Home Builders Association of Illinois

What Home Builders Association of Illinois does

Home Builders Association of Illinois (HBRAI), legally the Home Builders and Remodelers Association of Illinois, is a private non-profit state-level trade association serving the residential construction industry in Illinois. Founded as a membership organization representing home builders and remodelers, HBRAI operates through a federated 3-in-1 membership model: when individual builders or remodelers join one of eight local Home Builders Associations (HBAs) across Illinois — including the Building Industry Association of Greater Chicago (BIAGC), Northern Illinois HBA (NIHBA), Springfield Area HBA (SAHBA), Southwest Suburban Homebuilders Association (SSHBA), Metro East Home Builders & Remodelers (HB&RMEA), Metro Decatur HBA (MDHBA), Quad Cities Builders & Remodelers Association (QCBR), and other local chapters — they automatically receive simultaneous membership in HBRAI and the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). The association is headquartered in Rochester, Illinois (P.O. Box 588), and operates with a board of senior officers and member-driven governance.

HBRAI's core product is its membership offering, which bundles three services: government relations and legislative advocacy (including HomePAC fundraising, regulatory tracking, and legislative issue management at the Illinois state level), a member savings program (which delivered $1,000,000 in member savings through NAHB's national benefits program in the prior year, covering auto, building materials, business management, and shopping discounts), and educational resources (including CAPS — Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist — certification courses, quality assurance builder standards, and consumer-facing building guides). The organization also runs a calendar of industry events — golf outings, clay shoots, home shows, networking socials, and conferences — that generate supplementary registration and sponsorship revenue. There are no standalone technology products, software platforms, or SaaS offerings; the underlying technology is a standard association website (hbrai.org) used for event management, resource distribution, and member communications.

Revenue is generated through three streams: recurring annual membership dues (managed at the local chapter level with amounts not publicly disclosed), event registration fees ranging from free socials to $25–$195 per-person events, and corporate sponsorships from industry partners. The go-to-market motion is community-led, relying on local chapters as the primary member acquisition channel, event-driven engagement, and advocacy-driven retention. Beyond direct builder/remodeler members, HBRAI serves a secondary segment of home buyers and consumers through educational resources and a builder-referral function. The organization is a member-governed non-profit with no parent company, no private equity ownership, and no disclosed funding rounds.

Name

Home Builders Association of Illinois

Legal name

Home Builders and Remodelers Association of Illinois

Website

https://hbai.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Home Builders Association of Illinois (HBRAI) is a non-profit state trade association serving residential home builders and remodelers across Illinois through a federated 3-in-1 membership model that includes local chapter, state, and NAHB national affiliation.

Ownership category

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Product category

Trade Association Services

NAICS

Residential Building Construction (2361), Residential Building Construction (23611), Residential Remodelers (236118)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs (1520), Operative Builders (1531)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Design-Build & Renovation-Integrated Builders (IMAFABAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Custom Home Building (IMAFABAC), Residential Land Development & Subdivision Homebuilding (Build-to-Sell Communities) (IMAFABAL)

Keywords

• Trade association services
• Residential construction advocacy
• Home builder membership
• Industry education programs
• Legislative advocacy services

Headquarters

HQ city

Rochester

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: HBRAI generates revenue through membership dues. The organization offers a 3-in-1 membership structure where joining a local HBA automatically includes membership at state (HBRAI) and national (NAHB) levels.
2. Event Revenue: HBRAI and its local chapters organize various events including golf outings, socials, educational programs, and home shows that generate registration fees and sponsorship revenue.
3. Sponsorships: Corporate sponsors support HBRAI and local chapter events, providing exposure to the home building industry membership base.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Home Builders and Remodelers Association of Illinois (HBRAI) is a state-level non-profit trade association that educates and advocates for the residential construction industry. It provides a 3-in-1 membership combining a local Home Builders Association, the state association (HBRAI), and the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), along with member savings programs, government relations advocacy, educational courses, and industry events.

Product overview

HBRAI is a trade association for the residential construction industry in Illinois, not a product company. The organization operates as a membership-based association offering a unified suite of member services: a 3-in-1 combined membership (Local HBA + HBRAI + NAHB), a member savings program, government relations advocacy, educational resources, quality assurance builder standards, and a calendar of industry events. There are no standalone technology products, software platforms, or SaaS offerings associated with HBRAI.

Differentiator

Problem solved

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Products and services

• 3-in-1 Membership Services Combined membership program granting automatic enrollment in a local Illinois Home Builders Association, HBRAI (state), and the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). Designed for residential builders, remodelers, and industry affiliates in Illinois.
• Member Savings Program Discount program for members on auto and rentals, building materials, business management tools, shopping and entertainment, and NAHB-affiliated discounts. NAHB members reportedly saved $1,000,000 last year through the program.
• Government Relations & Advocacy Advocacy services that protect and positively influence legislation, regulations, and legal issues affecting the residential construction industry. Includes HomePAC political fundraising, legislative issue tracking, and state laws resources.
• Resource Library Online educational content for builders, remodelers, and consumers covering natural disaster preparedness, building guides, energy efficiency, financial services, remodeling, building codes, and construction trade careers.
• HBRAI Industry Events Calendar of networking and educational events for members and affiliates, including golf outings, socials, home shows, clay shoots, casino nights, conferences, and CAPS certification courses held across affiliated local HBAs in Illinois.
• Quality Assurance Builder Standards Books Standards documentation and quality assurance guidelines for member home builders and remodelers to support consistent construction practices.
• Educational & Certification Programs Professional development offerings including CAPS (Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist) certification courses and other industry training for residential construction professionals.

Quantifiable outcome

• $1,000,000 in annual member savings reported

Named customers7 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Illinois Lumber and Material Dealers Association (ILMDA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 March 2026HBRAI partners with ILMDA for the Illinois Building Industry Lobby Day, bringing together industry stakeholders and state legislators for advocacy efforts. This collaboration strengthens the unified voice of the building industry in Illinois legislative matters.
• National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHBRAI has a strategic partnership with NAHB through its 3-in-1 membership model. When members join a local HBA, they automatically become members of both HBRAI and NAHB. This partnership provides members with national-level advocacy representation, NAHB member benefits program (which delivered $1,000,000 in member savings), and access to national education and certification programs.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI): NARI is a national trade association exclusively for the remodeling industry, with a very similar GTM (membership dues, education/certification, advocacy, and local chapter network). It directly competes with HBRAI for remodeler-side members in Illinois.

Others

• Illinois Lumber and Material Dealers Association (ILMDA): An adjacent Illinois trade association representing lumber and building-material dealers. Co-lobbies with HBRAI on Illinois Building Industry Lobby Day and serves overlapping industry members/suppliers.
• American Institute of Architects (AIA): The U.S. architecture profession's trade association; same membership + chapter + advocacy + education structure as HBRAI, serving an adjacent design-and-construction constituency.
• Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC): National construction trade association with similar advocacy + education + certification model, but focuses on commercial/industrial contractors rather than HBRAI's residential niche. Useful as an association-format comparable.

Regional players

• Texas Association of Builders (TAB): Texas's state-level home builders association, structurally identical to HBRAI in serving builders/remodelers within a single state via local chapters. Closest functional analog at scale.
• Building Industry Association of Los Angeles / Ventura (BIALA/V): A regional home builders association serving Southern California with a comparable chapter-based advocacy and member services model; useful as a regional analog for HBRAI's Illinois operations.
• Home Builders and Remodelers Association of Massachusetts (HBRAMA): State-level home builders and remodelers association serving Massachusetts — direct functional peer to HBRAI, running the same NAHB 3-in-1 affiliation model and member-service stack.
• Home Builders Association of Greater Dallas (HBAGD): A regional home builders association serving the Dallas-Fort Worth market with similar event-driven, advocacy-led GTM. Directly comparable state/regional counterpart to HBRAI's model.

Broad incumbents

• National Association of Home Builders (NAHB): NAHB is the national federation of which HBRAI is a state affiliate through the 3-in-1 membership model. Both run identical trade association GTM — advocacy, member benefits, education/certification, events — but NAHB operates at national scale while HBRAI is Illinois-only.
• National Association of REALTORS (NAR): The dominant U.S. real estate trade association runs the same membership, advocacy, education, and member-benefit model as HBRAI but for real estate agents instead of builders — a closely analogous association operating model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

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