Florida was well represented at the NAHB Mid-year meeting. In spite of being hosted on the West Coast, over 30 members of the Florida delegation...
Archive for category: National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
27.072018February 12, 2019
NAHB, HBI Pledge to Train 50,000 Workers Over Next 5 Years
By Florida Home Builders Association (FHBA)In FHBA News, Legislative, National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
Attending a White House event on workforce development, NAHB Chairman Randy Noel pledged that NAHB and the Home Builders Institute (HBI) will educate and train...
16.062018February 12, 2019
Legislative Summer Hiatus Does Not Result in Rest for Governmental Affairs
By Florida Home Builders Association (FHBA)In Advocacy, FHB PAC, FHBA News, Florida Building Code, Legislative, National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
It is that time of year, the beginning of summer break when members often ask what are the Governmental Affairs activities since the legislature in...
15.062018February 12, 2019
NAHB Recognizes Local HBA’s!
By Florida Home Builders Association (FHBA)In FHBA News, Local HBA, National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
Congratulations to Manatee-Sarasota Building Industry Association and the Builders Association of South Florida on being recognized by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Executive...
06.042018February 12, 2019
Florida Is Above the National Home Building Employment Average
By Florida Home Builders Association (FHBA)In FHBA News, National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
The new NAHB study presents the most recent and comprehensive estimates of home building employment, including self-employed workers, by state. NAHB Economics estimates that out...
30.032018February 12, 2019
Tell Your Member of Congress to Urge President Trump to Re-Start Softwood Lumber Trade Negotiations with Canada
By Florida Home Builders Association (FHBA)In FHBA News, Legislative, National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
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...
22.032018February 12, 2019
Introducing Amazon Business for NAHB Members
By Florida Home Builders Association (FHBA)In FHBA News, Member Benefits, National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
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...
02.032018February 12, 2019
January Starts, Sales Tell Different Stories
By Florida Home Builders Association (FHBA)In FHBA News, National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
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...
18.022018February 12, 2019
FHBA Granted Advocacy Program Funding
By Florida Home Builders Association (FHBA)In FHBA News, Local HBA, National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
The NAHB State and Local Government Affairs Committee recently granted funding requests from three HBAs striving to make a positive impact on housing affordability and homeownership…read more
02.022018February 12, 2019
NAHB Preserves Tax Benefits for Small Home Builders and Developers
By Florida Home Builders Association (FHBA)In FHBA News, Legislative, National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), President's Report, Regulatory
With over 30 years of experience in home building and land development in Florida and, as a CPA, I have to give a BIG CONGRATULATIONS...