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Columbia’s Largest Open House of New Homes for Sale is the 2010 TOUR OF HOMES held this May 1, 2, 8, 9, 15 and 16 from Noon to 6 p.m. The annual scattered-site showing offered eight Featured Communities and fifty new homes for your inspection. The TOUR OF HOMES gives you the opportunity to see the best new home communities and homes in every price range. Columbia’s finest builders and developers showed you their innovative ideas, special design features, dynamic floor plans and fine craftsmanship. Seventeen builders and
developers participated in the TOUR OF HOMES this year.
A new home is still one of the most sound investments you can make.
Interest rates are still significantly lower than at any other time
in the last 25 years, so now is one of the best times to buy a new home.
Perhaps one of the homes or communities you see will be the one
that is perfect for your family. The Planbook featuring all
of the homes and Featured Communities on the TOUR is available digitally
(above) and hard-copies are available at the HBA of Greater Columbia
office while supplies last.
David
Hilburn of South Capital Group, Inc. and Midland Mortgage Corporation
will serve as President of the Home Builders Association of Greater
Columbia (HBAGC) in 2010. He has been a member of the association since 1986 and has been on the HBA
Board of Directors since 2003. David
has been active in association events including service as chairman of the
Carolina Classic Home & Garden Show and the Parade of Homes.
He is also involved with government relations for the association
on the local, state and national levels.
David
was born in Charleston, SC where he attended Middleton High School.
He then attended the University of South Carolina where he
double-majored in Finance and Insurance and Economic Security.
After college, David went into the construction lending and banking
industry. He currently is
with Midland Mortgage Corporation where he has worked since 1997.
In addition to his 21 years as a construction loan officer, he has
19 years experience in residential and commercial development with South
Capital Group, Inc. He and
his wife Karen are members of Columbia’s First Baptist Church. Serving as the 2010 HBA Board
of Directors are: Wade McGuinn, McGuinn Group as Vice President; Hal Von
Nessen, RESH Marketing as Associates Vice President; Tony Thompson, CMB,
CGR, CAPS, CGP, Remodeling Services Unlimited, Inc as Treasurer; and Carl
J. Berry II, Sycamore Development, LLC as Secretary. In
addition, the HBAGC elected one Associates Director and three Builder
Directors to the board for terms of two years each.
The Associate Director is John
Butcher of 2-10 Home Buyers Warranty.
Builder Directors are Steve
Baudo of Baudo & Associates Home Builders, Inc., Allyson Way Hank of
Sovereign Homes, and Jim Fadell of Rymarc Homes. Chairpersons
of HBA councils also have a seat on the HBA Board of Directors.
Included here are Bill Dixon of Mungo Homes, Inc. serving
as Chairman of the Land Development Council;
George Delk of Delk Homes, Inc. as the Chairman of the Kershaw
County Chapter; Mike Lowman, CGP of Mike Lowman Homes, Inc.
serving as Chairman of the Sales and Marketing Council of Greater
Columbia; Johnny Del Priore of Del
Priore, Inc. as Chairman of the HBA of Greater Columbia Remodelers; and,
Bill Wichlei of Bill Wichlei Builder as Chairman of the Green Building
Council of Greater Columbia. Hilburn
will be installed as President of the Home Builders Association at the
Annual HBA Holiday Ball on December 5.
All new board members will begin their terms in January 2010.
Each
year the Home Builders Association of Greater Columbia (HBAGC) holds its
annual Holiday Ball in Columbia. It’s
an evening of fun and celebration, and recognition of those who have
helped the home building industry throughout the year. Prior
to the Holiday Ball, the HBAGC membership votes for their choice of
nominees for the Byron Crosthwaite Builder Member of the Year and the
Award William H. Peters Award recognizing the Associate member of the
year.
Barry
was born in Charleston, SC and raised from the age of three in Columbia,
SC, where he attended A. C. Flora High School.
He then attended the University of South Carolina for a few years
and then entered the U.S. Navy Reserves.
Upon completion of his time in the Reserves, he continued his
education at what is now Charleston Southern University where he attained
a B.S. in Marketing with a minor in Economics.
After college Barry worked as a buyer for Rockwell International,
Materials Manager for Owens Steel, and with Cooper Air Tools. Today, he
is owner and president of The Barry Davis Company, Inc.
He and his wife, Earline, have two children, Alan S. Davis, a
Civil Engineer in Columbia, and Craig C. Davis, Band Director at York
High School. Barry and Earline are members of Lexington United Methodist
Church.
Zeigler
has over 30 years of construction experience in a custom cabinet shop and
experience in wholesale and retail building material sales.
He has a degree in carpentry technology from Midlands Technical
College. He is married to
wife Cherie and attends LongCreek Presbyterian Church.
He has three daughters, Lauren Zeigler Brooks, and Chelsey and
Daytona Zeigler. The
association also awarded Civil Engineering of Columbia, Inc. as Corporate
Member of the Year. The
people that make up Civil Engineering are active in the HBAGC, the
Land Development Council and the Green Building Council of Greater
Columbia. They regularly
attend meetings and, furthermore, lend their expertise to help the
association and fellow members whenever possible. Civil Engineering of Columbia, Inc. also contributes
financially to HBA events and meetings through sponsorships. We are proud to name them the Corporate Member of the Year. The Home Builders Association of Greater Columbia would like to commend the award winners on their hard work throughout the year. They have not only served the home building industry well, but the Columbia community and the entire state have benefited from their dedication and work.
The
Home Builders Association of South
Carolina began the Certified Master Builder Designation program in
2005. The Master Builder
designation is assurance that the builder has a level of professionalism
together with the knowledge and skill to meet customer expectations and
ensure homeowner satisfaction. Certified
Master Builders must complete rigorous training and education
requirements, satisfy specific licensing and insurance requirements, have
completed at least three major construction projects in the past two
years, and are recommended by their peers. Ten
members of the HBA of Greater Columbia are currently Certified Master Builders:
Carl
Berry, B & B Master Builders Keith Berry, B & B Master Builders, Inc. Thom Chumney, Mungo Construction, LLC Chris
Condon, Mungo Homes, Inc. Barry Davis, The Barry Davis Company, Inc. James G. Graves, Colony Builders of Carolina Matt Hancock, CGP, CAASH, CAPS, GMB, CGB, Hancock Construction, LLC Ken King, P & K Construction, Inc. Steven
Mungo, Mungo Homes, Inc. Tony
Thompson, CGR, CAPS, CGP, Remodeling Services Unlimited Although
South Carolina has one of the most rigorous licensing requirements in the
country, the Home Builders Association of South Carolina has begun this
program to allow builders to go up even higher. Congratulations
to these members on their accomplishment.
We hope to see more Master Builders in our ranks soon. For more information on the Master Builder program, please contact Mark Nix at the HBA of SC at (803) 771-7408. Click here to see the complete list of SC Master Builders.
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The 2009 Byron Crosthwaite Builder Member of the Year is Barry Davis,
CMB of Barry Davis Homes, Inc.
The Home Builders Association also gives an award for Associate Member of
the Year.
The Gordon A. Harrison Award is given each year to an outstanding home
builder in the spirit of the man it is named after.