Nicole Keown, purchasing manager for Sandcastle Homes Inc., joined the company over a decade ago. Nicole is responsible for managing all the purchasing and land planning activities within Sandcastle Homes as well as managing the …
Chesmar to Break Ground in 2020 on Benefit Home
Chesmar Homes has joined the 2020 GHBA Benefit Homes team as the builder of their seventh home for this 40-year-old charity fundraiser. Chesmar did not let the challenges of a COVID-19 pandemic deter them from …
HomeAid Houston Chosen as Beneficiary of The Howard Hughes Corporation® Fall Giving Drive
$500 Will Be Donated to Charity for Every Home Sold During September The Howard Hughes Corporation® (NYSE: HHC) is pleased to announce that its Houston area communities — Bridgeland®, the No. 1 selling master planned …
HistoryMaker Benefit Home Packed with Amenities for Mid 300s
The HistoryMaker Benefit Home is on the market and priced in the mid $300s, which is a huge price break when considering the home features five bedrooms and four full baths. This 3,174 sq. ft. …
Building ‘Homes for Good’ Begins with the Developer
This 40th anniversary of the GHBA Benefit Homes Project is a milestone, with nearly $12 million raised since its inception. And it all begins with the developer who identifies a lot they are willing to …
U.S. Army SFC Justin Reuber and Family Receive Keys to an OFH Built by the PulteGroup Built to Honor Program
Operation FINALLY HOME live-streams its first-ever virtual dedication U.S. Army SFC Justin Reuber and his family received keys to their new mortgage-free home Friday, May 22 during a small, socially-distanced dedication ceremony at the homesite …
Signorelli and First America Homes Construct Playhouse for Annual HomeAid Fundraiser
Mission Control, the 2020 HomeAid Houston Project Playhouse is under construction and will launch soon, on a date to be announced. Raffle ticket sales are currently underway online at www.homeaidhouston.org or from HomeAid representatives and …
HomeAid Houston Donates Gift Cards to Assist Non-Profit Partners
HomeAid Houston recognized that with “stay in place” and “social distancing” mandates implemented due to COVID 19, non-profits serving the homeless of Houston and those facing homelessness could find their resources limited, at the least. …
Benefit Home Buyers Share What Inspired Their Purchase
As the GHBA observes the 40th 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 …
Homebuilders Rally to Donate PPE Equipment to Health Care Industry
With the shortage of masks and eye protection among healthcare workers continuing at a crisis level, HomeAid Houston and HomeAid America have joined both the U.S. President and Vice President to ask the building industry …
Builders Called to Donate PPE
Healthcare Workers Need Our Help The shortage of masks and eye protection among healthcare workers is at a crisis level. Both the U.S. President and Vice President have called upon the construction industry to provide …
Sandcastle Homes Completes Renovation of Agape Development Home in Third Ward
Renovation work has been completed on Agape Development’s Paris House in Houston’s Third Ward, thanks to a partnership between Sandcastle Homes and GHBA’s Custom Builders Council (CBC). The project was led by Sandcastle’s Nicole Keown …
Local Suppliers and Vendors Step Up for the GHBA Benefit Homes Project in its 40th Year
Dozens of companies are helping to celebrate the 40th anniversary of GHBA’s Benefit Homes Project by stepping up to ensure the home is built at little cost by donating their materials, labor and services to …
Giving Back Through GHBA
On the evening of Saturday, January 19, the 2020 GHBA board of directors were installed and I formally began the privilege of serving as the board president. Now it is time to turn my attention …
Empire Communities Recruits Donors for Construction of Cottage for Boys in Crisis
Without the donations of materials, labor and services, an 8,100 sq. ft. cottage being built to house eight boys on the Boys and Girls Country Cottage, would not be possible. Empire Communities is leading the …