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The Greater Birmingham Association of Home Builders strives to protect the American Dream in Central Alabama for housing opportunities for all, while working to promote professional success for its members who build, remodel, and maintain communities, create jobs and improve our local economy.

GBAHB's mission is to advocate for the home building industry by promoting professionalism and developing community through quality-built homes.

Exciting New Member Benefit: 50% Tuition Discount at Faulkner University!

At the recent Local Presidents meeting at Summer Board, we introduced an incredible new benefit for HBAA members, their full-time employees, and their children. Faulkner University, with campuses across Montgomery, Birmingham, Huntsville, and Mobile—as well as a range of online programs—is now offering a 50% tuition discount on eligible programs!

This exclusive opportunity is designed to make quality education more accessible to our members and their families. For full details, please see the attached flyer. If a member requires confirmation of at least one year of membership to qualify, we are happy to provide a confirmation letter.

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2024 Birmingham Builder Named to Hall of Fame

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Oct. 1, 2024)

A decorated Birmingham-area home builder added to her list of accolades Thursday with the announcement of 2024’s Alabama Building Industry Hall of Fame inductees. Alicia Huey, Owner and President of AGH Homes, secured her place in industry history as one of two nominees selected for induction into the exclusive group of professionals chosen by her peers within the Home Builders Association of Alabama (HBAA).

Huey’s induction follows on the heels of a productive tenure at the helm of the National Association of Home Builders, where she served as chairman in 2023. Prior to that national role, Huey also served in various capacities on the Executive Committee of the HBAA and led the Greater Birmingham Association of Home Builders as president.

“I want to thank my fellow members and the leadership of the HBAA for selecting me to join the ranks of this esteemed group,” Huey said.

“Your faith in my work and my leadership at all levels has been indispensable in the fight for a secure, prosperous future for our housing industry.”

Huey went on to congratulate her fellow 2024 inductee, Jimmy Rutland of the Greater Montgomery Home Builders Association. Rutland is the president of Lowder New Homes and has served previously in multiple leadership roles within the HBAA, including as president in 2018.

Huey and Rutland will be officially inducted into the Hall of Fame during the HBAA Annual Convention in November in Destin, Florida.


Talk of Alabama | Greater Bham Assoc. of Homebuilders 2023

by Crystal Gray | ABC33/40 | February 23rd 2023

Builders, at times, get painted in a bad light, but we are good guys. The Greater Birmingham Association of Homebuilder's helps fight for the American Dream and make sure you have a choice in building your dream home.

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Alabama Builder Elected Chairman of NAHB

By Elizabeth Thompson, National Association of Home Builders Feb 2, 2024

The Home Builders Association of Alabama is proud to announce the installation of Alicia Huey of Birmingham as the 2023 Chairman for the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)!

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Additional Mentions

Huey named chairman of the National Association of Home Builders - Birmingham Business Journal

Volume of Residential Construction Loans Falls in Q4 2024

Mar 21st 2025 : Higher interest rates and tight financial lending conditions have led to a decline in loans for new home construction The total volume of acquisition development and construction AD C loans outstanding from FDIC-insured institutions fell to billion the third straight quarterly decline The level of - residential construction loans which include loans for the ...
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Existing Home Sales Increased in February

Mar 20th 2025 : Existing home sales in February increased to the second highest level since March according to the National Association of Realtors NAR This rebound suggests buyers are slowly entering the market as inventory improves and mortgage rates decline from recent high in January Despite rates easing economic uncertainty may continue to constrain buyer activity While ...
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Fed Remains in Wait and See Mode

Mar 19th 2025 : In a widely anticipated move the Federal Reserve remained on pause with respect to rate cuts at the conclusion of its March meeting maintaining the federal funds rate in the to range While the central bank acknowledged that the economy remains solid it emphasized a data- and policy-dependent approach to future monetary policy ...
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U.S. Sawmill Production Capacity Constant in 2024

Mar 19th 2025 : Sawmill and wood preservation firms reported lower capacity utilization rates coupled with level production and capacity throughout Despite no growth in production in utilization rates have trended downwards since as sawmills have expanded production capability Even with more production capability real output has not followed as output remains lower than Capacity ...
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Single-Family Housing Starts Hit 12-Month High in February

Mar 18th 2025 : Limited existing inventory helped single-family starts to post a solid gain in February but builders are still grappling with elevated construction costs stemming from tariff issues and persistent shortages related to buildable lots and labor Overall housing starts increased in February to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of million units according to a ...
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Home Building Employment across States and Congressional Districts in 2023

Mar 18th 2025 : As the number of housing units under construction peaked in the industry set another record employing close to million people including self-employed workers NAHB estimates that out of this total million people worked in residential construction accounting for of the U S employed civilian labor force Home building in the Mountain Division ...
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