Members of the Florida Building Commission voted unanimously to reject a proposal to stop the expansion of safety devices that help prevent electrical fires in homes. Members of the Home Builders Association made the proposal saying the devices would make homes more expensive. Some say Monday’s vote is a huge win. 14 years ago, Rebekah …
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Late last week, Lee BIA and FHBA filed an injunction to halt a resolution going into effect in the Estero District of Lee County. This comes as a result of the Estero Fire Rescue District’s misguided policy, mandating that one and two family dwellings in their area be built with sprinkler systems. The joint suit …
Two weeks after Mori Hosseini stepped down from his role as chair of the Board of Governors of the State University System of Florida, Gov. Rick Scott has appointed him to the University of Florida Board of Trustees. Hosseini, 60, chairman and chief executive officer of Daytona Beach-based homebuilder ICI Homes, has committed to a …
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As last week’s US Census Bureau population estimates indicated, the story of population growth between 2014 and 2015 was largely about Texas, as it has been for the decade starting 2010 (See: “Texas Keeps Getting Bigger” The New Metropolitan Area Estimates). The same is largely true with respect to population trends in the nation’s largest counties, …
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The housing industry is busy these days, with our members thinking about increased interest rates, job growth and more— and all during a presidential election year. What does this mean for residential construction in 2016? Get the latest economic data, analysis and insight, delivered in a convenient online format, with the NAHB Spring Construction Forecast Webinar on …
It’s been almost three years since Robin Harris had a roof that didn’t leak. Not that she let the problem go. The 57-year-old school bus contractor and grandmother of 12 already paid to fix it. Twice. The third time, it was free. The Northeast Florida Builders Association’s Remodelers Council on Tuesday brought roofing shingles, gutters, …
NEFBA Member On Why He Wanted To Help Woman Scammed Read More »
Twenty-two years after it went into receivership, builders who made capital contributions to the HOW companies may be eligible to get some of their money back. Home Ownership Warranty Insurance Company (HOWIC) was a risk-retention group under the Home Warranty Corporation (HWC). As the parent company, HWC owned all the shares of stock in its …
Brandon Shiver likes to build things and has taken four years of carpentry classes at DeLand High School. But, being too young to work on construction job sites during the summers, Shiver would have had to wait until after graduation in May to find out if carpentry is his destiny, a career path inspired by …
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Sherwin-Williams announced it intends to acquire its paint-industry rival Valspar in a $11.3 billion deal, according to MarketWatch managing editor Tim Rostan. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2017. Fitch Ratings promptly placed Sherwin-Williams on ‘Rating Watch Negative’ following the announcement, according to a news release. The $11.3 billion deal …
National Association of Home Builders economist Robert Denk takes a look at the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the Producer Price Indexes (PPI) for February, staying on guard for signs of inflation creeping into what builders need to manage as they convert their backlogs of sold homes. Everybody knows, those conversions–from orders to …
