Land Tejas Communities has donated a prime lot in its new development, Lago Mar that is the site for the second GHBA Benefit Home of 2017. Westin Homes has begun construction on the home that …
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A Win for Land Development, Homebuilding Nationwide
Update: Waters of the U.S. / Clean Water Act Executive Order On June 29, 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) finalized their much-discussed joint Clean Water …
Immigration and its Economic Impacts
Recently, Senator Tom Cotton from Arkansas and Senator David Perdue from Georgia introduced legislation aiming to reduce legal immigration to slightly more than 500,000 per year from the current rate of one million per year. …
Rally Day 2017 Brings Industry Voice to Texas Legislators
Rally Day 2017 was a huge success on Wednesday, February 22! Approximately 170 GHBA members registered for Rally Day. The GHBA had 20 teams of members that visited all 46 of our delegation legislators and …
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2016 Spikes of the Year Honored
GHBA’s top recruiters for 2016 were honored at the association’s annual Installation Celebration, January 28 at River Oaks Country Club. The “Spike of the Year” distinction went to Brian Stevenson with The Stevenson Group/One Digital. …
Chesmar Breaks Ground on 2017 Benefit Home in Elyson
Chesmar Homes and the community of Elyson launched the first of two Benefit Homes for 2017 at their official groundbreaking ceremony in January. Chesmar Homes is donating construction management of its Poplar Plan. Newland Communities, …
SMC’s Million Dollar Circle Tops $4 Billion in New Home Sales for 2016
The Greater Houston Builders Association (GHBA) Sales & Marketing Council (SMC) recently honored the Million Dollar Circle winners at an event held at the Westin Galleria. The Million Dollar Circle awards is a nationally-recognized program …
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GHBA Names Industry’s ‘Of the Year’ Award Winners for 2016
The GHBA recently announced the 2016 “Of the Year Awards” for the coveted Bud Inscho Associate, Young Professional, Developer, Custom Builder, Remodeler, and Builder of the Year at the GHBA’s 2017 Installation Celebration, “Tackling the …
85th Texas Legislature Now in Session
At noon on January 10, members of the Texas Senate and House of Representatives gathered in their respective chambers at the Capitol to convene the 85th legislative session. That began the 140 day countdown to …
Chesmar’s Don Klein is 2017 GHBA Vice President
The GHBA is pleased to announce that Don Klein, CEO of Chesmar Homes has joined the association’s leadership ladder as 2017 vice president. Don has been a key figure within the homebuilding industry in Houston …
Economic Forecast Luncheon 2017
2016 was a roller coaster year for the homebuilding industry, as builders and remodelers faced labor shortages, tanking oil prices, energy-sector job losses and an uncertain national political climate. At the annual Greater Houston Builders …
John Gillette Named February NAHB Remodeler of the Month
Local member John Gillette, GMB, CGR, CAPS, owner of Craftsmanship By John, Inc. was named the February 2017 NAHB Remodeler of the Month. The purpose of the NAHB Remodeler of the Month award program is …
HomeAid on the Receiving End of Remodel Project
In December 2016, the HomeAid Houston “headquarters” received a much needed remodel at the GHBA offices. The HomeAid staff has shared one office space for 10 years on the second floor. Casey Morgan, GHBA CEO …
Texas Builders Elected to NAHB Leadership Positions
On the last day of the 2017 International Builders’ Show, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) board of directors installed its senior officers and leadership team for 2017. The GHBA is pleased to announce …
Scott Frankel Honored as NAHB’S Best in Green Young Professional of the Year
The National Association of Home Builders has named Scott Frankel, co-president and principal of Frankel Building Group in Houston, Texas, as the 2016 Best in Green (BIG) Young Professional of the Year, an award which …