HBA Covid-19 Impact Survey

HBA Members, as the COVID-19 situation continues to develop, we need to get a better understanding of how the Travis County and Austin Orders are affecting your business, your clients and your family.

Below is a survey that will take 10-15 minutes to complete. Please complete the survey with as much information as you can—the more details, the better. Your input is essential to our ongoing advocacy efforts.

NOTE: Your responses will be kept anonymous and will be aggregated to represent the industry, not any one builder.

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* 1. How many of your homes will be impacted by the Travis County order in the next 30 days?

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* 2. In the next 60 days?

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* 3. How much revenue is projected to be lost?

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* 4. How many home buyers are in leaseback situations that will expire within the next 30, 60, or 90 days, essentially leaving them homeless?

a. 30

b. 60

c. 90

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* 5. How many employees at your organization are anticipated to be laid off?

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* 6. How many employees at your organization are anticipated to be furloughed?

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* 7. What, if any, enforcement actions have the City or County taken against your organization since the Orders were signed? This can be a citation, a site visit, an email or phone call from the city/county official to the builder, etc.

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* 8. Additional costs for enhanced safety measures for your employees on and off the job site?

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* 9. If you or someone at your organization has a compelling story of how a home buyer has been impacted by these orders, please share that here. Some examples include:

a. An elderly client trying to downsize their house to better afford property taxes.

b. An out of state family who is currently living in a hotel at great financial costs while they wait for their home to be completed.

c. A healthcare worker who is putting in many hours at their hospital who now has one more issue to deal with during these stressful times.

d. A home buyer who has already closed on their own home and now has nowhere to live while their project is on pause.

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* 10. Any other issues, expenses, unintended consequences due to the COVID-19 outbreak that you want to share with us.