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The Inflation Reduction Act does nothing to Reduce Inflation on Housing! Take action today! Contact your Senator and seek removal of provisions in the reconciliation legislation pressuring state and local governments to adopt unwarranted building and energy codes. Requiring adoption of these ICC or ASHRAE codes will drive up housing costs negatively impacting housing affordability. Read More
Read MoreThe HBA Advocate Newsletter | August 2, 2022
August 2, 2022 City of Aurora to delay implementation of the 2021 ICC until next spring The City of Aurora adopted the 2021 International Building Codes earlier this year and set an enforcement/implementation date of October 31, 2022. After making this decision, the City received request from the HBA of Metro Denver and other active…
Read MoreFederal Reserve Raises by 75 Basis Points and Notes Slowing Economy
Dr. Robert Dietz is Chief Economist and Senior Vice President for Economics and Housing Policy for the National Association of Home Builders states, “Among the clear signs of this slowing are just about every housing indicator, including seven straight months of declines for home builder sentiment. Indeed, an open macro question is whether the economy experienced…
Read MoreI’ve been building homes for 40 years, and here’s what has to change if the U.S. wants more starter homes
Jerry Konter is the founder and president of Konter Quality Homes in Savannah, Ga., and the chairman of the National Association of Home Builders. Finding and enacting solutions to these housing challenges is critical to fulfilling the housing needs of all Americans. It will require policy makers at all levels of government to make housing…
Read MoreStatement from NAHB Chairman Jerry Konter on House Ways and Means Committee Hearing on the Housing Crisis
Jerry Konter, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a home builder and developer from Savannah, Ga., issued the following statement in response to today’s House Ways and Means Committee Hearing, Nowhere to Live: Profits, Disinvestment, and the American Housing Crisis: “Committee members at today’s hearing would have benefited by hearing directly from…
Read MoreThe HBA Advocate Newsletter | July 5, 2022
July 5, 2022 New Local Economic Impact Reports on the homebuilding industry in the Denver Metropolitan Area now available Homebuilding generates substantial local economic activity, including new income and jobs for residents, and additional revenue for local governments. The National Association of Home Builders, in partnership with the HBA of Metro Denver has developed two…
Read MoreThe HBA Advocate Newsletter | June 7, 2022
June 7, 2022 New Local Economic Impact Reports on the homebuilding industry in the Denver Metropolitan Area now available Homebuilding generates substantial local economic activity, including new income and jobs for residents, and additional revenue for local governments. The National Association of Home Builders, in partnership with the HBA of Metro Denver has developed two…
Read MoreLocal Economic Impact of Home Building – from NAHB
New Local Economic Impact Reports on the home building industry in the Denver Metropolitan Area now available Home building generates substantial local economic activity, including new income and jobs for residents, and additional revenue for local governments. The National Association of Home Builders, in partnership with the HBA of Metro Denver has developed two reports…
Read MorePaige Roemmich joins HBA as Marketing Assistant
Paige Roemmich, HBA Marketing Assistant We are delighted to welcome Paige Roemmich in her new role as HBA Marketing Assistant. Paige will be assisting in many aspects of event support, as well as assisting in our marketing efforts for communications and other HBA initiatives. “We are super excited that Paige has joined our team,” says…
Read More2022 Denver Parade of Homes Call for Entries
2022 Parade of Homes Call for Entries The Denver Parade of Homes, the longstanding home showcase summer tradition hosted by the Home Builders Association of Metro Denver (HBA), returns August 11 through 28, 2022. Denver’s largest showcase of the latest in architecture and home design along the Front Range will again offer guests a chance…
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