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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.

Faulkner Tuition Discount for HBAA Members

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

Eye On Housing

Inflation Remains Sticky Despite Easing Housing Costs

Dec 11th 2024 : Inflation picked up to in November while matching expectations the last mile to the Fed s target proves to be the most challenging Shelter costs continued to be the main driver of inflation contributing nearly of the monthly increase However the year-over-year change in the shelter index remained below for a third ...
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States and Construction Trades Most Reliant on Immigrant Workers, 2023

Dec 11th 2024 : As reported in a previous post immigrants make up one in four workers in the construction industry The share of immigrants is significantly higher among construction tradesmen In some states reliance on foreign-born labor is particularly evident with immigrants comprising over of the construction workforce in California and New Jersey and ...
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Credit Still Tight, But Builders Finally Get Some Relief from Interest Rates

Dec 10th 2024 : In the third quarter of borrowers and lenders agreed as they have over most of the past three years that credit for residential Land Acquisition Development Construction AD C tightened On the borrower s side the net easing index from NAHB s survey on AD C Financing posted a reading of - the negative number indicates credit was ...
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Mortgage Rates Rise in November Amid Post-Election Market Volatility

Dec 09th 2024 : Mortgage rates climbed in November driven by market volatility and a surge in Treasury yields following the recent elections On the day after the election results the -year Treasury yield spiked by basis points bps setting the stage for further rate increases throughout the month According to Freddie Mac the average rate for a ...
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Employment Growth Rebounds in November

Dec 06th 2024 : Employment rebounded sharply in November after strike- and hurricane-related disruptions in October The unemployment rate rose one percentage point to after holding at for two months in a row In November wage growth remained unchanged from the previous month Wages grew at a year-over-year YOY growth rate down percentage points from ...
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House Price Appreciation by State and Metro Area: Third Quarter 2024

Dec 05th 2024 : House prices posted modest annual growth for the third quarter of as elevated mortgage rates kept many potential home buyers away from the housing market Nonetheless housing inventory has improved in recent months Nationally house price appreciation has decelerated for two straight quarters According to the quarterly all-transactions House Price Index HPI released by ...
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