History Makers

2014 Best in American Living Award-Winning Remodels Revisited

Entire Home up to $250,000, Platinum Award: Squaw Creek Ranch, Doss, Texas The owners wanted...

11.27.23

The 40th Anniversary BALA Awards season is almost here – are you ready to be part of its history? 

Celebrating its Ruby Anniversary and 40 years of design excellence, the Best in American Living™...

06.15.23

Get Ready: BALA Application/Judging Overview

NAHB’s Best in American Living Award™ (BALA) submission process is entirely online. Applicants are required...

06.19.23

Congratulations to the winners of NAHB’s 2022 Best in American Living Awards™ 

The applicants of the 2022 Best in American Living Awards™ (BALA) who submitted award winning...

12.19.22

Congratulations to the 2022 Inductees to NAHB’s Best in American Living™ Hall of Fame  

Each year, a panel of NAHB designer and builder members meets to discuss the nominees...

12.21.22

BALA Awards: Only 2 Days Left!

The entry portal to apply for the Best in American Living Awards of 2022 is...

09.07.22

BALA Awards: 2-week Extension!

You just got lucky! The Best in American Living Awards application deadline has just been...

08.26.22

BALA Awards: Last Chance!

Working hard on a design project and not having it be seen shouldn’t have to...

08.10.22