Membership Benefits

Increased Business Contacts Helps You Grow and Expand Your Business

• Reach future clients directly via meetings and the HBA’s membership directory
• Network fellow association members at monthly membership dinner meetings
• Annual golf tournament and other social events provide interaction with industry members in a relaxed, fun environment
• Local connection to nearly 700 members
• Benefit from the combined experience and knowledge of hundreds of other members

Protecting Your Business at All Levels of Government

• The HBA monitors and works with all city and county governments in the region, representing the building industry’s position on a variety of regulatory issues including land use issues, fees and building & development regulations.
• HBA Legal Defense Fund files lawsuits when needed to protect the industry from illegal government fees and regulations
• The HBA’s Political Action Committee contributes more than tens of thousands of dollars annually to candidates and ballot measures supportive of industry issues and priorities
• The Oregon Home Builders Association’s team of lobbyists represent your interests at the Oregon legislature and before a variety of state agencies
• The National Association of Home Builders’ lobbying team represents your interests in Washington DC

Educational Seminars and Publications Keep You Updated on Important Industry Information

• The HBA’s Chalkline newsletter keeps you informed about local industry news and changes, networking and business development events and opportunities for you to get involved
• Regular e-news alerts keep you updated about industry news and events
• Builder Magazine mailed monthly to all builder members
• Nation’s Building News sent to all members Educational seminars that keep you and your employees on the cutting edge of important industry information
• Annual NAHB International Builder’s Show features more than 100,000 attendees, hundreds of hours of educational seminars, and product displays from the nation’s leading manufacturers and material suppliers

• Annual Tour of Homes provides builders with excellent opportunities to advertise their new homes to potential buyers
• Builders Trade Show Night for vendors and trade contractors to display their business to hundreds of area contractors
• Members receive booth discounts at the HBA-sponsored Mid-Valley Home Show at the Oregon State Fairgrounds
• Your listing in the HBA Membership Directory gets your vital business information in front of hundreds of other members
• Advertising in the Chalkline newsletter and/or Membership Directory is among the most effective and lowest-cost ways of marketing your business to others in the industry.
• Mailing labels available for your direct marketing to other members
• Event sponsorships get your business high-quality exposure