FHBA Legislative Updates – Preliminary Sine Die Report: As of Friday, March 9, the 2018 Legislative Session is adjourned after approving the final budget Sunday afternoon. This report is a preliminary of priorities, pending further review of all the bills and amendments adopted to bills that found their way to the Governor for consideration. FHBA…
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The fact that March is Ladder Safety Month means you have a great reason to share some new NAHB resources with your employees and subs. NAHB’s new Ladder Safety Toolbox Talks offer great advice for climbing, descending, and standing on those rungs…read more
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There is a new development in the never-ending saga that is the 2015 Clean Water Rule. Today, the 6th Circuit took the formal action of vacating its temporary injunction and dismissing all of the challenges to the rule. Soon after the rule was finalized by the Obama Administration, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals issued
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FHBA Legislative Updates – Week of February 26, 2018 As we head into this the last and final week of Session, priority legislative initiatives are postured well. All of our priority legislation has passed the House. Note, just because a bill has passed the House, has little controversy surrounding it does not ensure passage. Every
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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