To Promote & Protect Homeownership as the American Way
Official Newsletter of the Home Builders Association of Lake-Sumter
January 2013 Vol 36 Issue 6
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Inserts - 2013 Newsletter Ad Rates 2013 Online, eAd Rates Parade Guidebook Ad Rates President’s Message Permit Reports Sales & Marketing News Announcing the 2013 Dream Community Picture Gallery Lumber & Commodity Report Remodelers/Green News
General Membership Meeting Date & Time: Tuesday, January 22, 6 pm Location: Eustis Elk’s Club 2540 Dora Avenue Admission: $20 RSVP: By Noon Friday, January 18 (We Must Bill No Shows) Email your reservation to admin@lakehba.com or Call 352-343-7101
2013 Corporate Sponsor Announcing the 2013 Parade of Homes’ Dream Community Read more on page 5
2013 Business Silver Sponsor
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Home Builders Association Lake-Sumter 1100 N Joanna Avenue Tavares, FL 32778 Ph 352-343-7101 Fx 352-343-4650 www.lakehba.com www. facebook.com/lakehba
Officers & Directors President William Dorman - White Aluminum Vice President Joseph Williams - TownSquare Construction Associate Vice President Paul Swanson - George Nahas Chevrolet Secretary/Treasurer James Moore - Aluminum Contractors Immediate Past President Andrew Nutt - Holly Homes Immediate Past Associate Vice President Loretta Maimone - Loretta C. Maimone, Inc Builder Directors Sean del Castillo - Lake-Sumter Habitat for Humanity Cynthia Couillard - DiBarco Building Corp Craig Hegstrom - Hegstrom Homes William Wilburth - WC Wilburth Inc Joe Ziler - Kevco Builders Associate Directors Chuck Hiott - Booth, Ern, Straughan & Hiott Inc Dale Roberts - Dale E. Roberts & Assoc. Dave Van Winkle - Citizens First Bank Life Directors Mike Carter - Granger Construction 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 Builders Association of Lake Co. Every attempt has been made to insure the accuracy of all information presented, however no guarantee or warranties are provided. For advertising, contact the HBA at 352-343-7101 or visit our website. The HBA reserve the right to refuse any advertising.
Congratulations To Doug Faivre, President of Blinds by Design. Blinds by Design won the award for 2012 Window Treatment Contractor of the year presented by Angies’ List.
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EVENT CALENDAR 8 9
10 18 19 22
JANUARY Finance Committee Board of Directors Parade Committee Home Show Committee Remodelers / Green Building (RSVP by Jan. 7th) Golf Committee Home Show Vendor Set-up Home Show (Lake Receptions - Mount Dora) GMM (Elk’s Club - Tavares)
4:30 pm 5 pm 8:30 am 10 am Noon 3:30 pm Noon - 4 pm 9 - 3 pm 6 pm
Up Coming Events Morning BUZZ Feb. 6th 8:30 - 10 am Lake County Board of Realtors Parade of Homes Feb. 23rd - Mar. 3rd Office hours are Monday - Friday
8 am - Noon & 1 - 4 pm
Building Permits OCTOBER #Single Family Permits Lake County Tavares Eustis Leesburg Lady Lake Montverde Clermont Minneola Mascotte Mount Dora Umatilla Groveland Fruitland Park Howey In The Hills Astatula Sumter County
57 10 3 9 0 0 16
2
333
Value 17,431,622 1,307,107 634,545 1,870,160
2,588,764
673,748
93,100,774
Thank you to the building departments for supplying this information. Those that are blank did not report.
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Making 2013 Your Year Actions speak louder than words so this year we are eager to put actions behind our resolutions. We have a great team of committee chairs to make us successful. Let’s start by giving them our full support. Committees are the lifeblood of the HBA and the perfect way for members to enhance their membership investment. From advocacy and education to networking and sales & marketing, the HBA has a place for every member to develop personally and professionally. All committees and councils are open to all HBA members unless otherwise noted. HBA staff are eager to help you find the perfect place to meet your needs while serving the association. Bud Dorman Leading our team is our new Executive Director Carolyn Maimone. Carolyn is a Lake County White Aluminum native and comes to us with a lifetime of contacts and a very diverse background in Information Technology, Accounting and Management, as well as a history in local politics and a knack for fundraising. This combination is sure to benefit the Association. Working with Carolyn and her administrative assistant Kelly Hoover are the 2013 committee and council chairs. Governmental Affairs will be led by former HBA president Mike Carter (Granger Construction & Development). The Membership Committee is looking forward to the leadership of 2011 Spike of the Year and former president Andrew Nutt (Holly Homes). Jim Rahman (Westmont Construction) continues to lead the Green Building Committee that meets jointly with the Remodelers Council. By unanimous vote, the Remodelers elected Bill Wilburth (WC Wilburth Construction) to succeed Joe Williams as chair and Nate Ritter (GreenBuilt Solutions) will assume the role of vice chair. The Sales & Marketing Council will be led by Jeanne Abernathy (Southern Style Management). See Jeanne’s article on page 4. Don Magruder (RoMac Lumber & Supply) is assuming the Community Service Chair and Susan Adams (RoMac Lumber & Supply) is our new chair of the Spike Club. Special events planned for 2013 include the Parade of Homes led by Dale Roberts (Dale E. Roberts and Assoc.) for more information see page 5, the April 19 annual golf tournament led for a second year in a row by chair Chuck Hiott (Booth, Ern, Straughan, Hiott, Inc.). Watch for more details as they unfold. Be sure to put on your calendar the January 19 Home Show chaired by Loretta Maimone (Loretta C. Maimone Inc.) It is sure to be a fantastic event and an excellent opportunity for member vendors to network with each other. Last minute tables MAY be available . Check with the office. Another home show will be announced for Fall 2013. The Sales & Marketing Committee is also planning three Morning Buzz programs. The first will be on Wednesday, Feb 6 from 8:30 AM - 10 AM at the REALTORS® Association of Lake & Sumter Counties. Look for more details on page 4. I look forward to the board of directors leading an outreach to our Sumter County members, developing with their input a better relationship with Sumter County and growing our membership base in the county. As a reminder in closing, while uncertainty remains as we move into 2013, housing is making its comeback. Keep that thought and refuse to participate in a slowdown. Our 2013 Parade of Homes is going to highlight the best that the industry has to offer. Trilogy by Shea Homes is our Dream Community and valuable opportunities are still available for entries, virtual entries, and sponsorships. An HBA is as strong as its members and membership value is gained through involvement. Make 2013 the year that you joined the action and earned the biggest return ever on your investment. I’ll be right there with you. You can bank on it! May we all fulfill our resolutions, and have a prosperous and healthy New Year. ~Bud www.lakehba.com
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SALES AND MARKETING
Jeanne Abernathy (Southern Style Management), Sales & Marketing Committee Chair
The Sales & Marketing Committee will be hosting the February Buzz seminar at the Lake & Sumter Realtors Association with members of HBA as guest speakers. We’ll be informing the Realtors about how to sell new construction, building & selling green, and financing new homes. As the resale inventory continues to tighten, more Realtors will be turning to new construction homes for their buyers!
Recently I attended a key note speech by Barbara Corcoran, the super-successful housing expert on the Today Show, investor/shark on ABC’s “Shark Tank”, and weekly contributor to the New York Daily News and More Magazine. Barbara turned a $1,000 loan into a $5 billion dollar real estate business, which she subsequently sold for $66 million dollars in 2001! Her message to the audience was that she invested in her business during the down times, picking up cheap office space and desks, and then grew her offices when times were better. I just purchased her book, Shark Tales! Wishing a happy and healthy New Year to all!
The Morning Buzz “Selling New, Selling Green, & Financing Options ” Wednesday, Feb 6 from 8:30 AM - 10 AM RSVP by: Noon Feb 5th at the REALTORS® Association of Lake & Sumter Counties Located at 3001 SR 19 in Tavares FREE to HBA and RALSC members! A Panel Presentation With: Joan Nagle - Broker, Sales Associate for KB Home, Joe Williams, GCP, FGBC - Builder/Owner of TownSquare Construction Nate Ritter, LEED AP, BD&C, CGP - GreenBuilt Solutions LLC Jeff Tierney - Branch Manager for DHI Mortgage Sponsored by:
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The Dream is Just Around the Corner and You Can be in it! We have exciting news. Our 2013 Dream Community is Trilogy by Shea Homes, located 100 Falling Acorn Avenue, Groveland, FL. I had the privilege of touring the spacious and elegant 57,000 sq. ft. Dale Roberts Magnolia House, grounds and model homes with Jeff Gersh, Area 2013 Parade Chair Vice President of Shea Victoria Gardens. Magnolia House, where the Dale E Roberts & 2013 Parade of Homes banquet will be held on February 22, is the Associates centerpiece of the Trilogy community. Destined to exceed even the highest expectations, this resort club features all the latest in dining, fitness, relaxation, and social connectivity. Rich architecture, modern décor, and 5-star amenities blend to create a welcoming atmosphere, certain to awe and inspire on a daily basis. As of this writing we are still receiving entries into the parade. I’d like to remind everyone that virtual entries are an effective way for those who don’t have a home or remodel currently available to enter to take advantage of the marketing and exposure of the parade. Every virtual entry receives the same space in the guidebook and on the parade website. For those who are not tech savvy, we can help. Just talk to our HBA staff, I am also pleased to announce that for the first time we have the opportunity to extend our entry deadline and still meet publication deadlines for the guidebook. We are now able to accept entries at the regular fee rates until the extended deadline of Friday, JAN. 25, 2013. A late fee will go into effect after the 25th of January. Associate members can also take advantage of the parade. Numerous sponsorship opportunities are available that offer various levels of marketing exposure. You will want to be part of the exciting night at the parade banquet when winners are announced. It’s a unique opportunity to network with prominent builder/developer leaders from around the area. Being a sponsor will designate you as a noteworthy supporter of the Parade of Homes. Look for the sponsorship form in this newsletter or on the HBA website. Sponsor payments may be made online, too. Parade volunteers are currently being sought to assist with the banquet preparations, to drive judges, and to keep guidebooks in racks around the area. Contact the HBA office if you would like to be a parade volunteer. It’s going to be a big event with many opportunities for all.
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PICTURE GALLERY Installation and Awards Congratulations to 2012 Builder of the year, Joe Ziler, Kevco Builders and 2012 Associate of the year Dave Van Winkle, Citizens 1st Bank. And thanks to all 2012 and 2013 Leaders.
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PICTURE GALLERY HBA Annual Christmas Party Thank you to everyone who contributed toys to local children. The drive was a huge success. It’s always good to see so many member gathered in one place. We hope to see many of you again at the January Home Show and General Membership Meeting.
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MEMBERS IN ACTION Lumber & Commodity News Usually, just before Christmas, a hush falls over the wood commodity markets as dealers and traders focus more on Santa Claus and cookies than sticks of lumber. This Don Magruder Ro-Mac Lumber & year, on the contrary, there is no Supply Christmas rest as the wood commodity markets remain extremely active. The Home Builders Association Wood Commodity Index (Index) for December has risen 2.2% to $379.24 per thousand, primarily on the strength of spruce dimensional. Lumber futures point to continued price increases in products throughout 2013. The lumber portion of the Index increased 6.3% to $393.79 per thousand with 2x4 spruce dimensional pricing rising 5%-10%, depending on the specific length. 2x6 spruce increased more dramatically with plus 15% jumps in pricing over the last 30 days. Wide width short pine gave back 10% in pricing while the other lengths crawled forward in price less than 2.5%. In the plywood portion of the Index, the market was basically flat from 30 days ago. OSB sheathings gave back $5 per thousand while T&G CDX enjoyed a 3.5% increase. The result for the sheathing portion of the Index was a minimal loss of 0.8%, which is basically flat. The big news is OSB and CDX sheathings did not give back all of their gains from last month’s super storm Hurricane Sandy. That says a lot about this market, especially given the time of the year. After January 1, 2013, the floodgates of price increases are going to open wide, and everything from metal to roofing shingles is going up. The biggest and the ugliest is the 30% increase in drywall pricing. Earlier in the year, we were skeptical if this large of an increase again this year would stick, but Hurricane Sandy may have just applied the glue. Builders and remodelers should be very careful on long-term quotes and bids; but, most importantly, price protection clauses are a must. Failing to stay on top of price increases could really cost building companies a lot of cash in 2013. Be smart--know what is going on in pricing. Thank you for reading the Lumber and Commodity Report. I would like wish everyone a Happy and Prosperous New Year! www.lakehba.com
HIT THE TARGET Advertise in “On the Level” Special pricing for HBA members with up to 30% discount in 2012 Call 352-343-7101 for details
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THANK YOU FOR RENEWING
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
30 - 34 Years
South Lake Electric & Construction / James Nussbaumer Ph 352-429-2624 Electrical Contractor Sponsor: George Hansford / Prominent Construction
The Floor Shoppe (33)
20 - 24 Years Herb Smith Construction (23) Banyan Homes (23) Prominent Construction (23) Wiggins Bros. Well Drilling (24) American Builder Supply formerly CBS (23) Spencer D. Davis Inc. (20)
15 - 19 Years Showcase Homes Inc. (16) Harbor Hills Development (18) Sam S. Sadler III Inc. (17)
5 - 9 Years Gaughan Homes Inc. (7) Rick Tanner Builders Inc. (6)
1 - 4 Years Timothy P. Hoban PA (2) Cecil Clark Chevrolet Inc. (2) Well Fargo / Denise Hostettler Affiliate (1) The Real Estate Book (3) Medallion Home (1) Blinds By Design Inc. (3) Skobel Homes (2) David Weekley Homes (1) George Nahas Chevrolet (3)
United Southern Bank / Jeanne Lazo Affiliate Ph (352)308-9680 Financial Institution Sponsor: Janet Noack / United Southern Bank Florida Door Solutions / Amanda Locke Ph (407) 884-5955 Garage Doors / Overhead Doors Sponsor: John Holt / Solar-Tite Fairwinds Credit Union / Kristy Parsons Ph (352)323-1594 Financial Institution Sponsor: Don Magruder / Ro-Mac Lumber Royal Oak Homes / J. Matthew Orosz Ph (407) 206-9305 Builder Sponsor: Dale Roberts / Dale E. Roberts & Assoc. LLC
TIME TO RENEW Mark Cook Builders Baird Home Corporation Design Group Central Emmett Sapp Builders Inc. Styro Systems Inc.
If you know or do business with any of these companies, please encourage them to continue their membership.
Ongoing Benefits for New & Renewing Members From Daily Commercial •
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Renewals: $50 gift certificate toward advertising campaign New Members: $100 gift certificate toward advertising campaign
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WE VALUE YOUR MEMBERSHIP NAHB SPIKE CLUB Statesman George Hansford
Super
500-999 517.5
250-499
Carl Ludecke Karen Schroeder
Royal
428 409.5
150-249
Ann Hagen Craig Hegstrom Clell Coleman Don Magruder Paul Fallman Bud Dorman
Red
201 199 185.5 156 154.5 150
100-149
Clarence Tibbs Andrew Nutt
120 101.5
Green
50-99
Lee Humphrey Dale Roberts Paul Swanson Susan Adams Gerry Suarez Jim Bible
$500 NAHB Discount
93.5 93.5 88.5 84.5 80.5 78.5
Jody Coursey Mike Carter Dick Stier
73.5 64 52
Life
25-49
Rob Granger Ron Griffith Joe Ziler
45.5 30.5 29
Blue
6-24
Ron Schwarz Jason Hansford Mike Torres Joe Williams Glenn Phillips Loretta Maimone Bart Lucas Jimmy Moore
22.5 20 12 14 8 8 7 6
The Spike Club is an elite group of Association members recognized for outstanding achievement in membership. Become a spike by recruiting new members. 2013 number of new members noted in parentheses next to name.
Remodelers/Green Council Remodelers Council elected Bill Wilburth as their 2013 chair. He will serve along with Green Committee Chair Jim Rahman. Bill Wilburth (WC Wilburth) and Jim Rahman (Westmont ConstrucAny member of the tion), co-chairs HBA may attend the Remodelers/Green meetings held the 2nd Wednesday of the month. A $5 fee is charged to cover the cost of lunch. Reservations are required. The noon before a meeting so that sufficient food maybe ordered. Members who are interested in presenting their products or services should contact Bill or Jim or the HBA office. Watch for details about the January program in upcoming eMember Connection. Members interested in joining the National Association of Homebuilders’ Remodelers Council (NAHBR) will find additional information and an application on the HBA website under “About” then “Committees and Councils.” The fee is just $30 per year and comes with some special benefits provided by the NAHBR.
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