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The Greater Birmingham Association of Home Builders strives to protect the American Dream in Central Alabama for housing opportunities for all, while working to promote professional success for its members who build, remodel, and maintain communities, create jobs and improve our local economy.

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Talk of Alabama | Greater Bham Assoc. of Homebuilders 2023

by Crystal Gray | ABC33/40 | February 23rd 2023

Builders, at times, get painted in a bad light, but we are good guys. The Greater Birmingham Association of Homebuilder's helps fight for the American Dream and make sure you have a choice in building your dream home.

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Alabama Builder Elected Chairman of NAHB

By Elizabeth Thompson, National Association of Home Builders Feb 2, 2024

The Home Builders Association of Alabama is proud to announce the installation of Alicia Huey of Birmingham as the 2023 Chairman for the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)!

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Huey named chairman of the National Association of Home Builders - Birmingham Business Journal

Builder Sentiment Rises Above Breakeven Point

Mar 18th 2024 : A lack of existing inventory that continues to drive buyers to new home construction coupled with strong demand and mortgage rates below last fall s cycle peak helped push builder sentiment above a key marker in March Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes climbed three points to in March according to ...
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Strong Rebound in Single-Family Permits at the Start of 2024

Mar 15th 2024 : Over the first month of the total number of single-family permits issued year-to-date YTD nationwide reached On a year-over-year YoY basis this is an increase of over the January level of Year-to-date ending in January single-family permits were up in all four regions The range of permit increase spanned ...
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Producer Prices Up in February

Mar 14th 2024 : Inputs to residential construction goods less food and energy increased for the fourth consecutive month to a new high according to the most recent Producer Price Index PPI report published by the U S Bureau of Labor Statistics The index for inputs to residential construction goods less food and energy represents building materials used in residential ...
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Rising Auto Loan Debt, Declining Student Loans for 4Q23

Mar 14th 2024 : According to the Federal Reserve s G Consumer Credit Report student loans in the fourth quarter of totaled trillion non-seasonally adjusted reflecting a decrease of over the year and following an annual decrease of in the previous quarter The third quarter of marked the first year-over-year decrease for student loan debt ...
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U.S. Financial Accounts Fourth Quarter Wealth Data

Mar 13th 2024 : According to the fourth quarter release of the Federal Reserve Z Financial Accounts of the United States the market value of household real estate assets fell from trillion to trillion in the fourth quarter of Over the year household real estate assets were higher Between the third and fourth ...
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Examining Differences between Homeowner and Renter Wealth

Mar 13th 2024 : As examined in a previous post homeownership plays an integral role in a household s accumulation of wealth This article further discusses the role of homeownership and examines the difference between homeowner and renter household balance sheets across assets debt and net worth Households who own a primary residence homeowners build primary residence equity while renters ...
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