Home Builders Association of Raleigh - Wake County

What Home Builders Association of Raleigh - Wake County does

The Home Builders Association of Raleigh - Wake County (HBA) is a 501(c)(6) trade association founded in 1959 that represents and advocates for the residential building industry across Wake County, North Carolina, including 12 municipal governments (Raleigh, Cary, Apex, Wake Forest, Garner, Holly Springs, Knightdale, Fuquay-Varina, Wendell, Zebulon, and Morrisville). It is the largest single-county Home Builders Association in the country and the second-largest HBA overall, with approximately 2,700 members across four tiers: Builder members (single-family, multifamily, remodelers, developers, manufacturers) at $675/year, Associate members (suppliers, service providers, product manufacturers) at $675/year, Affiliate members (employees of Builder/Associate firms) at $35/year, and Council members (TSMC, Remodelers Council) at $135/year. Three internal councils — Triangle Sales and Marketing Council (the largest SMC in the nation), Remodelers Council (4th largest nationally), and Professional Women in Building Council — provide sub-community programs, and a first-of-its-kind county-wide NAHB Student Chapter addresses workforce development.

Revenue mechanics combine recurring membership dues, transaction-based event revenue (Triangle Parade of Homes featuring 150+ homes, MAME Awards, Remodelers Home Tour, Spring Home Tour, Battle of the Builders, Grill 'N' Chili), sponsorship sales, and an HBA Rebates / MES (Member Exclusive Savings) program that returns manufacturer rebates to builder and remodeler members via collective purchasing. The organization is affiliated with NCHBA and NAHB, so a single local membership unlocks three-tier (local/state/national) benefits. Operationally it runs on a small 8-9 person staff led by Executive Vice President/CEO Paul Kane (since 2015), supported by an Atlas member portal for self-service event registration, job bank access, and member directory search. A significant differentiator is its government affairs function, which actively monitors and responds to legislative and regulatory activity across 13 local Wake County governments, including successful advocacy such as the 2024 defeat of fire sprinkler mandates (NAHB Best Government Affairs Effort-Locally award).

Name

Home Builders Association of Raleigh - Wake County

Legal name

Home Builders Association of Raleigh - Wake County

Website

https://hbawake.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1959

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Home Builders Association of Raleigh - Wake County is a 501(c)(6) trade association representing approximately 2,700 residential builders, remodelers, developers, and suppliers across Wake County, North Carolina. Founded in 1959, it is the largest single-county HBA in the country and operates advocacy, events, education, and workforce development programs.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Raleigh

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership dues from Builder, Associate, Affiliate, and Council membership categories. Builder and Associate members pay $675/year; Affiliate members pay $35/year; Council members pay $135/year.
2. Event Revenue: Revenue generated from ticket sales to events including the Parade of Homes, MAME Awards, networking events, and home tours. Also includes sponsorships.
3. HBA Rebates Program: The MES (Member Exclusive Savings) program and HBA Rebates program provide manufacturer rebates to builder and remodeler members, leveraging collective purchasing power.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Home Builders Association of Raleigh-Wake County (HBA) is a membership-based trade association that represents and promotes the interests of the residential building industry in Wake County, NC. It offers tiered membership programs (Builder, Associate, Affiliate, Council), annual home tour events (Parade of Homes, Remodelers Home Tour, Spring Home Tour), professional councils (TSMC, Remodelers Council, PWB Council), continuing education classes, workforce development programs, scholarships, advocacy through Imagine Wake, and community service initiatives including Operation Coming Home.

Product overview

The Home Builders Association of Raleigh-Wake County operates as a membership-based trade association offering a portfolio of services including membership programs (Builder, Associate, Affiliate, Council memberships), events and home tours (Parade of Homes, Remodelers Home Tour, Spring Home Tour), advocacy initiatives (Imagine Wake, Governmental Affairs), workforce development programs (Student Chapter, scholarships), community service (Operation: Coming Home), and professional development (continuing education, councils). The organization does not offer a unified software product but provides member benefits, networking events, and industry resources through its association platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Triangle Sales and Marketing Council (TSMC): Sales and marketing council formed in 1993, now the largest Sales and Marketing Council in the country, representing industry leaders within the Triangle area.
• Remodelers Council
• Professional Women in Building Council
• Operation Coming Home
• Imagine Wake

Products and services

• Membership Programs Tiered association membership programs (Builder, Associate, Affiliate, and Council) providing home builders, remodelers, developers, suppliers, and service providers access to networking, education, advocacy, member-exclusive discounts, and industry resources.
• Triangle Parade of Homes Annual free public tour showcasing the newest homes and communities throughout the Triangle region, featuring over 150 homes ranging from $280,000 to $7,000,000. Open to consumers and HBA members.
• Remodelers Home Tour Annual showcase of remodeled homes organized by the Remodelers Council, highlighting renovation projects and trends. Now in its 26th year.
• The Spring Home Tour Tour featuring both new and remodeled homes, open to all HBA members and showcasing builder and associate member projects.
• Operation: Coming Home

Quantifiable outcome

• 30 hero homes built and donated to severely wounded veterans since 2008
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• U.S. Veterans Corps (USVC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2008U.S. Veterans Corps is a team of military veterans who volunteer to produce and direct the Operation Coming Home Groundbreaking and Key Ceremony events for the HBA. Founded by veterans from Fort Bragg and Camp Lejeune who previously volunteered for ABC's Extreme Makeover Home Edition. Contact: Andy Ladner, (919) 818-9609.
• Operation Coming Home Builder PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2007Home builders and subcontractors who donate labor and materials to build hero homes for severely wounded veterans. Builder partners have included: Fresh Paint by Garman Homes, Pulte Homes/Centex, Lennar Homes, M/I Homes, Royal Oaks Building Group (now division of Mattamy Homes), Chesapeake Homes, CalAtlantic Homes, Level Homes, Experience One Homes, Garman Homes/Natelli Communities.
• HBA of Durham, Orange, and Chatham CountiescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1993Joint formation of the Triangle Sales and Marketing Council (TSMC) in 1993, creating the largest Sales and Marketing Council in the nation. The TSMC serves members from both HBAs.
• National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational trade association affiliation. HBA members receive NAHB membership included with their local membership, providing access to national resources, conferences, committees, awards programs, and the Member Advantage Program.
• North Carolina Home Builders Association (NCHBA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState-level trade association affiliation. HBA members also receive NCHBA membership. NCHBA provides group insurance trust, STARS awards program, advocacy at the state level, and state committees and councils.
• Wake County Public SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Wake County Public Schools to form the first county-wide NAHB Student Chapter in the country, dedicated to workforce development and exposing high school students to careers in residential construction.
• Be Pro Be Proud TruckminorOthersWorkforce development initiative providing mobile units to expose high school students to skilled trade professions. Featured at the Wake County Schools Student Chapter Kickoff event.
• Triangle Community CoalitionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner organization advocating for smart land-use policy initiatives across the Triangle region. Received NAHB's Best HBA Partnership/Coalition award for this partnership.
• Rebuilding Together of the TriangleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity service partner for the TSMC's Big Give Back project. Raised money and volunteered to repair the home of an older amputee, winning NAHB's Best Community Service Project award.
• Wake Technical Community CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWake Tech receives $10,000 per year from the HBA Charitable Foundation to distribute as scholarships to students studying in homebuilding-related fields. Students are selected by a Wake Tech committee.
• Home Club SponsorsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsors of the Home Club program including: Wetlands, Upright Builders, New Home Inc, Light Sun Unlimited, ID Yourself, Rock Creek Builders, Caruso Homes, Epcon Communities, Stanley Martin Homes, Peak Steel, CPI Security, Taylor Morrison, Interior Logic Group, Real Wood Floors, Ken Harvey Homes, Ashton Woods, Pulte Homes, Talbert Building Supply, Walter Magazine, Morgan Womble Group, K& B Galleries, On Point NC, Guy Clee, Triple A Homes, Garman Homes, Gemstone Homes, Snover Contracting, Wood and Water Studio, Hearthstone Luxury Homes, Parksite, Carolina Custom Kitchen, DR Horton, House Loan, USA Dream Stone, Massengill Design Build, Parks Building Solutions, Mungo Homes, Bldr.com, Movement Mortgage, Meritage Homes, Mattamy Homes, TNT Staging, Sherwin Williams, Cosentino, Original Grills, Wake Remodeling, Dreamfinder Homes, QDC Inc, Preston Development, Lennar, Coastal 24, Raleigh Custom Homes, Drees Homes, Homes by Dickerson, Brookfield Properties, Jim Allen, Toll Brothers, Smith Douglas Homes, Distinctive Remodeling, Eastwood Homes, Truist, PB Supply, Exeter Building, BrandCo, DRB Homes, 84 Lumber, Local First Bank, AZEK Exteriors, Waste Away, Assa Abloy Entrance, Ches Homes, Burgess Inc, Enbridge Gas, Caviness and Cates, Duke Energy, New Home Star, McKee Homes NC, Advantage New Homes, Reward Builders, Baker Residential.
• HBA Event Sponsors (General)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerEvent sponsors include Wells Fargo (Main Event Sponsor for July Networking), 84 Lumber (Raffle Sponsor), Coldwell Banker HPW New Homes & Land, Movement Mortgage, Copper Builders, Academy Mortgage, Truist (New Home Expo sponsors), and Sheraton Imperial Hotel (STARS Awards venue).

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• North Carolina Home Builders Association (NCHBA): State-level trade association; HBA Wake is a local chapter under NCHBA. NCHBA runs state advocacy, the STARS awards program, and the Group Insurance Trust used by HBA Wake members.
• National Association of Home Builders (NAHB): National trade association for the home building industry that local HBAs (including HBA Wake) are federated under; offers overlapping advocacy, education, awards, and member benefit programs but at national scope, not local.

Direct peers

• Home Builders Association of Greater Tulsa: Oklahoma local HBA where HBA Wake's CEO Paul Kane previously led for 9 years; operates the same model of builder/associate dues, councils, Parade of Homes, and government affairs advocacy.
• Home Builders Association of Greenville: South Carolina-based local HBA where HBA Wake's Workforce Development Coordinator Crystal Yanes previously served as COO; comparable size and mission serving Upstate builders, remodelers, and suppliers.
• Home Builders Association of Greater Atlanta: One of the largest local HBAs in the Southeast serving builders, remodelers, and associates in the Atlanta metro with comparable membership programs, events, advocacy, and council structures.
• Home Builders Association of Greater Charlotte: Another large North Carolina local HBA serving the Charlotte metro home building industry with similar membership tiers, advocacy, and Parade of Homes-style events — direct comparability in scale and mission.
• Home Builders Association of Durham, Orange and Chatham Counties: Adjacent Triangle-area HBA and direct partner via the jointly-formed TSMC since 1993; serves the same builder/remodeler/supplier member base in the neighboring counties and operates under the same NAHB/NCHBA umbrella.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks2 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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