Membership

Increased Business Contact 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

Marketing & Advertising Opportunities
  • 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

Discounts & Benefits
  • Significant discounts on SAIF workers' compensation insurance for qualifying members
  • The HBA has a full-time staff member to help you avoid OSHA citations, prevent workplace injuries and return injured workers to work as soon as possible
  • The HBA offers exclusive free access to CCB continuing education courses for your CCB license renewal through www.homebuildersuniversity.com
  • Supervised Fuels offers an exclusive members-only discount on gas and diesel
  • SwipeNow offers HBA members discounts on credit card processing
  • Verizon Wireless offers HBA Builder and most subcontractor members with 5 phones or more discounts on nearly all Verizon cell phone plans, including data and PDA plans as well as accessory discounts
  • NAHB offers an array of membership advantage discounts.  To view discount information go to www.nahb.org/ma.  

Three Memberships in One
  • Membership dues include full membership in the Oregon Home Builders Association and the National Association of Home Builders

DOWNLOAD AN HBA MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION HERE
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