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Consumer Articles

AHBA strives to supply the homeowner and home buyer with useful information regarding the current housing market, homebuilding trends, home safety and maintenance, and many other interesting topics. You may print these articles out or save copies to your home computer for future reference.

Opportunity Knocks for Home Buyers
Today's market, coupled with a temporary tax credit for first-time home buyers and near-record low mortgage rates, provides an unprecedented window of opportunity for prospective home buyers. In fact, there may never be another buyer's market as good as today's. Click here to read this article.

How to Find a Builder
Want to build a home and not sure where to start? This article will give you ideas on how to find the builder that's right for you and your needs. Click here to read this article.

Checklist for Hiring a Builder or Remodelor
Use this checklist to help you select a builder or remodeler to work on or build your home. Click here to read this article.

Mortgage Basics
A mortgage is a long-term loan that uses real estate as collateral and is commonly used for buying a home. This article covers all the basics of mortgage loans. Click here to read this article.

Homeownership Tax Advantages
Buying a home is one of the smartest purchases you can ever make. One reason is that homeownership has many positive tax implications. Click here to read this article.

Tax Benefits of Energy Efficient Home Improvements
Making small changes in your home can lead to big savings on your energy bill and taxes. Click here to read this article.

New Government Program Helps Struggling Home Owners
Struggling to make those mortgage payments? Before you go into foreclosure, read this article on new government programs designed to help you. Click here to read this article.

The Direct Impact of Home Building and Remodeling on the U.S. Economy
This was a special study conducted by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), and it outlines the impact the home building industry has on America. Click here to read this article.

Home for the Holidays 2010 Underway

Construction has begun on the 2010 Home for the Holidays project. Each year, the Acadian Home Builders Association builds a high-end dream home and raffles it off for charity. Now in its sixth year, the project has donated $625,000 to local Acadiana non-profit shelter organizations. Benefitting charities include Lafayette Habitat for Humanity, Faith House, Acadiana Youth Inc., and St. Michael Center for Veterans.

AHBA needs your help! A project of this size would not be possible without the participation of many local companies. If you are interested in donating labor or materials to the 2010 Home for the Holidays, contact the AHBA office at (337) 981-3053.