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N.C. HBA 
mergers 
aren’t new (access required)

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

There is precedent in North Carolina for homebuilders associations to combine into a larger group or secede from another. In February 2007, the Brunswick County Homebuilders Association was formed following a merger between the Homebuilders Association of Brunswick County, which covered the northern and central part of the county, and the South Brunswick Islands Homebuilders [...]


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 [...]


Lake Norman HBA contest deadline next month (access required)

By Mecklenburg Times staff reports
Published: September 9,2011

There’s a little less than a month to left to submit entries for the Lake Norman Home Builders Association’s Best of the Lake Design Competition. In its seventh year, the competition allows Lake Norman-area builders, architects, designers and craftsmen to showcase their talents. It’s open to anyone who completed their projects after January 2008 and [...]


Graham to speak to homebuilders (access required)

By Mecklenburg Times staff reports
Published: September 6,2011

Chuck Graham, principal of Charlotte-based Newton Graham Consultants and past chairman of the National Association of Home Builders’ Sales and Marketing Council, will speak at the Lake Norman Home Builders Association’s monthly membership meeting Thursday. Graham will discuss the recession and suggest what homebuilders should be thinking about as the market improves. The LNHBA has [...]