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.

NAHB Now

Chairman's Update: The Importance of Advocacy
2026 NAHB Chairman Bill Owens spotlights the strength of NAHB's advocacy efforts, including the Legislative Conference and efforts to finalize the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act that recently became law.
State and Local HBAs Advance Pro-Housing Reforms
From New York to Texas, the home building community is working with elected officials to change the regulatory landscape to boost the availability and attainability of housing.
NAHB Applauds Landmark Housing Bill Becoming Law
NAHB Chairman Bill Owens issued the following statement after the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act was enacted into law.
Plenty of Building Systems Predict High-Performance Envelopes. Here's One That Proved It.
Building-envelope performance claims appear in every construction system's specs. But how those systems hold up in the real world is what matters to builders and home buyers.
NAHB’s Monthly Update Features Landmark Housing Legislation Highlights
The talking points this month include information about how NAHB helped secure the passage of a historic housing bill.

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Eye On Housing

Two or More Story Home Starts Pull Back in 2025
Over half of new single-family homes built in 2025 were two or more stories, according to the recent release of the Census Bureau’s Survey of Construction (SOC). After increasing in 2024, the share of homes started with two or more stories fell in 2025. However, the gap between one-story and two-or-more-story shares has been relatively […]
2025 New Single-Family Starts by Census Division
Persistently high mortgage rates, elevated costs for builders, and ongoing supply-side constraints continued to weigh on single-family construction in 2025. According to the NAHB analysis of the 2025 Survey of Construction (SOC), a total of 939,182 new single-family units started construction nationwide. This represents a 6.9% decline compared to 2024. Among the nine Census divisions, […]
Existing Home Sales Slowed in June
After reaching a five-month high last month, existing home sales pulled back in June as record-high home prices and elevated mortgage rates weighed on buyers. This monthly volatility reflects the sensitivity of home buyer demand to mortgage rate changes. Mortgage rates, though lower than a year ago, have increased more than 50 basis points since […]
Remodeling Market Sentiment Remains in Positive Territory in Second Quarter
In the second quarter of 2026, the NAHB Remodeling Market Index (RMI) posted a reading of 61, down one point compared to the previous quarter. The RMI has remained in the low 60s consistently over the past year. Even with this slight decline from the previous quarter, remodeler sentiment remains the standout sector within the housing industry, […]
Mortgage Activity Flat in June, ARM Share Decreases
Mortgage applications stalled in June as higher mortgage rates dampened market activity. The Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Market Composite Index, a measure of total mortgage application volume, stayed relatively unchanged with a marginal decrease of 0.3% month-over-month on a seasonally adjusted basis. The decline was driven by a 2.5% decline in refinancing applications, which offset […]