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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.

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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

Construction Labor Market Softens

Feb 04th 2025 : After a period of slowing associated with declines for some elements of the residential construction industry the count of open construction sector jobs remained lower than a year ago per the December Bureau of Labor Statistics Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey JOLTS The number of open jobs for the overall economy decreased from million ...
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Student Housing Construction Investment Decreases in the Last Quarter of 2024

Feb 04th 2025 : Private fixed investment in student dormitories edged down by in the fourth quarter of reaching a seasonally adjusted annual rate SAAR of billion This decline follows a increase in the prior quarter However private fixed investment in dorms was lower than a year ago as the elevated interest rates place ...
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Private Residential Construction Spending Rises 1.5% in December

Feb 03rd 2025 : Private residential construction spending increased by in December according to the latest U S Census Construction Spending data It was the third consecutive monthly increase since September On a year-over-year basis the December report showed a increase The monthly increase in total private construction spending was primarily driven by higher spending on ...
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Fringe Benefits Add 18% to Home Building Payroll

Feb 03rd 2025 : In the home building industry fringe benefits add an additional to employees compensation on top of payroll according to NAHB s analysis of the latest Economic Census data The rates vary across residential construction sub-sectors with single-family and multifamily general contractors contributing an average of on top of payroll Fringe benefits in residential ...
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Personal Income Rises 0.4% in December

Jan 31st 2025 : Personal income increased by in December following a rise in November and a gain in October according to the latest data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis The gains in personal income were largely driven by higher wages and salaries However the pace of personal income growth slowed from its peak monthly ...
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Mortgage Rates Tick Upward in January

Jan 31st 2025 : Mortgage rates edged higher in January with the average -year fixed-rate mortgage reaching Rates had been climbing steadily since mid-December even surpassing before easing in recent weeks as the bond market stabilized following news that President Donald Trump postponed tariffs plans to February According to Freddie Mac the average rate for a -year fixed-rate ...
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