Feature Article #1
Governor signs Permit Extension, helps put builders back to work
PERMIT EXTENSION ACT
The following press release was issued on Thursday, August 5, 2010, in response to the Governor’s signature of the Permit Extension Act. While comprehensive in scope, please note that the Permit Extension Act does NOT apply to Comprehensive Permit projects (40B). The petition to repeal Chapter 40B is moving forward and will [...]
Feature Article #2
HBAM endorses revisions to MESA Regulations; Changes should help home builders
At a public hearing in Westborough before the state Fisheries and Wildlife Board, the Home Builders Association of Massachusetts (HBAM) recently endorsed proposed revisions to the Massachusetts Endangered Species Act (MESA) Regulations that should provide greater clarity, flexibility and predictability for developers and property owners. Testifying on behalf of the association was past president Greg [...]
Feature Article #3
Senate Passes Amendment to Allow Small Contractors Time to Comply with Lead Paint Rule
In an effort to assist our nation’s small contractors who are struggling to comply with new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) lead paint abatement regulations, the U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan amendment, authored by Senator Susan Collins, to the Fiscal Year 2010 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill. Senator Collins’ amendment would prohibit the EPA from using [...]
Feature Article #4
Study of Impact of Home Building on State’s Economy
Elliot Eisenberg, PhD., senior economist of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), has prepared for members of the Home Builders Association of Massachusetts (HBAM) a report entitled “The Economic Impact of Home Building in Massachusetts.” To read the report click on the following pdf links. (The Economic Benefits of Home Building in Massachusetts: Jobs, [...]
Feature Article #5
Chamber hails business bests
BY MICHAEL GELBWASSER SUN CHRONICLE STAFF
Saturday, February 6, 2010 2:01 AM EST
President Pam Goodman, left, presents the Business Persons of the Year award to Kathy and Greg Spier of Maystar Realty Corp. The Tri-Town Chamber of Commerce held its 25th annual meeting and Success and Service Awards at Christina’s Function Facility in Foxboro. (Staff photo [...]
About HBAM
The Home Builders Association of Massachusetts (HBAM) is a non-profit trade association consisting of over 2000 single and multi-family builders, developers, remodelers, suppliers and other allied professionals to the residential construction industry.
The Home Builders Association of Massachusetts Charter with the National Association of Home Builders goes back to 1959. Local Associations, chartered or affiliated with [...]
