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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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  • Latest Edition of NAHB Social Media Guide Helps Businesses Drive Traffic, Engagement and Profits
    BuilderBooks, the publishing arm of NAHB, released a new edition of best-selling title, Social Media Marketing for Your Business. Author and social media expert, Carol Morgan, shows readers how to be successful and how to get the desired results by ensuring that all the various social media components are working well together. This invaluable resource […]
  • Department of Energy Remodels Annual Student Building Design Showcase
    The annual BuildingsNEXT Team Showcase, formerly known as the Solar Decathlon, was held last month in Golden, Colo. This collegiate design competition prepares the next generation of building professionals to design high-performance buildings powered by renewables.
  • NAHB Submits Extensive Deregulatory Recommendations to OMB
    On May 12, NAHB submitted a comprehensive framework of deregulatory recommendations to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that covers several federal agencies that encompass a host of regulations affecting the residential construction industry.
  • NAHB Secures Key Housing Wins as House Panel Considers Tax Bill
    The House Ways and Means Committee begins debate today on a nearly 400-page tax bill that NAHB believes is very positive for small businesses and real estate. NAHB has sent a letter of support to the committee, as well as urging it to make improvements to the bill.
  • What Are the Highest Paying Jobs in Construction?
    Half of payroll workers in construction earn more than $60,320, compared to the U.S. median annual pay of $49,500, and the top 25% make at least $81,510, according to the latest May 2024 Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) and analysis by NAHB. See which occupations in the construction are the […]

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  • Permit Activity Declines in March 2025
    Permits continue a downhill trend for the third month in a row. Over the first three months of 2025, the total number of single-family permits issued year-to-date (YTD) nationwide reached 232,221. On a year-over-year (YoY) basis, this is a decline of 3.8% over the March 2024 level of 241311. For multifamily, the total number of...
  • Inflation Eased Again in April
    Inflation slowed to a 4-year low in April while shelter inflation remained elevated. Despite the easing, inflation may pick up in the coming months as possible inflationary pressure from enacted tariffs and other policy uncertainties continues to threaten economic growth and complicate the Fed’s path to its 2% target. Meanwhile, housing inflation remains elevated, but it...
  • Residential Mortgages Experience Weaker Demand in First Quarter
    Overall demand for residential mortgages was weaker while lending standards for most types of residential mortgages were essentially unchanged according to the Federal Reserve Board’s April 2025 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey (SLOOS).  For commercial real estate (CRE) loans, lending standards for construction & development were moderately tighter, while demand was modestly weaker.  However, for multifamily loans within...
  • Highest Paid Occupations in Construction in 2024
    Half of payroll workers in construction earn more than $60,320 and the top 25% make at least $81,510, according to the latest May 2024 Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) and analysis by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). In comparison, the U.S. median annual pay is $49,500, while the...
  • Consumer Credit Slows in the First Quarter of 2025
    Consumer credit continued to rise in early 2025, but the pace of growth has slowed. Student loan balances rose year-over-year as borrowers resumed payments following the end of pandemic-era relief. However, growth remains modest. Credit card and auto loan debt also increased, though both experienced their slowest annual growth rates in years. Despite historically high...