FHBA Legislative Updates – Week of January 22, 2018 Special Thanks: A special thanks to the following FHBA leaders who made the time and effort to be in Tallahassee and attend various meetings pushing FHBA’s legislative agenda. • Greg Matovina, FHBA President • Frank Severino, FHBA Governmental Affairs Chair • Dave Carter, Former FHBA President …
I will get to the bottom line quickly – we need your help. The Florida Home Builders Association (FHBA) is at war in Tallahassee. Our legislative proposals have drawn the ire of the Florida Justice Association, cities, counties, environmentalists, and even other contracting groups. However, one thing remains clear! The FHBA and our members are …
NAHB and Capital One this month launched the Capital One Spark Business Credit Card for NAHB members, EOs and HBA staff. The Spark business card offers NAHB members unlimited 2% cash back on all purchases: There is no cap, 0% interest for the first six months and no annual fee…read more
Front Line Warranty Service (FLWS), a 2-10 Home Buyers Warranty (HBW) program, is the first point of contact for homeowner calls regarding warranty items. In 2017, FLWS took thousands of calls on behalf of builders who have chosen 2-10 HBW to manage their warranty calls. Click below to see the top ten warranty defects. Click …
JC Code & Construction Consultants, Inc. in partnership with the Florida Home Builders Association (FHBA) offers 7.0 hours of Florida Building Code continuing education. Funding for this training is provided by a grant from the Florida Building Commission, Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR), administered through Building A Safer Florida, Inc. (BASF) and is …
Learn the 6th Edition of the Florida Building Code and Earn 7 FREE CEU’S! Read More »
All of your Builder & Remodeler members can claim for any completed residential addresses from October 1 – December 31, 2017 that used any of our 50+ manufacturer brands. The deadline to submit your claims is February 23, 2018. Click here to start your claim today!
By Todd Merrill | Vice President | Taylor Morrison Last week, I had the privilege of joining FHBA Executive Director Rusty Payton and lobbyist Kari Hebrank for a couple days of sausage making in Tallahassee…figuratively of course. We actually spent time shepherding a bill through the process to become law. While our FHBA team works …
FHBA Legislative Updates – Week of January 15, 2018 Impact Fees: HB 697 by Rep. Miller received approval from the House Ways and Means Committee. The bill prohibits a local government from requiring impact fee collection prior to the issuance of permits. It also prohibits impact fees from being used to pay for refinancing of …
FHBA Members: YOUR Charitable Foundation, Future Builders of America (FBA), needs your SUPPORT! The 2018 Leadership Summit is March 8-11Â and we are still over $32,000.00 short of funds to pay for this amazing opportunity to introduce our future workforce to the jobs that are available in the construction industry. Everyone is talking about the lack …
Help Send a Student the 2018 FBA Leadership Summit! Read More »
As I campaigned last year to become your 2018 FHBA 3rd Vice President, I said I would put a priority and focus on being “Committed to Membership & Dedicated to the Future of our Industry”. I’ll be working with staff, the FHBA Membership Committee and local committees to roll out a Membership Campaign this year with …
