Dallas Builders Associaiton

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…

Father-Daughter Builder Team at EMRO Homes Keeps Quality, Luxury All in The Family 

By April Towery / July 8, 2024 /

In 2018, Hannah Messer was struggling to keep up with her coursework at Texas Tech University. Smart as a whip and talented to boot, she just wasn’t cut out for campus life. She did what any young girl would do. She called her dad.  “I want to come home and work for you,” she said. …

Dallas’ New Building Permit Fee Schedule Released, Hikes Take Effect May 1

By April Towery / April 23, 2024 /

Some Dallas permit fees will double or triple starting May 1, and industry leaders say those rate hikes will be passed on to home buyers. Dallas Development Services officials say the increased fees were necessary to prevent the department from hemorrhaging money.   The Dallas Development Services Department collects about $28 million in revenue each year,…

Dallas Building Permit Fee Hikes Postponed Again to March 27 

By April Towery / January 25, 2024 /

The cost of building a home in Dallas will likely increase this year as the city reviews the Dallas building permit fee schedule for the first time since 2015 — but it won’t happen until March 27 at the earliest.  The Dallas Development Services Department collects about $28 million in revenue each year, but has…

Builder Permit Fee Increases Delayed as Stakeholders Push Back on Development Services Department Inefficiencies

By April Towery / December 16, 2023 /

Dallas Development Services is looking to increase the builder permit fee in an effort to recoup a $22 million departmental deficit.  The department collects about $28 million in revenue each year, but has an operating cost of about $50 million, Development Services Director Andrew Espinoza told the Dallas City Council’s Economic Development Committee on Dec.…