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% …
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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 …
Empire Communities Sells Benefit Home in Venetian Pines
Empire Communities, a long-time member of the Greater Houston Builders Association, recently announced that its GHBA Benefit Home was under contract. Empire built the 1,774 sq. ft. Walkerton Plan in Venetian Pines, a Bold Fox …
Meet Eric Skains, GHBA’s New Major Events and Awards Manager
Eric Skains joined TEAM GHBA at the beginning of October as the major events and awards manager, just in time to help out with fall events and get started on 2024’s activities. Eric has a long …
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2023 Houston’s Best PRISM Award Winners Honored at “Moon Dreams” Gala
The 2023 Houston’s Best PRISM Awards, a GHBA Sales and Marketing Council event, was a cosmic celebration with a near sell-out crowd on October 14 at the Westin Galleria-Houston. This black-tie gala celebrated NASA’s mission …
Bolio Honored as TAB Excellence Under 45 Winner
Congratulations to Christopher Bolio, who was tapped as the the 2023 Excellence under 45 Award winner by the Texas Association of Builders (TAB). Bolio has committed himself to his career and to advancing the residential …
City Council Passes Ch 42 Amendments
On September 27, the Houston City Council passed Chapter 42 with a package of amendments reflecting changes made due to your advocacy. We could not have done this were it not for your dedicated support! …
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LEGO Future Homebuilders Competition
Calling all kids (and kids-at-heart)! Looking for a fun challenge? In honor of Careers in Construction Month, the Greater Houston Builders Association (GHBA) is challenging all LEGO builders to show off your master homebuilding, design …
Benefit Home Buyers Share What Inspired Their Purchase
As the GHBA observes the 43rd year anniversary of its charity fundraiser the Benefit Homes Project, it is obvious that without the homebuyer the past four decades would not have been possible. And, without their purchase, …
ASGi Homes Honors Vendors and Suppliers Donating to Benefit Home
Nearly 100 guests attended the ASGi Homes’ Vendor Appreciation Luncheon on September 15 at their new offices located in Conroe, Texas. The companies donated materials, labor, and services to the construction of ASGi’s Benefit Home …
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 …
GHBA’s HOME-PAC Publishes City of Houston 2023 Voters Guide
After spending the last several months interviewing several of the candidates for mayor, controller, and city council seats, HOME-PAC is proud to release its official Voters Guide for the 2023 City of Houston Municipal Elections. …
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 …
Hula-va Success: Luau Membership Drive Beats Expectations with 71 Recruits
GHBA’s second membership drive of 2023 was held on August 9 serving up high attendance with more than 50 member participants rotating throughout the day. In true GHBA form, camaraderie and calls filled the building during …