Dallas Builders Association

Huffines’ Solterra Texas Takes Top Community Honors at 2025 McSAM Awards

By CandysDirt / May 8, 2025 /

Huffines Communities walked away with five wins at the Dallas Builders Association’s 2025 McSAM Awards, including the coveted title of Master-Planned Community of the Year for its Mesquite-based community, Solterra Texas. The annual awards, held April 26 at The Statler Hotel in Downtown Dallas, recognize excellence in residential real estate development, marketing, and sales. Created…

Dallas Builders Association on Trump Housing Agenda: ‘A’ on First Days

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / January 30, 2025 /

By Gena Godinez, Executive OfficerDallas Builders Association As the Dallas Builders Association service area continues to experience rapid growth and demand for housing, national policies impacting the housing industry can significantly influence how our cities tackle affordability, development, and urban expansion. Newly-elected, for the second time, President Donald Trump’s proposed housing policies aim to address…

Kelly Hoodwin of Altura Homes Installed as 82nd President of Dallas Builders Association

By CandysDirt / November 14, 2024 /

From Staff Reports Kelly Hoodwin of Altura Homes was installed last month as the 82nd president of the Dallas Builders Association. Hoodwin accepted the ceremonial gavel from luxury builder Adam Lingenfelter at an aviation-themed Installation of Leadership held Oct. 11 at the Frontiers of Flight Museum in Dallas. Also installed were 2024-2025 officers Matt Walls…

Ex-Dallas Builders Association President Harold Peek to Join Texas Housing Hall of Honor

By April Towery / August 1, 2024 /

Locally-renowned Dallas home builder and former mayor of University Park Harold Peek will be recognized by the state this fall at the Texas Housing Hall of Honor’s annual induction ceremony.  Peek became the youngest president of the Dallas Builders Association in 1971 when he was just 31 years old.  Harold Peek’s Legacy Harold Peek, a…

Building Industry Experts Phil Crone And James Tobin: Solve Housing Crisis With More Supply

By April Towery / November 10, 2023 /

Texas builders are in the best housing market in the country, and while it’s far from perfect, other states have it a lot worse, Leading Builders of America vice president Phil Crone told a crowd at Dallas Builders Association’s State of the Industry event on Thursday.  Crone, who previously served as executive officer of the…