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2019 Parade of Homes September 21-22 September 28-29 October 5-6
It’s here! The 2019 parade of homes is finally here! Our builders and their associates have been working day and night to bring us the best homes in Corpus Christi.
VIP Party Your invited to our VIP party where we will be kicking off the Parade of Homes with food and fun at the showcase home.
Welcome Back Returning Members
ABC Home & Commercial Services
Ricky Priest
Custom Filtration & Plumbing Co.
Jeaneal Dennis
Hacienda Construction
Jerry Garcia 1 The Coastal Bend Home Builders Association
Vic Veit
Parrish Cabinet Distributors
Ken Casey
Spectrum Reach Media
Jim Horman
First Title Company
Steve Emerson
MG Building Materials
Isidro Gonzalez
CC Rentals
Vic Valentine
ABC Supply
Hogan Homes
Ulysses Arrigoitia
Unique HR
Connie Laughlin
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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Victor Ibarra
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Builder Director Levian Homes
Logan Kirkpatrick
Associate Director Ferguson Enterprises
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September 2019
New Members Puronics Gabriel Segura 1338 Devon Dr. Corpus Christi, Texas 78415 Phone: (361) 742-4770
Nueces Title Company Gylda Rivera (aff) Gylda Rivera 7002 S. Staples St. Suite 106 Corpus Christi TX 78413 Phone: (361) 992-1213 www.nuecestitle.com
Braselton Homes Eric Newman (aff) Eric Newman 5337 Yorktown Blvd #100 Corpus Christi, Texas 78413 Phone: (361) 991-4710
Hall Lighting and Design Center Jill Ross 7001 N Navarro Victoria Tx 77904 Phone: 361-578-6221 halllightinganddesign.com
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SPI Go Green Gianluca Ferrario 2102 Flour Bluff Dr. Corpus Christi, Texas 78418 Phone: 361-360-1800 spigogreen.com
September 21-22 September 28-29 October 5-6 Buy your tickets online at our wensite! www.coastalbendhba.org/parade-of-homes
2019 Parade of Homes
VIP Party Thursday, September 19th 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm at
The 2019 Showcase Home
5418 Legends Dr.
September Events 10 12
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Executive Board Meeting 9:00-10:00 pm Closed Meeting
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Mandatory Parade of Homes Builder Lunch 12:00-1:00 pm Closed Meeting
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Parade of Homes Ticket Training 10:00 am 1:00 pm
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VIP Party and Parade of Homes Ribbion Cutting 5:00 pm
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21-22 28-29 Oct 5-6
Membership Luncheon 11:30-1:00 pm Please RSVP
Home and Garden Show
Associate Council Meeting 12:00 pm
Parade of Homes
October 5-6 Parade of Homes 17 Membership Luncheon
December November
13 Casino Night
20-22 TAB Fall Meeting
Looking Ahead September 2019
ESA Final Rule Will Streamline Permitting Could Be a $2.5 Billion Tax Court
In a victory for NAHB, the Trump administration recently released final rules updating the Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 7 Consultation requirements and new regulations governing the designation of critical habitat that will improve the overall efficiency of the ESA’s permitting process.
The final rule will make compliance less onerous for home builders and developers. While home builders support efforts to protect endangered species, they also believe that ESA regulations should be reasonable and structured in a way that delivers on the stated purpose of the rule.
SF Permits Fall in First Half of 2019 Over the first six months of 2019, the total number of single-family permits issued year-to-date (YTD) nationwide reached 417,453. On a year-over-year basis, this is a 6.1% decline over the June 2018 level of 444,600. Year-to-date ending in June, single-family permits reported declines in all four regions. The Midwest, Northeast, South, and the West declined by 9.8%, 3.0%, 3.7%, and 10.2% respectively, compared to the same time period in 2018. The Northeast region had the highest growth in multifamily (8.1%) while the West recorded a decline in multifamily permits growth (-6.3%) during the last 12 months. Between June 2018 YTD and June 2019 YTD, eight states and the District of Columbia saw growth in single-family 9
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permits issued while 42 states registered a decline. The District of Columbia recorded the highest growth rate during this time at 89.5% from 57 to 108 while single-family permits in Montana declined by 24.9%, from 1380 in 2018 to 1037 in 2019. Year-to-date, ending in June 2019, the total number of multifamily permits issued nationwide reached 232,682. This is 1.6% ahead of the 229,013 at the same point in 2018. Between June 2018 YTD and June 2019 YTD, 28 states and the District of Columbia recorded growth while 22 states recorded a decline in multifamily permits.
DHS Raises EB-5 Investment Requirements
Don’t Miss the 2020 Builders’ Show
DHS has put out new rules for the EB-5 Immigrant Investor program that increases the level of investment required for foreign-born investors seeking to participate. Immigrants seeking to use the EB-5 program to gain permanent residency status must invest at least $900,000 (up from $500,000) in areas designated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services as high unemployment or rural areas. They will need to invest at least $1.8 million (up from $1 million) for economic projects in all other areas.
Want to build better homes and enjoy bigger profits? Then come to the 2020 Builders’ Show, Jan. 21-23 in Las Vegas. The show features more than 1,400 exhibitors from around the globe in 600,000 net square feet of exhibit space, showcasing the latest and most in-demand products and services. IBS 2020 offers the most up-to-date education the industry has to offer. It features sessions in seven tracks, taught by renowned building industry experts.
September 2019
Resources to Promote Careers in Construction
October is Careers in Construction Month. If you are looking for ideas on how to highlight the value of a construction career, consider:
provided by NAHB can be downloaded and taken to a professional printer to make brochures, posters, flyers and pull up banners.
Request a proclamation from your mayor or governor, to help NAHB make Careers in Construction Month officially recognized in every state. Anyone can file a proclamation for his or her governor or mayor to sign.
Share information targeted for students by linking materials to nahb.org/trades which includes information such as salaries and job summaries for the most popular trades. Construction management career path information is also available.
Display posters to promote opportunities in residential construction and highlight specific

careers. Promotional materials
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Theme Parks
Broadway
Hotels
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Attractions
Shows
Ski
Local Offers
Georgia Judge Dismantles WOTUS Rule
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia on Aug. 21 filed a decision that dismantles the Obama-era 2015 waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule. This is the first court to find that the substance of the 2015 rule violates the Clean Water Act.
The court decision remands the 2015 WOTUS rule back to the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to fix it. But the court did not vacate the rule. As a result, the Obama-era WOTUS rule remains in effect in 22 states, and the previous regulations issued in 1986 are in effect in the remaining 28 states.
Rates on AD&C Loans Trend Up
Interest rates on loans for land acquisition, development, and single-family construction (AD&C) continued to drift upward in the second quarter of 2019, according to results from NAHB’s quarterly AD&C Financing Survey.
family construction, and 5.97% on loans for pre-sold single-family construction. In each case, the average rate in the second quarter of 2019 was higher than in either the first quarter of 2019 or the fourth quarter of 2018.
Relationships among the various subcategories of AD&C loans remained about the same, with the highest average interest rate – 6.59% – recorded on loans for land acquisition loans, followed by 6.49% on loans for land development, 6.21% on loans for speculative single-
The upward trend occurred while the Federal Reserve’s target federal funds rate remained stable and mortgage rates were trending downward.
OSHA is asking for comment on Table 1 of the agency’s Respirable Crystalline Silica Standard for Construction. OSHA seeks information by Oct. 15, 2019 on additional engineering and work practice control methods to effectively limit exposure to
silica for items listed on Table 1 of the silica rule.
OSHA Seeks Input On Silica Rule Comment
For more information, contact Rob Matuga at 800-368-5242 x8507. September 2019
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
TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF
BUILDERS
2019-2021
TA B C O N T R A C T S TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF BUILDERS IS HERE TO HELP PROTECT YOU!
The 2019-2021 Texas Residential Construction Contracts reflect the most recent legislative changes affecting the homebuilding industry in Texas. Overall, more than 50 enhancements have been made to the various contracts and agreements, including arbitration procedures, latent defect claim issues, code compliance matters and attorney’s fees. Here are a few eye-catching updates that will be included in the 2019-2021 contracts package. u New Flood Notice Requirements. u New Homeowner Maintenance Form. u New Job Rules Addendum to the Independent Contractor Form. u Updated Express Home Warranty that reflects current building practices and updated standards. The current 2017-2019 subscription expired August 31, 2019.
Purchase online at TexasBuilders.org. Pro te c t yourself and your business by purchasing the new contracts package today.
Land Use Regs Foster Income Inequality 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.
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 Author Michael Stegman, a senior housing or antiquated preservation regulations, policy fellow at the Milken Institute Center residential conversion restrictions, and for Financial Markets, argues that the unnecessarily slow permitting processes.” collective impact of decades of layering Stegman’s paper, “Eliminating exclusionary zoning and land use controls Exclusionary Land Use Regulations is not just higher housing prices. These Should Be the Civil Rights Issue of Our regulations, he says, are also a powerful Time,” draws on research findings of contributor to declining rates of economic economists from across the political mobility and productivity growth, and spectrum. widening disparities in the wealth of white and black Americans. Stegman notes a growing consensus that land use regulations in recent decades While having local roots, exclusionary have contributed to growing income land use practices have clearly become inequality nationwide. 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 15 The Coastal Bend Home Builders Association
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September 2019
Life Spike Members John Tucker
612.50 Moses Mostaghasi
63.50
Bill Sanderson
253.50 Renee Carter
62.50
Sean Vitelli 226.25 Monica Sanderson
57.00
Louis Alty
140.50 John Pope
56.50
Mark Garza 139.50 Isidro Gonzalez
53.50
Jerry Garcia
139.00 Robert Sells
54.00
Shayne Schroeder
128.00 Ed Cantu
46.00
Leslie Schey
126.50 Bart Braselton
45.00
Bill Fleeman
114.50 Jim Pickett
41.50
Fred Braselton
109.50 Trey Summers
38.50
76.50 Jodi Steen
38.00
75.00 Kevin Pitchford
35.50
Garrett Dorsey
75.00 Matt Martini
32.50
Jack Randolph
72.50 Brian Grunberg
31.50
Claudia Mostaghasi
68.00 Shawn Karaca
30.00
Paul Cervantes
64.50 Francisco Aguilar
29.00
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
James Skrobarczyk
24.00 Maverick Velosky
11.50
Scott Whisenant
19.00 Donald Shelton
11.50
Tracy Long
17.50 Cris Wright
10.50
Julie Jenson
15.00 Dolores Sanchez
10.00
Pat Nolan
14.50 Eric Newman
7.50
James Mazoch
13.00 John Wallace
7.00
Jon Roel 13.00 Paul Cervantez
6.00
Joseph Cortez
13.00 Jose De Los Santos
Ryan Dibble
13.00
6.00
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