Welcome to the Athens Area Home Builders Association

The Athens Area Home Builders Association is a non-profit professional trade association made up of member companies, representing residential and light commercial builders, subcontractors, suppliers, and many other service providers to the building industry throughout Athens-Clarke, Elbert, Franklin, Hart, Madison, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Stephens, and Walton Counties. Together we are the foundation for the local home-building industry - building pride in our community through interaction, commitment, professionalism, education, community service, and environmental responsibility.

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Hoosiers Score Big Housing Win
The Indiana Builders Association played a pivotal role in passing legislation to lower housing costs.
NAHB HBCU Event Cultivates Workforce Pipeline
NAHB’s Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Student Leadership program hosted the third annual Black Builder and Mentor Mixer at the 2026 International Builders’ Show in Orlando. The event welcomed 160 students and mentors, including students from 10 HBCUs who participated in the leadership program’s third cohort.
Fed Holding Pattern Continues
The Fed continued its current pause for rate reductions at the conclusion of the March meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee, the central bank’s monetary policy body.
New Home Sales Down in January on Weather Disruptions
Economic uncertainty, severe winter weather and housing affordability concerns acted as headwinds on the market in January.
How Builders Can Protect Capital from Zoning Deal-Killers
When teams have access to land data that goes beyond basic zoning compliance, the site evaluation process accelerates. With Acres Intelligence, these teams can navigate land-use decisions more confidently and efficiently.

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Eye On Housing

Value of Household Real Estate Assets Fall for Second Straight Quarter
The market value of household real estate assets fell for the second consecutive quarter to $47.9 trillion in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to the most recent release of U.S. Federal Reserve Z.1 Financial Accounts. The fourth quarter level is 0.7% lower than the third quarter but is 2.1% higher than a year ago. […]
New Home Sales Decline in January on Weather Disruptions
New home sales declined in January, reflecting typical monthly volatility as well as weather-related disruptions. On a three-month moving average basis, sales remain broadly in line with a year ago, suggesting underlying demand conditions have been relatively stable despite the month-to-month fluctuations. Meanwhile, builders continue to rely on incentives to attract buyers and sustain demand. […]
Fourth Quarter 2025 Multifamily Construction Data
According to NAHB analysis of quarterly Census data, the count of multifamily, for-rent housing starts increased year-over-year during the fourth quarter of 2025. For the quarter, 96,000 multifamily residences started construction. Of this total, 91,000 were built-for-rent. This built-for-rent total was 18% higher than in the fourth quarter of 2024. This marks a significant increase, […]
Holding Pattern Continues for the Fed
The Fed continued its current pause for rate reductions at the conclusion of the March meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee, the central bank’s monetary policy body. The Fed held the short-term federal funds rate at a top rate of 3.75%, the level set in December of last year. This marked the second policy […]
Building Material Price Growth Remains Entrenched Above 3%
Residential building material price growth accelerated in February after slowing a month prior, according to the latest Producer Price Index release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Since the BLS collects pricing data during the week of the 13th, these figures were finalized before the onset of the conflict in Iran. The Producer Price Index […]