FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date 09/12/00

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

Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City Wins Association Award of Excellence

The Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City (HBA) recently received an Award of Excellence from the Executive Officers Council of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) for Best Web Site for Consumers. The awards were presented in Savannah, Ga., at the annual Executive Officers Council Seminar.

The council's membership consists of the staff executives who manage the more than 800 state and local home builders associations that comprise the NAHB.

"Winning an Award of Excellence is truly a great honor," said Cathy Vaughn, president of the Executive Officers Council. "These awards recognize outstanding effort, commitment and achievement."

The HBA Web site, located at www.kchba.org, has an area of its Web site devoted exclusively for local consumers. The Consumer Connection provides a large collection of consumer articles to help both new and existing homeowners get the most out of their home. The Web site also includes information on searching for a new home and links to Web sites displaying available new homes. Consumers can also search the listing of HBA members for builders, remodelers, suppliers and service providers.
The HBA Web site will be added to the Executive Officers Council's Idea Loan File as a model for other home builder associations across the country.

"I am very proud of the accomplishments of our association and the hard work of our staff," said Tim Underwood, executive vice president for the HBA. "To receive an Association Award of Excellence and be recognized by one's peers is truly the ultimate compliment."

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 more than 2.5 billion dollars to the Kansas City economy and supports more than 36,000 jobs in the Greater Kansas City metropolitan area.

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