Jim Chapman Assumes National Home Building Leadership Positions

Jim Chapman of Jim Chapman Communities with marketing partner Betsy Sheppard of Gilbert & Sheppard/Immersion Active

Jim Chapman, president of Vinings-based Jim Chapman Communities, has been installed as the Chairman of the National Association of Home Builders’ Land Development Committee. He was also named Second Vice Chair of the NAHB’s Single Family Builder Committee. Both announcements were made at the NAHB’s International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas, Nevada Feb. 19-21, 2019.

Chapman, whose company is widely recognized as greater Atlanta’s premier builder of 55+ communities, is a Certified Professional Home Builder. He is deeply committed to the success of the U.S. home building industry and devotes his time to local, regional and national industry organizations. He was named 2018 “55+ Builder of the Year” by the NAHB and served as Chairman of NAHB’s 55+ Housing Industry Council in 2016. Chapman was elected 2018 President of the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association, and is the Founding Chairman of the ALL Home Program, a voluntary statewide certification created by the Home Builders Association of Georgia to promote accessibility and universal design.

About the National Association of Home Builders

Founded in the early 1940’s, the Washington, D.C.-based NAHB serves as the voice of America’s home builders. Through education and advocacy, the organization works to ensure that housing is a national priority and that all Americans have access to safe, decent and affordable housing, whether they choose to buy a home or rent. A federation of more than 700 state and local associations, NAHB represents more than 140,000 members. About a third of the members are home builders and remodelers, while the remaining two thirds work in closely related specialties such as sales and marketing, housing finance, and manufacturing and supplying building materials. NAHB provides its members with numerous educational opportunities, including the International Builders’ Show, considered the single most important event of the year for the home building industry and the world’s largest show of its kind for the residential and light commercial construction industry. www.nahb.org

About Jim Chapman Communities

Jim Chapman Communities is metro Atlanta’s premier 55+ homebuilder, with a number of active adult communities under development throughout the Atlanta area, including Buckhead, Vinings, Cobb County, Dawson County, Hall County, Forsyth County, North Fulton and Cherokee Counties. The firm was founded by Atlanta native Jim Chapman specifically to serve the active 55+ market. For more information, visit www.jimchapmancommunities.com or call (770) 209-2187.