The Great Recession of 2008 is firmly in the rearview mirror. We are now enjoying the longest recovery in U.S. history, the unemployment rate is near a 50-year low, wage growth is pretty good, inflation …
Make a Smart Investment… In You!
Ben Franklin said, “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” Continuing education will help enhance your career, boost your professional image, increase your level of expertise, and put you at the cutting-edge of your …
Visualization Technologies: The Future Has Arrived
Visualization technology has been improving exponentially since the early 90s. And today’s tech is light years ahead of what it was just a couple of years ago. Where will it be in a few more …
PERC Study Reveals Growing Consumer Demand for Energy-Efficient Homes
Propane provides energy-efficient solution for growing trend The results are in and residential customers agree: energy efficiency is a top priority. In fact, an overwhelming majority of your potential customers—driven by cost savings and environmental …
NAHB Remodeler of the Month: Not Just a Job
Sherry Pruitt enjoys being able to give back as Remodelers Council president and head of its annual charity garage sale. Reposted from Qualified Remodeler Magazine Who started your company? I started the company in 2014 …
EPA Repeals 2015 Waters of the U.S. Rule
Last month, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) repealed the 2015 joint Clean Water Act (CWA) “Waters of the U.S.”(WOTUS) definition and rule. That rule would have dramatically expanded jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act and …
Charities Receive Funds from Sale of GHBA Benefit Home
The Greater Houston Builders Association board members joined the beneficiaries of the Benefit Homes Project charity fundraiser at the official check presentation reflecting funds raised from the sale of a Chesmar Homes Benefit Home. The …
Residential Lot Banking: Alternative Financing to Fuel Homebuilding Growth
Home to four of the top 10 fastest growing cities in the country, the Texas homebuilding market continues to heat up. One challenge homebuilders face in this hot market is how to maintain capital to …
Give This Article to a Kid You Want to Help
Our nation continues a great economic boom. We have historically low unemployment, the stock market is at record highs, and yet many of today’s youth entering the workforce are just surviving instead of thriving. There are …
Get Ready for Some ‘Prince-ly’ Fun
Prediction: There will be a shortage of purple dresses, shirts and ties this fall in Houston-area clothing stores. Retailers aren’t going to know why the surge in all things purple, but we will — our Prince-themed …
Winners of Project Playhouse Receive Key at Minute Maid Park
The Rangel family was cheered on by thousands of Houston Astros fans as they were presented the ceremonial key to the 2019 HomeAid Houston Project Playhouse, named The Toy Box Playhouse, on the field prior …
China is Slowing and it’s Their Fault
Over the last several years, the economic data coming out of China has not been particularly good. GDP growth in 19Q2 was 6.2%, a three-decade low. While the Chinese publicly say that the trade war …
Chesmar Homes Vendors and Trades Donate to Benefit Home Construction
Chesmar Homes has reset the bar when it comes to acquiring donated materials, labor and services for the construction of a GHBA Benefit Home. Chesmar’s Benefit Homes team recruited nearly 80 vendors, suppliers and trades …
New State Laws Effective September 1
The 86th Texas Legislature has come to a close with hundreds of bills signed into law. Here are three that should be on your radar as a Texas homebuilding professional. House Bill 2439 by Representative …
Military Veteran Receives Keys to Mortgage-Free Home
GHBA JOINS THE HOWARD HUGHES CORP AND OPERATION FINALLY HOME AT KEY PRESENTATION IN THE WOODLANDS HILLS U.S. Army Sergeant Roland Sengstock and his family joined representatives from Operation FINALLY HOME (OFH), Century Communities, The …