payment Deferment Waiver and Interest for First Year Work continues in the greatest transformation of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s disaster programs in the agency’s …
Harris County’s Resource on Residential Development and Design Standards for Imagination Zones
Imagination Zones are intended to promote a mix of affordable, workforce and market-rate housing with design options that include a variety of housing types, mixed-use developments, multi-modal transportation, compatibility and connectivity, resiliency, and green stormwater infrastructure (GSI), along with hike …
ETJ Opt-Out Legislation Now in Effect
Texas SB 2038 Empowers Developers, Property Owners During this year’s 88th Texas Legislative Session, Senate Bill 2038 was passed to provide property owners and residents an option to leave a city’s extraterritorial jurisdictions (ETJ). SB …
Final WOTUS Rule a Blow to Housing Affordability
Alicia Huey, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders and a custom home builder and developer from Birmingham, Ala., today issued the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of …