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Why it’s so tough to form a regional HBA (access required)

By Tara Ramsey, staff writer
Published: November 8,2011

In the Charlotte metro area, there are nine homebuilders associations. Many of them are suffering from lower membership numbers, a side effect of the housing market’s troubles. For some HBAs, memberships are down by more than 50 percent, which means less income to operate, which in turn means staffing and hours of operation have been [...]


The Tuesday Interview: Krista Long, president of the Home Builders Association of Charlotte (access required)

By Sam Boykin, staff writer
Published: May 3,2011

Hometown: Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. Age: 42 Family: husband, Mike; children, Ryan, 16, Kyle, 12 Education: bachelor’s degree in business administration, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Krista Long, who took over as president of the Home Builders Association of Charlotte in January, says she got into the homebuilding industry largely through chance. But it’s paid [...]