via the National Association of Home Builders Since January of last year, rising lumber prices have increased the price of an average single-family home by $6,388. Much of these unprecedented price hikes are due to tariffs averaging more than 20 percent on Canadian softwood lumber shipments into the U.S. The tariffs are acting as a …
We should be proud! According to the recently published Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety (IBHS), Florida ranks number one when compared to 18 states most likely to experience catastrophic weather conditions along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. The IBHS report focuses on evidence supporting strong, enforced building codes that reduce loss and facilitate …
Illustrating how the federal regulatory system has run amok and the need for Congress to fix a broken permitting process, a development firm today shared its three-decade-long nightmare with a House panel regarding its futile attempts to obtain a Clean Water Act permit. During a hearing before the House Subcommittee on Interior, Energy and the …
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EO Dana Kelso had been using her personal Amazon Prime account to order paper and other products for the Builders Association of South Central Oklahoma. Then she found out that NAHB has a brand-new Member Advantage benefit: Amazon Business. NAHB members can access Amazon Business by signing up for a free business account. Amazon Business offers a …
Leah Klins, a 10th grader at Bartow High School, was presented with the prestigious Robert & Amy Harper Student of Excellence Award at the 14th Annual Future Builders of America (FBA) Leadership Summit this past weekend in Haines City, FL. Students from across the state attended the Summit which focuses on providing hands-on education in …
One of our beloved members, Phil Emmer, passed away on Monday. Phil was Builders Association of North Central (BANCF) Florida President in 1966 and remained active in the association until the last couple of years. In 2014, BANCF honored Phil with the BANCF Lifetime Achievement Award for his 60+ years of dedication to the housing …
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 …
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
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 …
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 …
