Housing Starts Remain Virtually Flat in January
Total housing starts remained virtually unchanged in January although single-family builders continued to pull in the reins on new-home production, according to newly released data from the U.S. Commerce Department.

Smith Elected to SC BIPEC Board of Trustees
The SC BIPEC Board of Trustees is pleased to announce that Jim Edwards, Executive Director of the Carolina Independent Automobile Dealer Association, and Keith Smith, President of the Homebuilders Association of South Carolina, have been elected to our Board of Trustees.

HBASC Members Make SC Top Businesses Lists
Several Home Builders Association members around the state recently made the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce’s South Carolina 100 and 25 Fastest-Growing Companies ranking lists in 2007.

Local Businessman Spearheads Beautification Effort
Keep the Midlands Beautiful is pleased to announce the planting of more than 100 trees along Airport Boulevard between the John Hardee Expressway and Interstate 26.

Spartanburg HBA Recognizes Award Winners and 2008 Leaders
The Home Builders Association of Greater Spartanburg (HBAGS) held its Annual Awards Gala and Installation of Officers and Board of Directors on Saturday, January 19, 2008 at the Marriott at Renaissance Park.

NAACP, Home Builder Lawsuit Against City of Kyle Heads to Trial: Lawsuit Alleges Violation Of The Fair Housing Act
A lawsuit alleging violation of the federal Fair Housing Act by the City of Kyle heads to trial in federal district court in Austin, Texas on Monday, February 11.

Lowering the Toll on the Road to Prosperity
Congratulations to Tata of India and its chairman Ratan Tata on the unveiling of their new $2,500 Nano, a small car aimed at reducing the poverty of India and elsewhere by expanding personal mobility.