Dallas Builders Association

Imaginations Can Run Wild With 3D-Printed Homes From Richardson-Based MRB Robotics

By April Towery / November 15, 2022 /

Want a home in the shape of a four-leaf clover with the stem as a hallway?  That’s a specific and perhaps unusual dream, but Richardson-based My Robot Builds Robotics can make it happen, extruding concrete walls from a 3D printer like a soft-serve ice cream machine.   Company president Craig Pettit has invested in real estate…

Dallas Housing Market Will Surge in 2024, Says NAHB Economist Rob Dietz at Home Builders Summit

By April Towery / November 13, 2022 /

The country is already in the midst of a “mild recession,” but local job growth is outstanding and inflation has peaked, an economist told Dallas builders last week.  National Association of Home Builders Chief Economist Rob Dietz emphasized that next year is going to be difficult, but 2024 will be a year of housing rebound…

Experts Tell Builders to Watch for Electricity Shortage and Weaponized Water in 2023 Legislative Session

By April Towery / November 11, 2022 /

There’s good news and bad news for Dallas-area builders, experts told a crowded room of industry leaders Wednesday morning.  We’ll start with the good news.  Housing affordability is at the forefront of state legislative priorities. There might be a $30 billion surplus going into the 2023 session that could be used to buy down property…

Election Day 2022 Final Results: Prop A Passes, Collin and Dallas County Judges Re-Elected

By April Towery / November 8, 2022 /

Dallas Election Day 2022 Live Updates 5 a.m. The final results are in from Dallas County. With 623,306 ballots counted and all 464 vote centers reporting, Proposition A passed, with 186,338 votes or 67.68 percent. Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins was re-elected with 384,581 votes or 62.49 percent. About 43.81 percent of Dallas County’s registered…

Development Services Audit Report Does Little to Address Builders’ Concerns

By April Towery / November 4, 2022 /

Do you think you have a stressful job? Try being Andrew Espinoza.  Dallas’s director of Development Services basically holds the keys to the city’s future growth and development, and it’s currently at a near-standstill due to a problem created before he was hired according to city council members on Wednesday.  It seemed the cavalry had…