Consumer Resources
AHBA serves as a consumer information agency to Acadiana residents who are in need of a licensed builder, remodeler, or other housing industry professional.
The association provides a point of contact for the public regarding industry issues, laws, and licensing and also conducts consumer events annually such Parade of Homes and Home for the Holidays.
Home Building & Buying Information
Beware of Being Your Own Home Builder
Your home is likely the single largest investment you will make in your lifetime, and not hiring a professional home builder could be a costly mistake for many reasons – financial, emotional, and physical.
How to Choose a Builder
If you're in the market for a new home, you should shop for your builder as carefully as you shop for your home. [...]
Checklist for Hiring a Builder or Remodelor
Use this checklist to help you select a builder or remodeler to work on or build your home.
Build Local. Build Better. Build with a Member of AHBA.
Recently, there have been news stories about a subdivision which was abandoned by an out-of-town developer and builder who went bankrupt, causing all [...]
Is Self Contracting Worth the Risk?
Nearly every American dreams of building their own home one day, but to literally do it yourself is not as easy as it may sound. There are many factors to weigh when considering self-contracting.
AHBA strives to make Acadiana a better place to live through collaboration, political action, education and philanthropy.