Home Builders Association of Raleigh-Wake County

Triangle Parade of Homes Kicks off this Saturday for Next Three Weekends

The 48th Annual Parade of Homes, N.C.’s largest open house presented by the Home Builders Association of Raleigh–Wake County, will run October 5-6, 11-13, 18-20, from 12-5 p.m. This free tour of new homes will feature 190 homes.

Home builders donated around 12,000 meals to the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina this September. The event, Build Against Hunger sponsored by Stock Building Supply, showcased structures made entirely out of canned food.

The Remodelers Council of the Home Builders Association of Raleigh-Wake County announced Catherine Baker, of TrendMark Inc. as the 2011 Remodeler of the Year during its annual STAR Awards on Aug. 29 at the Renaissance Hotel at North Hills.

The 47th Annual Parade of Homes, NC’s largest open house, will run September 29-30, October 5-7, 12-14 from 12-5 p.m. & showcase newest design trends and features in over 200 homes in Wake County! The tour is free; open to public. www.hbawake.com

The Remodelers Council of the Home Builders Association of Raleigh-Wake County is teaming up with NBC’s Today Show and George to the Rescue to help a family in need.

Operation: Coming Home, a unique organization that builds and donates new homes for disabled combat veterans, presented U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Stan Roberts with a new home last week during a large ceremony and heartfelt celebration.

Combat wounded veteran, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Stan Roberts, will be presented with keys to new home during large USMC style extreme celebration on Nov. 4 at 9:30 am in Fuquay Varina. Public welcome.

Operation Coming Home was Awarded Best Community Spirit; HBA’s Triangle Sales and Marketing Council is Named Best in the Nation

13 contractors passed the limited lead-based paint renovation class to renovate homes and child-occupied facilities built before 1978. These 13 will meet the new lead paint regulations required for contractors by April 2010.