Written By: Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder A state House committee supports taking away much of the discretion local officials have to prohibit inexpensive materials in new home construction. The workforce housing committee’s final report essentially revives a controversial bill that earlier this year pitted many cities and...
The Study Committee on Workforce Housing was created by HR 591 (2019) to review the existing and current practices relating to locally adopted residential design mandates for the purposes of protecting private property rights, allowing for consumer choice, and encouraging the development of affordable housing...
By: Courtney Kueppers, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution CLICK HERE FOR FULL ARTICLE ATLANTA - There's a lot of chatter about Atlanta's rapid change — especially the city's population, which has continued to climb in recent years. Now, a new study found that the city is among the quickest growing in...
Written By: Stephen McBride, The editor of RiskHedge Report CLICK HERE FOR FULL ARTICLE Bill Brame edited Star Trek films before he took up “house flipping.” During the housing boom, Bill was often “turning around” 14 houses at once with three crews of renovators working full time. In 2004,...
Thank you for reading this edition of The Perimeter Perspective; the Monthly Newsletter of your Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association’s Government Affairs Committee. Atlanta Update As many of you know, the City of Atlanta is in the middle of the process to rewrite their Tree Protection Ordinance;...
Thank you for reading the first edition of The Perimeter Perspective; the Monthly Newsletter of your Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association’s Government Affairs Committee. Atlanta In late June, GAHBA members held a very productive follow-up meeting with Atlanta officials including Planning Commissioner Tim Keane, Project Manager Elizabeth Johnson,...
Written by NAHB CLICK HERE FOR FULL ARTICLE In a huge victory for NAHB and its members, the U.S. Supreme Court today reversed a long-standing land use decision that made it nearly impossible for property owners to bring a Fifth Amendment takings claim in federal court. In 1985,...
Thank you for reading the first edition of The Perimeter Perspective; the Monthly Newsletter of your Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association’s Government Affairs Committee. Atlanta: The Atlanta Tree Ordinance Task Force has been actively engaged with the City of Atlanta over the past several months regarding the Tree...
2019 Legislative Priorities – Housing For All 1. Trade Policy 2. Housing Finance Reform 3. Lasting Flood Insurance Solution ▪ More than 4 million Americans work in the residential construction industry, and millions more are engaged in businesses directly relating to home building. ▪ Given that home construction accounts for...
Our Greater Atlanta HBA members met with Atlanta officials today including Project Manager Elizabeth Johnson, Arborist David Zaparanick, and Andrew Walter to discuss the tree protection ordinance rewrite. This meeting is part of the ongoing long-term strategy of the GAHBA to ensure that builders have...