Representatives from Ashton Woods paid a special visit to HomeAid’s March board meeting to unveil the new Playhouse design created for HomeAid’s 12th annual Project Playhouse fundraiser. The Ashton Woods team named the playhouse the …
BuildAid Receives $5.5 Million Grant from Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund
HomeAid is proud to share with the GHBA membership, that BuildAid, a HomeAid and GHBA rebuild initiative for pre-qualified homeowners whose homes flooded because of Hurricane Harvey, was presented a check for $5.5M from the …
Benefit Homes Teams Announced for 2018
The GHBA’s 38 year old charity fundraiser, the Benefit Homes Project, continues its commitment to the community in 2018 with the partnership of two new builder/developer teams. TAYLOR MORRISON HOUSTON Taylor Morrison Houston is donating …
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 …
GHBA Councils Raise Funds for HomeAid Houston
Throughout the year, members of the GHBA are quick to embrace HomeAid as one of their many charitable causes. In 2017, the GHBA Remodelers Council, Custom Builders Council, Volume Builders Committee, Sales and Marketing Council …
GHBA Names “Of the Year” Award Winners for 2017
The GHBA recently announced the 2017 “Of the Year Awards” at the 2018 Installation Celebration, themed “Building a Bright Future” and held at the Revention Music Center in downtown Houston. Winners were named for the …
TARGET Lawsuit Regarding Waters of the U.S. / Clean Water Act
As we have documented previously, 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 Act (CWA) “Waters of the U.S.” …
2017 Spikes of the Year Honored
GHBA’s top recruiters for 2017 were honored at the association’s annual Installation Celebration, January 31 at the Royal Sonesta Hotel. Brian Stevenson was tapped as “Spike of the Year.” The “Retention Spike of the Year” …
Economic Forecast Predicts Strong Outlook for 2018
“Keep Building Responsibly” The annual Greater Houston Builders Association’s Economic Forecast Luncheon in January, was held at the Royal Sonesta and hosted over 900 GHBA members. The standing room only crowd was eager to hear …
GHBA Scholarship Program: A Stepping Stone to Careers in Homebuilding
The home building industry is currently in a crisis. There is a massive shortage of labor. The NAHB found shortages of some construction trades are at their worst level since 2000. They found more than …
Contracting Practices for a Post-Hurricane Harvey World
In light of the recent devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey, we want to remind builders and contractors of certain best practices and laws that apply to the industry as a whole and specifically for disaster …
GHBA Joins Formal Coalition to Push Flood Solutions
Following Hurricane Harvey, the GHBA engaged other development stakeholders to proactively draft a plan of flood control and mitigation projects that would help alleviate flood damage during future storms and share it with our local, …