Housing is another critical sector of Atlanta's economy. Tariff-related increases in material costs now add $6,300 to the price of a home, said Bobby Cleveland, president of the Home Builders Association of Georgia.

Georgia-based marketing firm Gilbert & Sheppard Group earned 5 marketing awards and applauded their clients’ successes for winning 15 product/community awards at the 2018 National Association of Home Builders’ 55+ Housing Industry Awards held in Orlando this January. Gilbert & Sheppard Group received the following Marketing Awards: GOLD: • Best Integrated Marketing Strategy or Campaign – for The Springs of Mill Lakes • Best Print Advertising – for The Springs of Mill Lakes • Best Project/Community Website – for The Springs of Mill Lakes SILVER: • Best Print Advertising – for Peachtree Hills Place • Best Direct Mail Piece or

It is with great sadness that we inform you that our friend Suzanne Williams passed away Friday, October 6, 2017 after being admitted to the hospital in Gainesville, GA. She was 57 years old. Funeral arrangements have not been published at this time. Read Full Article Here

Earlier this month at its fall membership conference in Asheville, N.C., the Home Builders Association of Georgia (HBAG) installed its new officers for 2017-2018. Jim Brown, owner of JWB Properties, LLC and a member of the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association (HBA), is the new vice president of HBAG, which has about 3,400 members statewide, he said. The Atlanta chapter, the largest in the state, has almost 1,000 members, Brown said. He recently spoke with Atlanta Business Chronicle about the roles of state and local home building associations, how politics plays a role in home building, and how lifestyle changes

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina - The Home Builders Association of Georgia (HBAG) recently installed their new officers for 2017/2018 at the HBAG Fall Membership Conference held at the Crowne Plaza Resort in Asheville, NC. Despite Hurricane Irma and travel delays, many local leaders in the home building industry came together over the course of 2 days to share knowledge and industry expertise. The installation ceremony was held on the final evening and Mr. Bobby Cleveland was sworn in as HBAG President. HBAG 2017/2018 Senior Officers: President – Bobby Cleveland, HBA of Middle Georgia, Fickling & Company, Inc. Vice President – Jim Brown,