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The Convergence of Politics on the Building Industy Forum at SEBC

FHBA News, Legislative, Southeast Building Conference (SEBC) / By Candace Yeager

Join us as the 2016 Southeast Building Conference (SEBC) on Friday, July 29, at 11:15am as Florida Senator Travis Hutson (SD-6), Representative Keith Perry (HD-21) and Carlos Beruff, Manatee County homebuilder and US Senate candidate share insight on how politics plays a pivotal role in the future of the homebuilding industry. Travis Hutson: Code Development …

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Submit Your Q2’16 Member Rebate Claim!

FHBA News, Member Benefits / By Candace Yeager

All of your Builder & Remodeler members can claim for any completed residential addresses from April 1 – June 30, 2016 that used any of our 50+ Manufacturer brands. The deadline to submit will be September 2, 2016 (EXTENDED) . Visit www.fhbarebates.com to start your claim today! As an added convenience, for builder/remodeler members who did not submit their …

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OSHA Penalty Adjustments to Take Effect August 2016

FHBA News / By Candace Yeager

In November 2015, Congress enacted legislation requiring federal agencies to adjust their civil penalties to account for inflation. The Department of Labor is adjusting penalties for its agencies, including the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). OSHA’s maximum penalties, which were last adjusted in 1990, will increase by 78%. Going forward, the agency will continue …

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Single-Family Building Lot Sizes Shrink to Record Low

FHBA News / By Candace Yeager

According to its analysis of the Census Bureau’s Survey of Construction, the National Association of Home Builders found that the median lot size for new single-family homes in 2015 fell to a record low of less than 8,600 square feet. Although the national median lot size fell, the NAHB found significant regional differences in lot size, …

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BUILD – Spokesperson Training A Success!

Education, FHBA News, Member Benefits / By Candace Yeager

Students of FHBA’s Building University for Individual Leadership Development (BUILD) experienced live, interactive spokesperson training and are ready to take on the media. During the FHBA Fall Leadership Conference, BUILD participants spent four hours training on how to execute a successful interview on television, radio, or newspaper. During this session, they learned how to face …

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Kevin Robles Testifies Before US Senate Committee

FHBA News, Local HBA / By Candace Yeager

TBBA’s own Kevin Robles, CEO of Domain Homes, testified on June 30, 2016 before the US Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Hearing. Robles who is a past president of TBBA provided the committee insight on the effects recent flood insurance regulations were having on small business owners. “Any negative change to the market, …

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Observations on the Current Home Building Cycle

FHBA News / By Candace Yeager

We are in the fifth year of the housing and slowly-rolling home building recovery. If business textbooks are correct and economic cycles are normally 7-8 years, are we halfway through the home building cycle? Here are six observations based on discussions with our 100+ regional and national home builder customers, and business observations of their …

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Dow Drops Its Line of Solar Shingles

FHBA News / By Candace Yeager

Dow Chemical is giving up on its line of building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) roofing shingles. Less than five years after entering the market, the company says it will accept orders for the Powerhouse Solar System only through July 28 and make its last shipments by August 10, MLive reported. A Dow spokesperson said in an email …

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Metrostudy’s Five-Year Forecast Projects Cyclical Pattern of Overvaluation and Undersupply

FHBA News / By Candace Yeager

Despite the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ latest employment report marking job creation at the lowest level seen in five years, Metrostudy Senior Vice President Mark Boud anticipates that employment figures will be upwardly-revised next month to reflect continued growth. Over the past 12 months, Educational and Health Services, Professional and Business Services, and Construction have …

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Canada’s Largest Private Homebuilder to Build Compass Landing in North Naples

FHBA News / By Candace Yeager

Canadians have long bought homes in Naples, but now Canada’s largest privately held homebuilder will be creating them, too. Mattamy Homes, an Oakville, Ontario-based firm, said it will open a sales office with three furnished model homes in August for Compass Landing, a gated community at 3725 Helmsman Drive in North Naples, 1.5 miles south …

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