Op Ed

Building Code Bunk Clouds Real Issue Jeremy Stewart, President Florida Home Builders Association April 18, 2017 – Strong building codes matter. Florida learned this the hard way from Hurricane Andrew, and has since made its building code the strongest in the nation. But building code changes injected by special interest groups and rapidly churned-out code books…

Overregulation, Not Elections, Slows Florida Housing Market Recovery Jeremy Stewart, President Florida Home Builders Association November 22, 2016 – Florida’s current economic and regulatory environment work against a speedy recovery from the housing depression. To echo the statement made by Florida Office of Economic and Demographic Research Coordinator, Amy Baker, during the National Economic Estimating

Op-Ed/Press Release: Unlicensed Contractors Are Risky Business Jerry Linder Jerry Linder is a custom home builder and owner of JL Linder Group in St. Augustine and Vintage Homes in Tallahassee, a Past President of the Northeast Florida Builders Association, and 2015 President of the Florida Home Builders Association. Our homes are a substantial investment. Most

Op-Ed/Press Release: Unlicensed Contractors Are Risky Business Jerry Linder Jerry Linder is a custom home builder and owner of JL Linder Group in St. Augustine and Vintage Homes in Tallahassee, a Past President of the Northeast Florida Builders Association, and 2015 President of the Florida Home Builders Association. Our homes are a substantial investment. Most

Op-Ed/Press Release: Unlicensed Contractors Are Risky Business Jerry Linder Jerry Linder is a custom home builder and owner of JL Linder Group in St. Augustine and Vintage Homes in Tallahassee, a Past President of the Northeast Florida Builders Association, and 2015 President of the Florida Home Builders Association. Our homes are a substantial investment. Most