Throughout the 2017 year, Florida Home Builders Association (FHBA) covered remarkable ground; achieving long sought-after goals in a myriad of areas: Membership, Advocacy, Business Benefits, Education, and Communication. Click here to view the FHBA 2017 Annual Report and the milestones and key successes that will propel our organization into 2018.
via NAHB Chief Economist Robert Dietz Total housing starts posted strong gains in January, up almost 10% to a 1.33 million seasonally adjusted annual rate. Single-family construction recorded a nearly 4% rise in January, with the three-month moving average near a post-recession high. The increases in construction activity mirror solid levels for the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market …
NAHBÂ today called on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to expand its small business compliance assistance to help home builders and other small business owners improve the safety of their operations…read more
Two busloads of 55+ housing industry members saw some of the latest in community models and plans last month at the International Builders Show in Orlando. Each group of builders, designers and other professionals visited two area communities: the Twin Lakes, a Jones Homes USA community in St. Cloud; and Four Seasons at Orlando, a …
NAHB’s analysis of Census Data from the Quarterly Starts and Completions by Purpose and Design survey indicates that with a small gain for the year, 2017 set a post-recession peak for custom home building starts (homes built on an owner’s land, with either the owner or a builder acting as the general contractor)…read more
via Charlotte-DeSoto BIA On Wednesday, February 21st, the office of Governor Rick Scott announced the appointment of Jay Carlson as the Chairman of the Florida Building Commission. Jay Carlson, a Port Charlotte resident since 1975 and president of carlson & soforth, comes from a long line of construction professionals. His father, Robert W. Carlson, was …
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We are ever so close to reaching our goal thanks to our FHBA members! It’s not too late to sponsor the FBA Leadership Summit. With the awesome support of our FHBA Members we are less than $10,000.00 from reaching our budget. The Leadership Summit provides our FBA Students from across the state the opportunity to …
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As President of the Florida Home Builders Association (FHBA), I want to say thanks for all whom traveled to Tallahassee and advanced the FHBA legislative agenda. We focused on 6 priority issues: Statute of Repose; Impact Fees; State Assumption of 404 Permitting; Affordable Housing Funding; Construction Defects and Condominium Bulk Buyer Protections. To view a …
FHBA Legislative Updates – Week of February 12, 2018 Legislative Conference (by FHBA GA Chair, Frank Severino): I want to thank the nearly 100 members who trekked to Tallahassee putting a local face on this year’s legislative priorities. Timing is everything in this process and FHBA members converged at an opportune time. As we were …
The NAHB State and Local Government Affairs Committee recently granted funding requests from three HBAs striving to make a positive impact on housing affordability and homeownership…read more
