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 …
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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 …
Rebuild with Confidence. Hire a Professional.
As you begin to assess the damage to your home and property, we would like to help you make an informed decision regarding your contractor choice. Before you hire a contractor, we strongly encourage you …
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 …
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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 …
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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 …
City of Houston Announces Green Infrastructure Incentives
Last summer, the GHBA along with other development and community stakeholders were invited to participate and contribute in the process to develop the City of Houston’s Green Stormwater Incentives to encourage the use of green …
GHBA Congratulates Local Star Award Winners
The Texas Association of Builders (TAB) announced and presented the 2019 Star Awards winners on August 8 at the Gaylord Texan in Grapevine, Texas. The highly-coveted Star Awards are given annually in conjunction with the …
Chesmar Completes Construction of Benefit Home in Northgrove
Within the north Houston area wooded landscape, NorthGrove, a Toll Brothers development is the site for a newly completed Greater Houston Builders Association (GHBA) Benefit Home. This home has been constructed with a broad array …
National Security Requires Suitable Living for Every American Family
The 1949 National Housing Act states “that the general welfare and security of the nation requires the realization as soon as feasible of the goal of a decent home and suitable living environment for every …
Harris County Adopts New Development Regulations Based on Atlas 14 Data
The Harris County Commissioners Court has adopted changes to development regulations that were based on the updated Atlas 14 study of historical rainfall data. These changes are effective immediately. Atlas 14 is a study conducted …
Aschmann and Rodriguez Honored as TAB Excellence Under 45 Winners
The Greater Houston Builders Association (GHBA) is proud to announce that two local members were honored with the 2019 Excellence under 45 Award. Presented annually by the Texas Association of Builders (TAB), the Excellence under …