Builder Journal Issue 1, 2026 Final Updated

South Carolina

Builder Journal ISSUE 1, 2026

M eet You r 2026 HBA of SC Leader sh ip Team

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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President 's Message

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Hom e At t ain abilit y In dex

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M eet Ou r 2026 Leader s

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M ast er Bu ilder High ligh t

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Local Happen in gs

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Dou g Jam es, 2026 Pr esiden t Hom e Bu ilder s Associat ion of Sou t h Car olin a It is a tremendous honor to serve as President of the Home Builders Association of South Carolina (HBASC). Having spent my career building in the Charleston region, which has been one of the fastest-growing and most heavily regulated housing markets in the state. I have seen firsthand both the opportunity and the challenges facing our industry. I am proud to represent builders across South Carolina as we work together to protect housing opportunity for current and future generations.

The mission of HBASC has never been more important. We exist to advocate for policies that allow homes to be built responsibly, efficiently, and affordably, while supporting the men and women who make up South Carolina?s residential construction industry. As our state continues to grow, the need for attainable housing, regulatory certainty, and a skilled workforce must remain front and center.

Across South Carolina, housing affordability is being squeezed from every direction, rising material costs, labor shortages, insurance pressures, permitting delays, and layers of fees and regulations that often have little connection to actual infrastructure needs. In coastal communities like Charleston, these pressures are amplified by environmental regulations, infrastructure constraints, and inconsistent local processes. The result is the same everywhere: higher costs that are ultimately borne by homebuyers.

HBASC?s advocacy has proven that smart, focused engagement works. Over the past year, your association delivered meaningful legislative and regulatory wins while successfully pushing back against policies that would have made housing more expensive and less attainable. Those efforts saved tens of thousands of dollars per home and reinforced an essential principle: if a project meets published standards, it should be approved without delay or political interference.

Looking ahead, our priorities are clear.

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First, we must continue the fight for legal and regulatory predictability. Builders and developers cannot operate in an environment where rules change mid-stream, approvals are delayed indefinitely, or liability exposure has no clear endpoint. Completing comprehensive tort reform and securing reasonable guardrails on issues like concurrency and impact fees are essential to keeping housing within reach for working families.

Second, we must double down on workforce development. Every home begins with skilled labor, and without a strong pipeline of trades professionals, no policy reform will matter. Programs like Be Pro Be Proud SC are critical investments in the future of our industry and our state?s economy, and HBASC will continue to champion careers in construction as viable, respected, and rewarding paths.

Third, member engagement matters more than ever. The strength of this association is not measured solely by legislation passed or stopped, but by the involvement of its members. Showing up locally, recruiting new members, supporting the SC Builders PAC, and telling our story in communities across the state. When policymakers hear directly from builders, trades, Realtors and suppliers who are living these issues every day, it changes the conversation.

South Carolina?s growth is a sign of success. Families want to live here, businesses want to invest here, and communities want to thrive. Our responsibility is to ensure that growth is met with housing policies that are fair, balanced, and grounded in reality and not fear of change or bureaucratic overreach.I am grateful for the opportunity to serve, and I look forward to working alongside our board, staff, and members statewide. Together, we will continue to advocate for common-sense solutions, protect the ability to build, and ensure that the dream of homeownership remains attainable in every corner of South Carolina.

Sincerely, Doug James President, Home Builders Association of SC

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Congrat ulat ions t o Kevin Connelly, member of t he BIA! He was present ed wit h t he Champion of Housing Award.

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2026 HBASC Executive Committee Pr esiden t : Dou g Jam es, Ch ar lest on Vice Pr esiden t : Ryan Kiaser , Cam pobello Tr easu r er : Jay Pin er , Ch ar lest on Secr et ar y: Ken Gibson , Har t sville Im m ediat e Past Pr esiden t : Eddie Yan dle, Colu m bia Dist r ict #1 Vice Pr esiden t : An dy Bar ber , Ch ar lest on Dist r ict #2 Vice Pr esiden t : Kevin St eelm an , Colu m bia Dist r ict #3 Vice Pr esiden t : Joh n n y Uldr ick , Gr een w ood Dist r ict #4 Vice Pr esiden t : Calvin Sn ow , Lym an Dist r ict #5 Vice Pr esiden t : Et h an Epps, M yr t le Beach Associat es Vice Pr esiden t : David Gw in , Colu m bia Legislat ive Ch air per son s: Dar r yl Hall, Flor en ce, An dy Wh it e, Lexin gt on M em ber sh ip Ch air per son : Ed Byr d, Colu m bia NAHB Nat ion a St at el Repr esen t at ive: Br an don Edw ar ds, Hilt on Head EO Cou n cil Ch air per son : Adr ian Cain e, Ch ar lest on HBASC St af f : Execu t ive Dir ect or : M ar k Nix Dir ect or of Gover n m en t Af f air s: Alicia Hu t t o Dir ect or of Regu lat or y Af f air s: Jam es Gr aves Dir ect or of Accou n t in g: Aidan DeJam es Dir ect or of Oper at ion s: Tar a M or r ison Dist r ict #1 - Ch ar lest on HBA an d t h e Hilt on Head Ar ea HBA Dist r ict #2 - BIA of Cen t r al S.C., HBA of Lan cast er , HBA of Or an gebu r g/ Bam ber g/ Calh ou n , HBA of Yor k Dist r ict #3 - HBA of Aik en , HBA of An der son , Lak elan ds HBA an d t h e HBA of Ocon ee Dist r ict #4 - HBA of Ch er ok ee, HBA of Gr een ville an d t h e HBA of Spar t an bu r g Dist r ict #5 - Hor r y/ Geor get ow n HBA an d t h e HBA of t h e Gr eat er Pee Dee 34

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