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On the Level is a trade publication of the Home Builders Association of Lake-Sumter, published 11 times a year.TRANSCRIPT
Official Newsletter of the Home Builders Association of Lake-Sumter August 2014 Vol 39 Issue 2
To Promote & Protect Homeownership as the American Way
2014 Business Silver
Mark Your
Calendar: Online Calendar
August
August 6th
9a: Gov. Affairs Com-mittee meeting
Noon:
NEW MEETING DAY !
Remodelers/Green
Aug 7th 8:30a:
SMC/Parade
Noon: Membership Committee
Aug 12 2:30 P Home Show Committee
4:15 P Finance
5 P Board of Directors
Aug 26th 6 P
General Membership
Meeting
Guest Speaker: Rob-
ert Chandler Director
of Lake County Eco-
nomic Development
Aug 27 & 28
Continuing Education
Classes
See Page 9 for more
details
2014 Corporate
Thank You to Our Annual Sponsors for your Generous Support
Congratulations Sean and Mike Hensley for winning First Place in the 2nd Annual Horseshoe Tournament at Burkes BBQ in Fruitland Park.
Page 10-11
Page 9
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Home Builders Association Lake-Sumter 1100 N Joanna Avenue Tavares, FL 32778
Ph 352-343-7101 Fax 888-966-0592 www.LakeSumterHBA.com
www.facebook.com/LakeHBA
Officers & Directors President William Wilburth - W.C. Wilburth, Inc. Construction Ser-vices Vice President Sean del Castillo - Habitat for Humanity Lake-Sumter Associate Vice President Paul Swanson - George Nahas Chevrolet Secretary/Treasurer Dale Roberts - Dale E. Roberts & Assoc. Immediate Past President William Dorman - White Aluminum Products Builder Directors Andrew Nutt - Holly Homes, Inc. Cynthia Couillard - Dibarco Building Corp Craig Hegstrom - Hegstrom Homes Joe Ziler - Kevco Builders, Inc. Philip Crotwell - Design South Homes, Inc. Peter Logan - Medallion Home Associate Directors Susan Adams - Ro-Mac Lumber and Supply Eric Love - The Paint Drop by Valspar Jeanne Abernathy - ERA Grizzard Real Estate Life Directors Mike Carter - Granger-Carter Construction & Dev. Carl Ludecke - Charlie Johnson Builder George Hansford - Prominent Construction Clarence Tibbs - STE Electrical Systems
Staff
Carolyn Maimone - Executive Director Kelly Hoover - Administrative Assistant On The Level is published monthly by the Home Build-ers Association of Lake~Sumter. Every attempt has been made to insure the accuracy of all information pre-sented, however no guarantee or warranties are provid-ed. For advertising, contact the HBA at 352-343-7101 or visit our website. The HBA reserves the right to refuse any advertising.
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I hope everyone had a great Independence Day. Thank you to all of our members who have served and helped make Independence Day possible. What a great time we had at the Bowling Tournament in June. This was a fantastic opportunity to network and enjoy a little friendly competition. All I saw was a bunch of happy people. That was a great sight. Good job, RO-MAC, this years Champions! Did you know? Your Membership Dues actually do quite a lot. The Resources are there for us to use, with just a click of your mouse. Not only are you a member of Lake & Sumter County HBA, www.LakeSumterHBA.com, you are also a member of Florida Home Builders Association, www.fhba.com and a member of National Association of Home Builders, www.nahb.com. All three of these websites are incredible. National offers a large range of educational opportunities and certifications. National does so much for the Industry as a whole covering the entire US. Flor-ida Home Builders Association has so much to offer all of us. There is a large range of contracts
and forms for every phase of Construction. The SEBC is hosted by the State and it is in its 36th year. There is a wealth of information and training available, either free or at a discounted member rate. Lake & Sumter County HBA is your best re-source. Carolyn & Kelly go above and beyond to help guide all Members through all of our business needs. Suggestions are very welcome as we are constantly growing and learning. This is a tough enough industry to be in, but to know there are so many willing to help another member is a good feeling. If you have never signed on for their resources, it is very easy. If you don't know your number, just ask our office. You have so many people at your finger tips to help you with your company. We are a strong group as members of these Associations. Everyone is here to help.
Bill Wilburth W.C. Wilburth Inc., Construction Services President HBA Lake-Sumter
Building Permits
MAY #Single Family Permits Value Lake County 48 15,819,848 Tavares 18 4,343,811 Eustis 24 7,716,554 Leesburg 7 876,757 Lady Lake 2 425,575 Montverde 1 517,728 Clermont 23 4,679,285 Mount Dora 3 748,882 Sumter County 183 49,462,394
JUNE #Single Family Permits Value Lake County 41 13,233,342 Tavares 16 3,574,698 Eustis 2 548,754 Leesburg 5 613,490 Lady Lake 0 Montverde 0 Clermont No report Mount Dora 4 976,566 Sumter County 176 52,353,503 Thank you to the building departments for supplying this infor-mation. Cities missing did not report.
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
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SALES AND MARKETING (SMC)
Market Update The June Housing Scorecard (www.hud.gov/scorecard) reports sales of new and existing homes are up. New home sales surged 18.6% in May, and were up 16.9% from a year ago. Sales of previously owned homes were up 4.9% from April, and those homes starting the foreclosure process were down 10%
from the previous month. The New York Times put it like this: “One way to tell the housing market is beginning to show signs of health would be that the builders are starting to sell more homes than the banks. We’re not there yet, but the gap is narrowing.” On a local level, the resale market is strong in several are-as . According to the Realtors® Association of Lake & Sumter Counties, the average sales price in Jun rose to $166,177, up from $159,761 in May. For the first six months
of the year, 2,864 homes have been sold, compared to 2,957 sold in the same period last year. Two other key indi-cators are the average days on market has dropped from 106 to 90, and the overall inventory has dropped to 5.5 months. Competition is strong in the markets under $200,000, with inventories below 5 months. 513 homes sold in June, and the list to sales price was 96%. Keep your marketing message loud and clear so that buyers can find you! Whether it’s your online presence, or your physical presence in bricks and sticks, there are good, quali-fied buyers out there looking for great home designs in de-sired locations that they can call home.
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GREAT NEWS!
Jim Rahman (Westmont Construction) who had been battling cancer is now cancer free. We look for-ward to seeing Jim real soon. Thank you for keeping Jim in your thoughts & prayers
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Dream Community / Dream Home - an opportunity of a lifetime Greetings Dream Builders, Developers and Remodelers, The Parade Committee and HBA Staff have been working diligently preparing for the 2015 Pa-rade. The Parade Entry Fees and Sponsorship Levels have been finalized. Entry and Sponsorship Forms will be available online at www.LakeSumterHBA.com. Dream Community Benefits are ready for distribution. Final benefits will be tailored to meet specific needs of the Developer/Builder of the Dream Community or Dream Home. This is an opportunity of a lifetime that extends well beyond the Parade. Do you want to be the center of attention for all things Parade? Are you ready for an increase in traffic, qualified leads and sales? Sure you are. For more information about how you can benefit from being the Dream Community / Dream Home, please con-
tact Carolyn Maimone, EO at the HBA office. Deadline for bids TBA soon! As soon as a Dream Community or Dream Home is announced, we will begin promoting on Social Media and distributing Press Releases to our media partners. We need your PLEDGE. No, not the furniture polish, the 2015 Parade of Homes Entry Pledge. We will be asking for your POH Entry Pledge to get a rough idea of how many entries to anticipate for 2015. We know how many entries we'd like to have but in order to begin planning a relevant marketing and advertising campaign for the Parade, we need to hear from Builders, Remodelers and Developers. The 2015 Parade of Homes Pledge is not a binding agreement, simply a quick sur-vey. So when you get the postcard, email or phone call, please take a minute to respond. Until next month, keep the faith, keep pushin' on, and keep Building Excitement! Can we quote you on that? SAID A BUILDER ABOUT THE 2014 PARADE - We “ had good traffic, really excited about new Realtors that toured homes, we will definitely participate again next year. Overall very successful! " KB Home
Dale Roberts Dale E Roberts & Associates
2015 Parade Chair
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Local News
Lake School Board says impact fees must be
increased to pay for growth
DailyCommercial.com —June 16, 2014
LIVI STANFORD | Staff Writer [email protected] With a projected increase of 400 students next school year, several Lake County School Board members say they must raise more revenue to pay for new classrooms and other capital needs and borrowing money is not an option. School Board Member Tod Howard said not raising school impact fees could force the district to go to year-round school to accommodate the overflow of students. Read More here...
Tired of Impact Fees?? Attend the “Meeting of the Minds” August 18th at the HBA office, 10 AM. FHBA Govern-mental Affairs Director Doug Buck and Chief Council Keith Hedrick will be coming from Talla-hassee to meet with the HBA members to discuss options and devise solutions. After, they will meet with Senator Hays to take our message to the Legislature.
Come be a part of the solution. Get your message and ideas heard.
10 am Monday August 18th, HBA Conference Room
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SEBC Highlights!!
Marc Robertz with Ap-pleseed Marketing won an Excel Award for the HBA Profiles Video
Attorney General Pam Bondi spoke to the GA Committee
A Celebration of Paul Thompson’s Retirement
FHBA Board Meeting: George Hansford, Andrew Nutt, Bill Wilburth and Bud Dorman
Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam addressing the Board
Paul Thompson and his grand daughter
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General Membership Meeting Sponsorship Opportunities
HBA Member Pricing $175 per Meeting
Save $75 off Non-member price
Reserve your date now by phone or email to
the HBA : 352-343-7101 or
What You Receive as a Meeting Sponsor
∎ Name & logo on front page of newsletter
(time sensitive)
∎ Name & Logo in an eMember Connection
∎ 5 Minutes at the Podium
∎ Your Flyers & Widgets at Meal Tables or
Display Table
∎ 2 Complimentary Meals
2014 Available Meeting Dates* General membership meetings begin with net-working at 6 PM, followed by dinner and the pro-
gram. Some meetings are held at the Elks Lodge, 2540 Dora Avenue, Tavares. Know of a good meeting location? Please share with us. We like to move the meetings around to better serve our members, make things interesting and promote local businesses. Dates are subject to change.
August 26 September 23
October 28
2015 January March April
Remodelers Council
Cindy Couillard Dibarco Building Corporation 2014 Remodelers Council Chair
Cindy Couillard (Dibarco Building Corpo-
ration, Remodelers Council Chair
and Andrew Nutt (Holly Homes Inc.,
Green Building Chair
July we had a mid-year round table discussion;
So far this year we have had great speakers, an
awesome field trip to Romac Lumber & Supply
and accomplished getting the CAPS designation
course taught locally here at our HBA office. In
addition, was able to tour the Lake County Animal
Services Center and see the dire conditions and
need for help.
Everyone brought great ideas for the remainder of
the year, below is a couple of ideas we are work-
ing on for Aug-Oct
Speaker on appraisals – how are they getting their
numbers? Comps? Remodel loans vs convention-
al..
Field Trip to Leesburg High School to visit the Fu-
ture Builders of America class and possibly organ-
ize a project with the class..
I hope everyone had a great Independence Day !
**Remember the remodel council moved its
monthly meeting to the first Wednesday of each
month; the next meeting will be August 6th at
Noon.
EVERYONE IS WELCOME – SEE YOU THERE !
Did you know that you can save Thousands of Dollars a year with the FHBA Member Rebate Program? It is easy to Register. Click the Logo to access the page online. Or go to:
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PICTURE GALLERY
Sponsored by:
The Pole Dancers
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PICTURE GALLERY
1st Place Winners Sean and Mike Hensley, Mike Hensley Construction, Inc.
2nd Place Winners Lewis Duke, Ro-Mac Lumber and Chuck Hiott, BESH
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The Home Builders Association Wood Commodity Index (Index) firmed up in mid-July, as spruce and sheathing products reversed losses from the prior month. The total Index in-creased 6.6% to $338.51, which is significant given the hot, steamy days of summer. Wheth-er real momentum is beginning, no one knows. However, the market’s firmness may be a weak indication of a strengthening housing market, or it could be another false positive.
The wood portion of the Index increased 8.0% to $404.66 per thousand with most of the heavy increases occur-ring in dimensional spruce. All dimensional spruce items, including studs, increased in price. Stud price increas-es ranged from 4.8% to 8.3% depending upon length. Dimensional 2x4 spruce averaged increases of nearly 12% while 2x6 spruce jumped 13.2% to 16.4%. Mills doing a better job balancing supply with demand seem to be the main impetus for the increases. Pine prices dragged as rainy weather in the south seems to be tapering demand. 2x4 pine dropped nearly 3% while wider width pines gave up just under 10%. If spruce continues to strengthen, expect the pine markets to wake up. The sheathing portion of the Index increased 5.1% to $289.10 per thousand with both CDX pine and OSB sheathing moving up. CDX pine was the firmest with prices increasing 5%-8%; OSB added on average $6 per thousand or 3% on average. The OSB market declined too much over the last quarter, and this reversal is prob-ably a welcome sign for the housing market. Although many builders may not like it, an increasing market is actually the best barometer of the housing mar-ket, barring extraneous events like hurricanes or other national disasters. The two challenges over the next few months will be hurricane season and momentum. Another year without a hurricane will keep the markets trading in a narrower range, while momentum will indicate a more robust economy. Builders should be wary that July may be the lowest point of the market for the next quarter, and bid accordingly.
Don Magruder is the Chief Executive Officer of Ro-Mac Lumber & Supply, Inc. in Central Florida (www.romaclumber.com), and he is a former President of the Southeast Mississippi Home Builders Association, and past Associate Vice President of the Home Builders Association of Lake County. To contact Magrud-er, email him at [email protected].
Lumber & Commodity News
Don Magruder Ro-Mac Lumber and Supply Fall Home Show Committee Chairman
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Thank YOU!!
Carl Ludecke (Charlie Johnson Builder) for get-ting us a new flag to take to our meetings and events. It’s pretty fancy so make sure to check it out at your next meeting.
Our Members are AWESOME !!!!!
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20 - 24 Years Florida Pest Control (21)
Hegstom Homes (24)
15 - 19 Years Browne Distributors & Landscape Supplies (17)
10 - 14 Years
Builders Unlimited, Inc. (10)
5 - 9 Years American Residential Products, Inc. (7) Habitat for Humanity Lake-Sumter (9)
1 - 4 Years
Lake Technical Center (1)
Thank You For Your Membership
Please plan to participate in 2014
It’s a great way to network & have fun!
If you know or do work with someone who is not a member please ask them to join.
Let’s build our membership -There is strength in numbers
THANK YOU FOR RENEWING
Baker Construction of Mount Dora Green Built Solutions Park Square Homes
Sherwin Williams
If you know or do work with anyone listed above please give them a call with a little reminder to let them know it is time to renew their membership. We are all working together for one purpose and that is the betterment of
the construction industry. We appreciate ALL of our members.
TIME TO RENEW
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GET WELL SOON! To Paul Swanson (George Nahas Chevrolet) who is fighting his battle with Esophageal Cancer. Please keep praying for Paul & his wife Suzan. A GofundMe Account has been set up for Paul to help him until his disability starts. To Donate: Please visit www.GoFundMe.com/HelpPaulRecover Paul would love to hear from you, and enjoys the company, if you have a few minutes, he is home and so BORED!! His cell # is 772-521-6064, if you would like to visit him. Want to send a card? Give us a call at the office and we can provide an address.
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Statesman 500-999 George Hansford (1) 530.5
Super 250-499 Carl Ludecke 428 Karen Schroeder 409.5
Royal 150-249
Bud Dorman (1) 215 Andrew Nutt 205 Craig Hegstrom 199 Clell Coleman 185 Don Magruder 167 Paul Fallman 154.5
Red 100-149 Paul Swanson (1) 136.5 Susan Adams 124 Clarence Tibbs 120 Dale Robert s 113.5
Green 50-99 Lee Humphrey 93.5 Gerry Suarez 82.5 Eric Love 80.5
Jim Bible 78.5 Jody Coursey 77 Mike Carter 68.5 Nancy Hoff 55.5 Dick Stier 52
Life 25-49 Joe Ziler (3) 49 Rob Granger 45.5 Ron Griffith 30.5
Blue 6-24
Stephanie Vaughn 25 Ron Schwarz 22.5 Jason Hansford 20 Brian Walsh 18.5 Loretta Maimone (1) 17 Robert Filebark 17.5 Bill Wilburth 12 Cynthia Couillard 10.5 Jeanne Abernathy (1) 10 Bart Lucas (1) 10 Allison Garner-Thomas 9 Glenn Phillips 8 Brad Wanzenberg 7 Jimmy Moore 6
The Spike Club is an elite group of Association members recog-nized for outstanding achievement in membership recruitment. Simply put, you become a Spike by recruiting new members. Each new member recruit earns 1 credit towards a Spike. Each member retained earns 1/2 a credit. Each Affiliate member re-cruit earns a 1/2 credit. Recruiting an NAHB Council Member earns 1/2 a credit and retaining them earns a 1/4 credit. Blue Spike = 6 credits Life Spike = 25 credits Green Spike = 50 credits Red Spike = 100 credits Royal Spike = 150 creditsSuper Spike = 250 credits Statesman = 500 credits Grand Spike = 1000 Credits
All-Time Big Spike = 1500 + Credits Members who have earned less than 6 credits are referred to affectionately as Tacks. (#) = Number of new members for 2014.
NAHB SPIKE
CLUB
Tacks
Less than 6 Credits
Jorge Garcia 3.5 Danny Gaughan 3 Lee Woods 3 Chuck Hiott 3 Mary Rhodes (1) 3 Chip Gannaway 2 Tom Pfeiffer 2 Jim Rahman 1.5 Ken Ward 1.5 Janet Noack 1 Philip Crotwell 1 Janeen Swanson 1 Kevin Branch (1) .5 Mike Brown (1)
2014 MEMBERSHIP GOALS
∎ Recruit at least one
Member in 2014
∎ Retain Members
∎ Encourage Member
Participation
With Stronger Member-ship Base, We will all ben-
efit!
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