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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 [...]


York County HBA knew nothing about UDO proposal for 2 years (access required)

By Tara Ramsey and Deon Roberts, staff writers
Published: September 26,2011

It would be the biggest zoning change in York County in years. It’s called a unified development ordinance, and the county is considering adopting it. Its effect would be sweeping, adding new zoning districts, requiring buffers between certain subdivisions and creating regulations to “prevent unsafe/unsightly developments,” among many other changes, according to documents outlining the [...]