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Parade of Homes Luncheon October 16th 11:30-1:00 pm RSVP Required Join us as we celebrate the end of the Parade of Homes with a luncheon at the Country Club. We will be handing out awards including the coveted People’s Choice and we will be handing over a large check to Operation Finally Home.
Contract Seminar Don Shelton October 29th 11:30-1:00 pm RSVP Required
Time for another Lunch and Learn with Don Shelton! This month he will be going over the changes in the new contracts TAB has avalible for builders to purchace.
Welcome Back Returning Members
Appliance Mart
Mark Perabo
Budget Blinds
Pam Morin
First Community Bank
Nick Black
Fortis Homes
Richard Park
Graybar Electric
Robert Sandate
Jack Gary Alspaugh Farmers Insurance
Jack Alspaugh
South Texas Metal Roofing
Sigifredo Montemayor
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SouthPoint Rentals
Jennifer Kress
TAMKO Building Products
Art Wallace
Texas Champion Bank
Daniel Walker
Thurman Fondren Glass
Tony Bugg
Unique Remodeling & Custom Homes
Gerri Scott
Voss Engineering
Ronald Voss
2019 Board of Directors Darren McComb
John Pope
President D&Z Construction
Moses Mostaghasi
Garrett Dorsey
First Vice President MPM Homes
Paul Cervantez
Second Vice President Cervantez Electric
Tracy Long
Treasurer First Community Bank
Reid Aston Secretary Aston’s Designs
Wendy Herman Executive Officer Coastal Bend Home Builders Association
Coastal Bend Green Built AEP-Texas High Performance Homes
Cris Wright
Associates Council AEP-Texas
Bart Braselton
Immediate Past President Long Builds Construction
Nick Black
Past Presidents Council Newcastle Homes
Builder Director Braselton Homes
Ryan Dibble
Builder Director South Texas Home Builders
Our Staff Wendy Herman Executive Officer Wendy@CoastalBendHBA.org
Kalli Peralez Director of Operations Kalli@CoastalBendHBA.org
Mekaila Hopkins Director of Marketing and Publications Mekaila@CoastalBendHBA.org
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Builder Director Levian Homes
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Associate Director Ferguson Enterprises
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September 2019
New Members GoldPoint Windows & Doors Jerome Gold 7221 S. Staples St Corpus Christi TX 78413 Phone: (361) 446-0072 www.goldpointewindows.com
Martel Windows & Doors Robert Beckman 10300 Metric Blvd #250 Austin TX 78758 Phone: (361) 991-4710 www.martelwd.com 3
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Parade of homes 11:00-5:00 pm
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Board of Directors Meeting 9:30-10:00 pm Closed Meeting
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Associate Appreciation Dove Hunt Please RSVP
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Executive Board Meeting 9:00-9:30 pm Closed Meeting
Parade of Homes Luncheon 11:30-1:00 pm Please RSVP
Associate Council Meeting 12:00 pm Closed Meeting
GRC Meeting 12:00-1:00 pm Open Meeting
November 14 Instalation Luncheon 20-22 TAB Fall Meeting 27-29 Office Closed
December 14 Casino Night 24-Jan 1 Office Closed
Looking Ahead September 2019
TAB Contracts Seminar with
Don Shelton October 29th, 2019 11:30-1 PM Location to be announced $20 members $40 non-members
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New Mandated disclosures in consumer contracts Over 20 changes to the warenty and performance standards Defensive changes to the Sales contract based on cutting edge Important changes and additions to contracts New Legislative-Mandated Notices Updates to express home warenty
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Thanks to everyone that came out to celebrate at the Parade of Homes VIP Kick off!
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New Home Sales Rebound in August Sales of newly built, single-family homes increased 7.1% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 713,000 units in August off an upwardly revised reading in July, according to newly released data by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau. On a year-to-date basis, new home sales for 2019 are 6.4% higher than the same period in 2018. The August reading, adjusted for seasonal effects, suggested that 713,000 units would sell over the next 12 months if this pace continues. There were 326,000 new homes for sale in August, rep- resenting a 5.5 months’ supply. The median sales price of a new
home was $328,400. The median price a year ago was $321,400. Regionally, and on a year to date basis, new home sales are 11.7% higher in the South and 7.8% higher in the West. Sales are down 16.5% in the Northeast and 10.5% in the Midwest.
EPA Rescinds Obama-Era WOTUS Rule The EPA on Sept. 12 rescinded the Obama-era “waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS) rule, ending years of uncertainty over where federal jurisdiction begins and ends. Prior to EPA’s repeal announcement, an Obama-era rule was in effect in 22 states and the District of Columbia, and
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the remaining 28 states followed 1986 regulations. The EPA decision means the 1986 rule will now be in effect in nationwide until a final replacement rule is issued. The Trump administration has proposed a new WOTUS rule that NAHB generally supports.
DOL Raises Threshold for Overtime Pay The U.S. Department of Labor has issued a final rule that will raise the overtime salary limit from $455 per week to $684 per week, which is equivalent to $35,568 per year for a full-year worker. The Labor Department said the final rule will make 1.3 million more American workers eligible for overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The final rule takes effect Jan. 1, 2020.
New Plan for Future Of Fannie, Freddie The Trump administration’s reform plan is an important step forward in the long- term effort to bring a robust and lasting framework to the nation’s housing finance system. NAHB believes it is important that any new structure include an explicit federal backstop for the housing finance system. With Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac 11 years in conservatorship, NAHB believes it is long past time for Congress to act.
Americans See Growing Affordability Crisis
Four out of five American households believe the nation is suffering a housing affordability crisis, and at least 75% report this is a problem at the state and local level as well, according to a new nationwide survey conducted by Morning Consult on behalf of NAHB. More than 19,800 adults were surveyed in
August to assess the public’s attitude on whether a lack of affordable housing is a problem. Roughly 80% of all respondents believe that a lack of affordable housing is a problem in the United States, while 78% believe this is an issue in their state and 75% cite housing affordability as a concern in their city.
Michigan Wins Long Legal Battle
After nearly a decade of litigation and two trips to the state Supreme Court, the Home Builders Association of Michigan secured a resounding victory for the home building industry. In 2010, the HBA of Michigan challenged several permit fees imposed by the City of Troy as unlawful under Michigan’s Construction Code Act. The act requires such fees to be reasonable and prohibits them from exceeding the cost of running the building department. But when the
department privatized, excess permit fees began going to the city’s general fund. The Michigan Supreme Court recently unanimously ruled in the HBA of Michigan’s favor, remanding the case to the lower courts for further deliberation on the budget of the building department and other issues, but still handing a clear victory to the home builders. NAHB’s Legal Action Fund provided $50,000 to support the litigation.
Largest Builders Gain Market Share The top 20 builders produced 29.0% of all the homes constructed in the country in 2018, according to data from BUILDER magazine. That share is a notable gain from 2017, when the largest 20 builders were responsible for 26.8% of all
completions. Historical data shows a rising trend in the market share of the top 20 builders. In 2000, these businesses built 16.6% of homes completed. September 2019
California Passes Rent Control Legislation
Rent control legislation approved by the California Assembly on Sept. 11 will exacerbate housing shortages and drive up rents. The California Building Industry Association (CBIA), aware of the near certainty of a rent control ballot initiative in 2020, reluctantly supported the compromise legislation, subject to amendments. Since the initial compromise, further changes demanded by California Gov. Gavin Newsom were made to the legislation that forced CBIA to move its position on the bill to neutral. The annual rent cap was moved backward to
5% plus inflation (from the original 7% plus inflation), but the 15-year exemption for new construction was retained. Gov. Newsom is expected to sign the bill into law. NAHB’s policy in opposition to rent control is unequivocal. NAHB opposed the bill and put a stake in the ground on behalf of NAHB multifamily members who may face similar proposals in other states in the future.
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2019 Committees Government Relations
Open Meetings – Meets on the last Wednesday of every month Chair- Jerry Garcia
This committee decides what we advocate for and against and how we go about doing so. They follow the items that are going to be put before the city council and forms a plan of action as to how to support, improve, or defeat it.
Membership
Open Meetings Meets about every 45 days. Chair- Paul Cervantez
This committee is in charge of our recruitment efforts.. Although every member is encouraged to recruit new members, the membership committee focus on it by planning events like our membership drive. They also concern themselves with member retention.
Education and Scholarship
Open Meetings – Meets as needed Chair- Garrett Dorsey
Builder Liaison
Open Meetings – Meets bimonthly
This is when our members have an opportunity to meet with employees of the city of Corpus Christi, hear their concerns and provide input as to how we can make Corpus Christi a better city.
Fishing Tournament
Open Meetings – Varies Chair- TBA
This committee is responsible for planning and executing the Builders on the Bay Fishing Tournament. This committee meets about 2-3 months before the tournament and once after.
Coastal Bend Green Built
Closed Meetings - Meets quarterly Chair- Garrett Dorsey This committee guides the CBGB program that strives to promote the construction of high-performance, low-impact residential homes in the Coastal Bend. You must be a
member of CBGB to be on this committee.
Associates Council
This brand new committee oversees our outreach Closed Meetings – Meets every 3rd Wednesday of the month to the community to encourage participation in the construction and related industries. They also President- Cris Wright find deserving students wanting to pursue careers The Associates Council represents the interests in these fields to support with a scholarship. of Associate Members of the Association and produces projects that provide networking opportunities for members. Members of the Associates Council are elected each year in September for a one year term. 13 The Coastal Bend Home Builders Association
Fireplaces Not High on Buyers’ Wish Lists
Excessive land use regulations contribute to growing income inequality in America, according to a new policy paper from the Harvard University Joint Center for Housing Studies. Author Michael Stegman, a senior housing policy fellow at the Milken Institute Center for Financial Markets, argues that the collective impact of decades of layering exclusionary zoning and land use controls is not just higher housing prices. These regulations, he says, are also a powerful contributor to declining rates of economic mobility and productivity growth, and widening disparities in the wealth of white and black Americans. While having local roots, exclusionary land use practices have clearly become a national problem that Stegman says requires bold national action. Stegman points out that over the last half century there have been at least five presidential commissions and federal initiatives created to address the insufficient supply of affordable housing. He writes of these commissions: “Though their respective contexts may vary according to the political economy of the time, their centers of gravity are strikingly similar. Each is based on the proposition that unnecessary land use regulations drive up production costs and drive down housing supply, especially for starter homes and affordable apartments. Generally, regulatory barriers include such things as land use restrictions that make developable land much more costly than it is inherently, zoning restrictions, off-street parking requirements, arbitrary or antiquated preservation regulations, residential conversion restrictions, and 15 The Coastal Bend Home Builders Association
unnecessarily slow permitting processes.” Stegman’s paper, “Eliminating Exclusionary Land Use Regulations Should Be the Civil Rights Issue of Our Time,” draws on research findings of economists from across the political spectrum. Stegman notes a growing consensus that land use regulations in recent decades have contributed to growing income inequality nationwide.
HBI, Home Depot Expand Partnership
The Home Depot Foundation and the Home Builders Institute (HBI) recently expanded their partnership to address the skilled labor shortage by launching a youth trades training program. The program and its industry-recognized Pre-Apprenticeship Certificate Training (PACT) curriculum will be available to 11th and 12th grade students in roughly 25 high schools with a focus on under-served communities across Colorado, Florida, Virginia, Alaska, Texas, Alabama, Tennessee, New Jersey and Massachusetts. Each program will be supported by a two-year PACT curriculum, classroom enhancements, and updated tools and equipment for a hands-on training environment. Upon completion, participants will earn a pre-apprenticeship certification — endorsed by NAHB and recognized by the U.S. Department of Labor — provided at no additional cost to students and their families. The program will expand to more high schools in 2020.
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Life Spike Members John Tucker
617.00 Jack Randolph
73.00
Bill Sanderson
254.50 Monica Sanderson
67.00
Sean Vitelli 229.50 Renee Carter
63.50
Jerry Garcia
142.00 John Pope
59.00
Louis Alty 142.00 Isidro Gonzalez
55.00
Mark Garza 141.00 Robert Sells
54.50
Shayne Schroeder
130.50 Bart Braselton
48.00
Leslie Schey
129.00 Ed Cantu
46.00
Bill Fleeman
116.00 Jim Pickett
41.50
Fred Braselton
109.50 Jodi Steen
41.00
78.00 Trey Summers
40.00
77.00 Kevin Pitchford
36.00
Paul Cervantes
77.00 Brian Grunberg
34.00
Garrett Dorsey
77.00 Matt Martini
33.50
Claudia Mostaghasi
75.00 Francisco Aguilar
31.50
Moses Mostaghasi
74.50 Shawn Karaca
30.50
Beverly Bacak Richard Voss
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The Spike Club consists of members who are recognized for outstanding achievement in membership recruitment and retention. Spikes receive recognition at local, state, and national levels and rewarded many special honors including colored jackets indicating their level of achievement.
Spike Members
Scott Whisenant
23.50 Donald Shelton
12.00
Tracy Long
18.50 Cris Wright
11.00
Ryan Dibble
16.00 Dolores Sanchez
11.00
Pat Nolan
15.50 Eric Newman
8.50
Julie Jenson
15.00 Ryan Dibble
8.00
James Mazoch
14.50 John Wallace
7.50
Maverick Velosky
14.00 Darren McComb
7.50
Joseph Cortez
13.50 Paul Cervantez
7.00
Jon Roel 13.00 September 2019