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Coastal Bend Home Builder 's Association

Staff Wendy Her man Executive Officer Wendy@CoastalBendHBA.or g

July Member ship Luncheon July 12th Join us for a wonderful lunch at the Corpus Christi Country Club and listen to our two speakers. Nina Nixion-Menendez is the director of development services of Corpus Christi and will be doing a presentation over flood plans and Daniel Vargas will be educating us on Operation Finally Home, the non-profit the builders association supports. This lovely event is brought to us by VacExpress. $20 per m em ber . RSVP on lin e by Ju ly 11t h

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Lu m ber Cost s Addin g $7,000 t o Pr ice of a Hom e Since the beginning of last year, rising lumber prices ? made worse by tariffs on imported Canadian softwood lumber ? have increased the price of an average single-family home by more than $7,000. Lumber prices soared to a record-high $578 per thousand board feet for the week ending May 25 and May futures contracts are selling at the previously unthinkable $600 range.

We need a solution now to protect the home building industry and consumers from tariffs that are raising production costs and harming home buyers. Ask you r f eder al law m ak er to sign a letter urging Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to reach a new softwood lumber trade agreement with Canada.

DOL Allocat es $85M f or Con st r u ct ion Tr ain in g The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) on May 18 announced it will allocate $85 m illion in gr an t s to support and expand YouthBuild programs across the nation.

YouthBuild, a pre-apprenticeship model, provides at-risk youth ages 16-24 with

occupational skill development to obtain employment in construction and other in-demand industries. DOL said various communities across the nation will be awarded the grants, each of which will range between $700,000 and $1.1 million.

EPA Delays New Wat er s of t h e U.S. Def in it ion s The EPA will wait until August to release its proposed new definitions for ?w at er s of t h e U.S.,? which means that the final version won?t be ready until the fall of 2019.

The proposal would replace the Obama Administration definitions finalized in 2015

and now making their way through the courts.

It is widely expected that the Trump administration?s new WOTUS definitions will be narrower and will not automatically assert federal jurisdiction over isolated wetlands.

Secr et ar y Car son Addr esses NAHB Dr. Ben Carson, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, addressed the NAHB Executive Board at its meeting on May 23 in Washington, D.C. Secretary Carson discussed the need to revise the nation?s regulatory process, the importance of housing finance reform and plans to modernize the FHA. You can w at ch a video of his address or read his pr epar ed r em ar k s.

Applicat ion s Open f or Pr est igiou s Aw ar ds Entries are now being accepted for three of NAHB?s most prestigious awards programs. The Best of 55+ Hou sin g Awards honor the people, companies, projects and programs that showcase innovation in 55+ housing.

The Best in Am er ican Livin g Aw ar ds spotlight design excellence in all markets. The M u lt if am ily Pillar s of t h e In du st r y Awards focus on design and construction in the apartment, townhouse and condo marketplace.

Calif or n ia Bu ilder s Sof t en Af f or dabilit y Im pact of Solar M an dat e The California Energy Commission?s proposed requirements for the state?s 2020 energy code include m an dat es on solar en er gy generation for all new residential construction beginning in January 2020. Typically, the state's Building Standards Commission accepts Energy Commission recommendations without change, so the California Building Industry Association (CBIA) has worked hard to minimize the effects of the proposed requirement on housing affordability.

The requirement applies to most single-family homes and multifamily buildings up to three stories. Options to meet the mandate will include installing solar panels on individual

CFPB Am en ds " Kn ow Bef or e You Ow e"

homes or joining a community solar system.

The 2020 code will also require non-solar energy efficency measures.

The solar mandate requirement is being driven

by California?s net zero energy goals. Other states and cities are working toward net zero goals and may enact similar requirements. ?We knew this was going to pass,? said Bob Raymer, CBIA?s senior engineer and technical director. ?We decided we needed to get on this train and see it going down a more affordable track. And thanks to our good working relationship with the commission, we were able to keep costs down.?

OSHA Pr oposes Cr an e Ru le Ch an ges

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced recently that it has finalized an amendment to its ?Know Before You Owe? mortgage disclosure rule that addresses when mortgage lenders with a valid justification may pass on increased closing costs to consumers.

In a notice of proposed rulemaking published May 21, OSHA proposed to amend its rule for cr an es in con st r u ct ion , 29 C.F.R. ยง 1926, Operator Qualification and Certification.

The Kn ow Bef or e You Ow e mortgage disclosure rulestook Oct.New 3, 2015 and Em ployer M ueffect st Use I-9 created new Loan Estimate and Closing For m forms that consumers receive Disclosure when applying for and closing on a mortgage loan.

The new proposal removes a contentious provision that would have required third-party testers to indicate the type and rated operating capacity of equipment an operator was certified to operate.

Since then, the CFPB has heard feedback from the industry regarding the need for clarification about when lenders may pass on increased costs to consumers and disclose them on a Closing Disclosure.

CFPB said the change is ?intended to provide greater clarity and certainty to the mortgage industry.?

The rules require employers to allow only employees who are certified or licensed in crane operations to use the equipment.

OSHA is leaving intact the requirements for certification or licensing of crane operators, a provision long opposed by NAHB. NAHB believes that no one should operate any crane that they do not know how to operate. It is the responsibility of the operator ?s employer to make sure the equipment operator has the knowledge and skill to run the relevant type of crane.

B r i n gi n g H o u si n g H o m e?

Sp r ead s t h e W o r d From coast to coast, member s of the NAHB Feder ation stepped up in early May to br ing housing issues to the forefront dur ing Br inging Housing Home? , NAHB?s in- distr ict Legislative Conference.

Member s held more than 150 meetings with their U.S. senator s and representatives. At the same time that they for ged a closer working relationship with their feder al legislator s, they also delivered a power ful message: A robust housing industr y is essential to creating jobs and ensur ing a strong economy.

NAHB member s and staff br iefed Member s of Congress on sever al issues affecting the home building community.

Talks centered on the need to enact policies that would: Sensible r egulations. Reduce or eliminate unnecessar y regulations to make homeowner ship and rental housing more affordable for teacher s, firefighter s, police

officer s and other middle- class families.

Flood insur ance. Achieve a long- ter m reauthor ization of the National Flood Insur ance Progr am that will keep the progr am fiscally sound and let builder s provide safe and affordable housing.

Softwood lumber. Ensure Amer ican home builder s and consumer s have access to a reliable supply of softwood lumber at reasonable pr ices.

Accessible cr edit. Provide a stable and affordable supply of credit for home buyer s, home builder s and rental housing.

Wor kfor ce development. Adopt sensible workforce development and immigr ation policy that will help the residential constr uction industr y to fill open jobs and boost the nation?s economy.

D H S t o A l l ow 15,0 0 0 M o r e Gu est W o r k er V i sas The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on May 25 that it will issue an additional 15,000 H-2B gu est w or k er visas for fiscal 2018, which ends on Sept. 30. This will be in addition to the annual allotment of 66,000 visas, all of which have already been claimed this year.

Given the chronic labor shortages facing the home building industry, NAHB has been urging DHS to significantly expand the number of H-2B visas available for

20 18 B o ar d o f D i r ect o r s W en d y H er m an CBHBA Executive Officer Coastal Bend Home Builder 's Association T r acy L o n g President Long Build, LLC. D ar r en M cC o m b 1st Vice President D& Z Constr uction M o ses M o st agh asi 2nd Vice President MPM Homes T r ey Su m m er s Immediate Past President Hogan Homes N i ck B l ack Treasurer Fir st Community Bank M av er i ck Vo l esk y Jr .

Secretar y Maver ick Plumbing

Jo h n Po p e Past President's Council Representative Newcastle Constr uction, LLC. Gar r et t D o r sey Coastal Bend Green Built Representative AEP Texas- High Per for mance Homes Fr an k A gu i l ar Associates Council Representative Fr anciso Aguilar State Far m Agency B ar t B r asel t o n Builder Director Br aselton Homes, Inc. Ri ch ar d Vo ss Builder Director Live Oak Constr uction, Inc. A r t Ram i r ez Builder Director Summit Home Builder s D an D i b b l e Builder Director South Texas Home Builder s, In L o gan K i r k p at r i ck Associate Director Fer guson Enter pr ises, Inc.

The Spike Club consists of member s who are recognized for outstanding achievement in member ship recr uitment and retention. Spikes receive recognition at local, state, and national levels and rewarded many special honor s including colored jackets indicating their level of achievement.

Sp i k e M em b er s Shawn Karaca

24.00

Joseph Cortez

13.00

Daniel Dibble Eric Newman John Wallace

8.50

Tracy Long

13.50

Cris Wright

8.50

Dolores Sanchez

8.50

Donald Shelton

11.00

Scott Whisenant

10.50

Pat Nolan

14.50

Jose De Los Santos

5.00

7.00 6.00

Jon Roel

13.00

Julie Jensen

14.50

Ginger Steltzer

5.00

James Mazoch

12.50

Maverick Velosky, Jr.

4.50

L i f e Sp i k e M em b er s Garrett Dorsey

68.50

Rene Carter

62.00

John Pope

54.50

Robert Sells

52.00

John Tucker

606.50 Ed Cantu

42.50

Jose Vielma

300.50 Dominick Alongi

46.50

Bill Sanderson

250.00 Jim Pickett

40.50

Sean Vitelli

219.25 Monica Sanderson

45.50

Jerry Garcia

131.00 Claudia Reyes

43.00

Louis Alty

135.50

Trey Summers

37.50

Mark Garza

133.00

Paul Cervantes

38.50

Fred Braselton

109.00

Kevin Pitchford

35.00

Brian Grunberg

29.00

Bart Braselton

38.00

Matt Martini

31.00

Jodi Steen

32.00

Shawn Karaca

27.00

Francisco Aguilar

27.00

Isidro Gonzalez

53.00

Moses Mostaghasi

26.00

Leslie Schey

121.50

Shayne Schroeder

116.00

Bill Fleeman

112.50

Jack Young

99.00

James Skrobarczyk, Sr. 85.50 Beverly Bacak

74.00

Jack Randolph

72.50

Richard Voss

74.00