Dallas Builders Association
Huffines Communities walked away with five wins at the Dallas Builders Association’s 2025 McSAM Awards, including the coveted title of Master-Planned Community of the Year for its Mesquite-based community, Solterra Texas. The annual awards, held April 26 at The Statler Hotel in Downtown Dallas, recognize excellence in residential real estate development, marketing, and sales. Created…
An impending wave of import tariffs poised to drive up the cost of construction was narrowly averted on Monday after President Donald Trump put a pause on their implementation. Trump touted tariffs on the campaign trail as a tool to raise revenue and remediate the nation’s trade deficits. Rhetoric became official U.S. policy this past…
By Gena Godinez, Executive OfficerDallas Builders Association As the Dallas Builders Association service area continues to experience rapid growth and demand for housing, national policies impacting the housing industry can significantly influence how our cities tackle affordability, development, and urban expansion. Newly-elected, for the second time, President Donald Trump’s proposed housing policies aim to address…
With Texas’ housing market in a tight chokehold — squeezed by rising costs, dwindling inventory, and surging interest rates — builders are scrambling for solutions. This month, they gathered over breakfast at the Dallas Builders Association‘s (DBA) annual State of the Industry Summit to talk about the future of homebuilding in the state. Scott Norman,…
By Alan Hoffmann Guest Columnist I was recently alerted by two past presidents of the Dallas Builders Association, who also happen to be builder colleagues, on the issuance of mid-stream building permit stops in the Elm Thicket neighborhood of Dallas. They share my deep concerns over the serious consequences of the stop work orders that…
