March 20 in Austin, TexasCost: $55Registration Deadline: Friday, March 1 Rally Day is an advocacy event hosted at the Texas State Capitol in Austin. It is a valuable opportunity for association members to talk with …
Chesmar Homes and Toll Brothers Break Ground for GHBA Charity
More than 70 GHBA members, including vendors and trades, gathered at The Retreat Community Club in the Toll Brothers’ neighborhood of NorthGrove to help mark the official groundbreaking of the first Greater Houston Builders Association …
GHBA Awarded Local Community Service Award by HBI
The Greater Houston Builders Association (GHBA), was awarded the Home Builders Institute (HBI) Local Community Service Award at the International Builders Show in Las Vegas. HBI is a national leader in career training through certification …
2018 Spikes of the Year Honored
GHBA’s top recruiters for 2018 were honored at the association’s annual Installation Celebration, January 18 at the Houston Stampede Event Center. Terry Nesch with TONER Home Matters was tapped as “Spike of the Year.” The …
City of Houston “Electronic Plan Review (EPR)” Training
This spring, the City of Houston’s Permitting Center will be moving to 100% electronic plan submittal for all residential projects. While the EPR option has been available for years, it will now be mandatory. City …
The 86th Texas Session is Rolling Along
As the legislative session enters its third month, we have reached the turning point and the time when legislation actually begins to get moving. Members only have 140 days to complete the business of the …
2019 PRISM “How to Enter” Seminars
*Mandatory for all Houston’s Best PRISM Awards Entrants Are you entering the 2019 Houston’s Best PRISM Awards? Then HEADS UP! The PRISM team has been hard at work improving the entry process and category line-up. …
Chili Cookoff 2019 Brings the Heat
Competition was HOT at the annual GHBA Chili & Salsa Cookoff, held Friday, February 8, 2019, at Tri-Tech. Competition was fierce as teams vied for top honors in chili, salsa and dessert categories. A special …
86th Texas Legislature Now in Session
On January 8 at noon, members of the Texas Senate and House of Representatives gathered in their respective chambers at the Capitol to gavel in the 86th legislative session. That began the 140 day countdown …
City of Houston 2015 Wood Frame Construction Manual Seminars
The Customer Assistance and Code Development group will host two day-long seminars on the 2015 Wood Frame Construction Manual provided by the American Wood Council. The seminars will take place on February 13, 2019 and …
Highland Homes Vendors and Trades Donating to Benefit Home
Highland Homes has spent years building not only beautiful, quality homes, but also solid relationships with their vendors, suppliers and trades. Led by Highland’s purchasing manager, Sindee Cox, this team of professionals has also committed …
Economic Forecast Predicts No Recession in 2019
“Build, Build, Build” If you were one of the 900+ guests at GHBA’s Economic Forecast Luncheon hoping for good news in the housing market, there were a number of reasons to stay positive. Guest speaker …
Houston, We Have a Problem
Houston is facing some serious problems, but the good news is that YOU are the answer. There is turmoil in the housing industry caused largely by costs escalating beyond the consumer’s ability to afford them. …
GHBA Names “Of the Year” Award Winners for 2018
Every year GHBA honors six GHBA members for their outstanding work and service to the community and to the association throughout the year. These members were honored at the 2019 GHBA Installation Celebration event held …
Chesmar Homes to Build GHBA Benefit Home
Chesmar Homes has joined the 2019 GHBA Benefit Homes team. This will mark the sixth home Chesmar has constructed for this 39-year-old charity fundraiser.