National Information

The National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB) has fresh facts and user-friendly business tools for those working in the homebuilding industry. Please visit NAHB.org to take advantage of this valuable resource. NAHB is always fighting to defend the rights of professionals who make the American dream possible. Please visit their website regularly to stay on top of code and legislative changes affecting the housing industry. NAHB Advocacy

Market Economics

John Burns Real Estate Consulting provides frequent updates on the housing market. Please open the following link to read the latest U.S. Building Market Intelligence update.

Statewide Information

To read about the issues affecting California’s homebuilding industry and learn about the benefits of being a CBIA member please visit their website now. Also, each Monday morning, Tim Coyle, Senior Vice President of Governmental Affairs at CBIA, distributes the Monday Morning Report that gives the status of any legislation threatening or supporting the health of the homebuilding industry. BIA/OC members can subscribe to the Monday Morning Report by contacting Nikki Perez at CBIA. (This is a member-only service)

Housing’s Impact on California’s Economy

Commissioned by CBIA, the following study provides a quantified argument for the contribution of new home construction to California’s economy.
The Economic Benefits of Housing

Local News & Information

Market Profiles, a long-time BIA/OC member, is a full-service research company which works with its online panel members to gather several types of market data. Please click the following links for the latest Single and Multi-Family Housing Costs.
Home Prices>>

News:

One outstanding benefit offered to BIA/OC members is receiving BIA/SC’s SoCal News Summary. This is a daily summary of construction industry news stories sent directly to your email in-box. To be added to the distribution list please contact BIA/SC at 909-396-9993 or send an email with a request to be added to the SoCal News Summary list.

CBIA has recently begun doing a statwide daily news summary also. Please call 916-443-7933 to be added to their list.

The above news services are for active BIA members only.