The Home Builders Association of Fayetteville (HBAF) is celebrating statewide recognition after the organization was presented a 2023 STARS Award for “Best Government Affairs Initiative”. 

Organized by the North Carolina Home Builders Association, the STARS Awards program honors the achievements of home building industry professionals from across the state. Winners receive recognition in areas such as marketing and advertising, web design, sales/information center, landscape design, interior merchandising, architecture/floor plan, remodeling/renovation and special projects. Awards are also given to local home builders associations.

The 2023 STARS Awards Gala took place on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023 in Concord, NC.

HBAF Executive Officer Natalie Fryer  attended and accepted the award on behalf of the Association. The award was given for their Zero Lot Line Project in June 2022. 

For that project, the HBAF partnered with the Longleaf Pine Real estate Association to fight a moratorium on zero lot lines that was on schedule to be implemented by Cumberland County. 

“Both associations sent emails to all their members encouraging them to contact the county commissioners. We made it easy by putting the link in the email and at the click of a button it was done!  At the end of the first day, the commissioners received over 1,000 emails,” shared Fryer in a written statement. “On the day of the vote, over 200 members attended the county commissioners meeting and four members spoke during the public hearing. Everyone wore Housing Equals Jobs stickers. While the outcome was not entirely in our favor; our voices were heard and we now have a seat at the table to discuss the update to the subdivision ordinance. It was a great experience to partner with the Realtors; joining forces made a larger impact on the elected officials.”