New housing permits were unchanged in January year over year, but pricing saw a healthy increase.

Shelby County homebuilders filed 50 permits last month, the same amount filed in January 2012, according to real estate information company Chandler Reports, www.chandlerreports.com.

2. Caylor to Lead Home Builders Through Changing Times - Friday, December 21, 2012

Don Caylor has been in the construction business for more than three decades and has been a member of the Memphis Area Home Builders Association for just as long.

He started Summerset Homes Inc. with his brother Bob Caylor in 1982, back when out-of-the-office messages were relayed through pink “while you were out” notepads and nearby dime-operated payphones were the main source of contact while out on the job.

3. Homebuilding Permits Rise During May - Wednesday, June 13, 2012

May’s new home permit totals saw a significant upswing year over year, and homebuilders attribute the improvement to low inventory levels and low interest rates.

Shelby County homebuilders filed 91 permits in May – a 78 percent increase from the 51 filed during May 2011 – according to real estate information company Chandler Reports, www.chandlerreports.com.

4. Material Costs Shift With Weaker Demand - Tuesday, September 14, 2010

The federal first-time buyer tax credit that prompted an increase in home sales – and to a lesser extent, new home construction – earlier this year had a similar impact on the price of building materials.

5. MAHBA Begins Search for New Headquarters - Tuesday, August 03, 2010

The leadership of the Memphis Area Home Builders Association has tapped a 14-member committee to help the homebuilding trade association find a new office location.

Don Caylor of Summerset Homes is chairing the group. It’s sifting through such factors as deciding how much space will be needed and looking at membership growth to determine whether staying closer to Memphis’ core or going elsewhere within the group’s geography (which includes Fayette and Tipton counties) is the better option.

6. Byrnes to Take MAHBA Reins - Thursday, December 24, 2009

Tommy Byrnes of Byrnes Ostner Investments Inc. will serve as 2010 president of the Memphis Area Home Builders Association, the group’s executive director, Don Glays, said this week.

7. Archived Article: Bcm Builds - Monday, August 17, 1998
Citing traffic concerns and space, an engineering firm is moving east Companies expanding on Cordova Station By KATHLEEN BURT The Daily News Two companies are building new office space on Cordova Station Avenue just off Germantown and Macon roads. B...