FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 2, 2005

Contact: Matt Derrick
(816) 942-8800, ext. 213

Mark Hoffman Elected President of Home Builders Association

The Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City (HBA) inaugurated home builder Mark Hoffman as the organization’s 2006 president during ceremonies at the HBA Inaugural Gala in December at the Westin Crown Center Hotel.

Hoffman, who served as HBA vice president during the past year, is also president of home-building firm Hoffman Construction Inc., which has been a member of the HBA since 1994. Hoffman has served on numerous committees and taskforces for the association, was chairman of the HBA Missouri North Council and is a member of the Board of Directors for both the HBA and the National Association of Home Builders.

As HBA president, Hoffman said the association would expand partnerships to advocate for more housing choices for new home buyers throughout the metropolitan area.

“Historically low mortgage rates have masked a whole laundry list of barriers to housing affordability,” Hoffman said. “At a time when record demand has driven up the costs of land, labor and materials, local cities and municipalities have approved unprecedented building and development fees that have helped to drive the average cost of a new home in the metro area to nearly $260,000.

“The HBA is both a resource and a gathering place. It’s a vast clearinghouse of information for guidance and education, not just for our members but for government officials and the public as well. It is also a place for us to come together as a group, working as one to make the voice of our customers heard.”

Joining Hoffman on the 2006 HBA Executive Committee are Vice President Mike Brown, Brown Midwest LC; Secretary/Treasurer George Schluter, GWS Inc.; Immediate Past President Bruce Rieke, B.L. Rieke & Associates Inc.; Associate Representative Erik Blaney, Shamrock Cabinet; Past President Representative Tom Woods, T.E. Woods Construction; Associates Council Chair Donna Williams, North American Savings Bank; Sales & Marketing Council Chair Tammy Henderson, Hunt Midwest Real Estate Development Inc.; Kansas Council Chair Brad True, True Builders Inc.; Missouri North Council Chair Stephen Anderson, Crownridge Homes Inc.; Missouri South Council Chair Shawn Woods, T.E. Woods Construction; and HBA Executive Vice President Tim Underwood.

The Home Builders Association (HBA) of Greater Kansas City is the voice of the housing industry and the source for housing information. Comprising more than 1,000 member companies, the HBA represents an industry that contributes approximately $2.5 billion to the Kansas City economy, and supports more than 36,000 jobs in the Greater Kansas City metropolitan area.

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