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CBUSA’s San Antonio Builder Member Group Celebrates a Decade of Success
CBUSA’s builder group in San Antonio — the Texas Custom Builders Guild (TCBG) — recently celebrated a significant milestone — 10 successful years of membership. Comprised of 17 premiere builders in the greater San Antonio area, TCBG ranks among the top 5 CBUSA markets in the U.S., with 4 members currently among the ranks of…
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CBUSA Members Enjoy Once-in-a-Lifetime Tour of Kohler World Headquarters
On a trip that coincided with the Great American Eclipse, a select group of CBUSA members—including the organization’s CEO, Bill Smithers—celebrated the announcement of CBUSA’s national contract with Kohler Co. with a special two-day, multi-city learning experience in late August. “As a follow up to the announcement of our national contract with Kohler, our team…
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CBUSA Houston Members Help Rebuild After Hurricane Harvey
It’s hard to believe that it’s been over a month since Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Houston, leaving unprecedented devastation in it’s wake and taking the lives of at least 82 people. Before the epic storm—the most powerful to hit Texas in over 50 years— had moved on, the fourth largest city in the country…
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Vendor Blitz Provides Select Suppliers with the Unique Opportunity to Join the Exclusive Ranks of CBUSA Members
Since its inception in 2004, CBUSA has quickly grown into a building cooperative powerhouse, with our members possessing the collective buying power equal to the 9th largest builder in the U.S. By combining their buying volumes, CBUSA members in the same local market are able to significantly reduce material and labor costs, and earn substantial…
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Solutions To Your Home Building Resource Constraints
In a year that should have homebuilders across the country elated with a strong market has instead found them frustrated. Consumer confidence and the demand for new homes are high, while the supply of available properties and both unemployment and interest rates are low. Generally, that’s the perfect formula for success in the construction market.…
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How Millennials Are Changing The Home Buying Landscape
It’s no secret that millennials, born 1980-2000, are the largest generational population in history (92M), surpassing Baby Boomers by 15M. Their sheer volume creates massive buying power for this group, who are poised to reshape the economy. But this segment’s circumstances are quite different than prior groups. Unlike other generations, 1 in 3 millennials live…
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Houston Business Journal Award: Congratulations McVaugh Custom Homes
When asked to identify an American construction industry hotspot; a place where some of the greatest minds and most daring thinkers elevate homebuilding for suppliers, contractors, homeowners, and everyone in between, Houston comes to mind for most. So when the Houston Business Journal announces its prestigious Best Residential Development Award, we pay attention. This year,…
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Rebuilding for the Glenn Family: Wounded Warrior Project
If you ask CBUSA member Bob Van Houten, owner of BVH Construction, about the defining aspects of his business, he’ll tell you that family, devotion to our military, and paying it forward within his community top the charts. This is unsurprising—he’s a family man through and through. Likewise, his family’s military history dates back to…