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NAIL The official magazine of Home Builders Association of Middle Tennessee President Michael Dillon Vice President Trey Lewis Secretary/Treasurer Randall Smith Executive Vice President John Sheley Editor and Designer Jim Argo Staff Connie Nicley Pat Newsome
THE NAIL is published monthly by the Home Builders Association of Middle Tennessee, a non-profit trade association dedicated to promoting the American dream of homeownership to all residents of Middle Tennessee. SUBMISSIONS: THE NAIL welcomes manuscripts and photos related to the Middle Tennessee housing industry for publication. Editor reserves the right to edit due to content and space limitations. POSTMASTER: Please send address changes to: HBAMT, 9007 Overlook Boulevard, Brentwood, TN 37027. Phone: (615) 377-1055.
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FEATURES 9 Cheeseburger in Paradise Membership Mixer!
The latest fun-filled membership mixer, with a “Cheeseburger in Paradise� theme, was held last month at Rock Harbor Marina in Nashville, Tennessee.
10 The 2nd Annual LP Building Products Golf Tournament and Summer Blowout!
The LP Building Products Golf Tournament & Summer Blowout at the Vanderbilt Legends Golf Club returned for another day of golf, music and dancing, great food and good times.
DEPARTMENTS 6 News & Information 17 SPIKE Club Report 18 September Calendar 18 Chapters and Councils
ON THE COVER: The LP Building Products Golf Tournament and Summer Blowout was held Friday, August 15 at The Legends Golf Club in Franklin, Tennessee. More from the daylong event beginning on page ten. September, 2014
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Single and multifamily gains boost housing starts in July
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ueled by strong single- and multifamily growth, nationwide housing starts rose 15.7 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.093 million units in July, the highest level since November 2013, according to newly released figures from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau. “A return to production levels over one million confirms that consumer confidence continues to improve,” said Kevin Kelly, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a home builder and developer from Wilmington, Del. “Propelled by a healthier economy, more and more people are feeling ready to buy a home.” Single-family housing starts were up 8.3 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 656,000 units in July, while multifamily production jumped 28.9 percent to 437,000 units. Regionally in July, combined single- and multifamily housing production rose in the
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Northeast, South and West, with respective gains of 44 percent, 29 percent and 18.6 percent. Total production fell by 24.8 percent in the Midwest from an unusually high June level. “July’s increase in starts combined with rising builder sentiment proves that June’s production dip was more of an anomaly than a reversal of the market,” said NAHB Chief Economist David Crowe. “We should continue to see a gradual, consistent recovery throughout the rest of the year.” Issuance of building permits registered an 8.1 percent increase to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.052 million units in July. Multifamily permits rose 21.5 percent to 412,000 units while single-family permits increased by 0.9 percent to 640,000 units. The Northeast, South and West registered overall permit gains of 18.8 percent, 9.6 percent and 7.2 percent, respectively, while the Midwest posted a 0.6 percent loss. n
Call for entries, 2015 National Sales & Marketing Awards
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oin the “best and the brightest” by entering the nation’s largest awards program for new home sales and marketing professionals and communities, The Nationals, sponsored by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) National Sales and Marketing Council (NSMC). The Nationals pays tribute to superior new home sales and marketing achievements by individual sales and marketing professionals, home builders and associates and sales and marketing councils. The awards program continues to honor the most inspired new home market-
ing and merchandising efforts, including logo design, graphics, brochures, signage, advertisements, overall advertising campaigns, special promotions and website design. They also recognize builders and consultants with judges’ selections for outstanding product design, interior merchandising, sales office design and landscaping. This year’s competition, which is co-sponsored by Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, includes new categories: best marketing of a green/sustainable
New home sales down 2.4 percent in July
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ales of newly built, single-family homes fell 2.4 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 412,000 units in July, according to newly released data by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau. Sales numbers for June were revised up 16,000 to 422,000. “We are somewhat surprised by this dip, considering builder confidence and new-home starts are on the rise,” said Kevin Kelly, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a home builder and developer from Wilmington, Del. “However, builders are increasing their level of inventory in anticipation that sales will gradually improve during the rest of the year.” “Though new-home sales is a volatile metric that can fluctuate significantly from month to month, the economic fundamentals are in place for an ongoing housing recovery,” said NAHB Chief Economist David Crowe. “Consumer confidence continues to improve, mortgage rates are at yearly lows, and the labor market is healing. These factors should help spur pent-up demand.” Regionally, new-home sales fell 30.8 percent in the Northeast, 8.8 percent in the Midwest, and 15.2 percent in the West. Sales were up 8.1 percent in the South, the country’s largest region. The inventory of new homes for sale increased to 205,000 units in July. This is a 6.0-month supply at the current sales pace.. Builder Confidence rises two points Builder confidence in the market for newly
built, single-family homes rose two points to 55 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) for August, released today. This third consecutive monthly gain brings the index to its highest level since January. “As the employment picture brightens, builders are seeing a noticeable increase in the number of serious buyers entering the market,” said NAHB Chairman Kevin Kelly, a home builder and developer from Wilmington, Del. “However, builders still face a number of challenges, including tight credit conditions for borrowers and shortages of finished lots and labor.” Derived from a monthly survey that NAHB has been conducting for 30 years, the
program and best green/sustainable home design. Finalists, known and Silver award winners, in each category will be announced online on Nov. 17, 2014. Gold award winners will be announced during The Nationals Gala on Jan. 20, 2015, in Las Vegas in conjunction with the International Builders’ Show. Entrants may submit their application and materials online at thenationals.com, with a final entry deadline of Oct. 31, 2014. For more information, please call (800) 658-2751 or (909) 987-2758. You may also address inquiries to The Nationals, 10416 Hamilton St., Alta Loma, CA 91701 or send e-mails to lparrish@thenationals.com.. n
NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index gauges builder perceptions of current single-family home sales and sales expectations for the next six months as “good,” “fair” or “poor.” The survey also asks builders to rate traffic of prospective buyers as “high to very high,” “average” or “low to very low.” Scores from each component are then used to calculate a seasonally adjusted index where any number over 50 indicates that more builders view conditions as good than poor. All three HMI components posted gains in August. The indices gauging current sales conditions and expectations for future sales each rose two points to 58 and 65, respectively. The index gauging traffic of prospective buyers increased three points to 42. “Each of the three components of the HMI registered consecutive gains for the past three months, which is a positive sign that builder confidence appears to be firming following an uneven spring,” said NAHB Chief Economist David Crowe. “Factors contributing to this rise include sustained job growth, historically low mortgage rates and affordable home prices, which are helping to unleash pent-up demand.” Every region saw a gain in its three-month moving average HMI score in August. The Midwest posted a seven-point increase to 55 and the West registered a four-point gain to 56. The Northeast posted a two-point gain to 38 and the South was up one point to 52. Editor’s Note: The NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index is strictly the product of NAHB Economics, and is not seen or influenced by any outside party prior to being released to the public. HMI tables can be found at nahb.org/hmi. More information on housing statistics is also available at housingeconomics.com. n September, 2014
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Mike Dillon, Trey Lewis and Mollie Elkman.
Cheeseburger in Paradise! The “Cheeseburger in Paradise� Membership Mixer was a blast last month at Rock Harbor Marina. With paddle boarding, great food and beverages and live music from the Jimmy Charles Band there was no shortgage of enterntainment and fun. A big thanks to all our sponsors, Eagle Home Mortgage, Metropolitan Bank, Mid-TN Erosion and TNMedia.
Jimmy Charles Band.
Derenda Sircy.
Diane Stines and Michael Means.
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Shotgun start!
Franklin Mayor Ken Moore welcomed golfers to the course prior to kicking off the morning round (above left) and a big day at the Vanderbilt Legend’s Club. *A big thanks to Liz Ross Cruse and Smile For Liz for contributing photos from this event! Visit them at www.smileforliz.com.
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he 2nd Annual LP Building Products Golf Tournament and Summer Blowout took place August 15 at The Vanderbilt Legends Golf Club in Franklin, Tennessee. Nearly 200 golfers filled the course during first and second flights (morning and afteroon rounds). The Stonegate Homes foursome of Mike Ford, Paul Huff, Jerry Underwood and David Young took first place honors during the morning round. Topping the afternoon round were Adam Cook, Craig Kuhnle, John Presley and Wiggs Thompson of the Nichiha foursome. Second place for the morning round went to the Tennessee Valley Homes foursome of CW Bartlett, Jimmy Felker, Jimmy Franks and Mike Gould. For the afternoon round, the Kimley-Horn foursome of Michael Jernigan, Ryan McMaster, Jeff Taylor and Matt Williams proved up to the task. Third place honors following the morning round went to Goodall
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Home’s DeWayne Agee, Zach Custer and Devin Frederick. The afternoon round’s Limestone Title foursome of Anthony Mitchell, Travis Thompson, David Webber and Josh Willie took home the flight’s third place honors. Following the tournament the good times continued at The Legends Clubhouse Pavilion where Burning Las Vegas headlined the fun-filled Summer Blowout. Other highlights included the very popular Helicopter Golf Ball Drop, a silent auction, door prizes and the delicious steak dinner and cold beverages. A very special thanks to our title sponsor LP Building Products. And a special thanks to all our golf tournament sponsors and the generous companies and individuals who donated items for the silent auction. A complete list of all our sponsors and donators can be found on page fifteen. n
Party time!
Burning Las Vegas got the party going that evening at the clubhouse pavilion (top). Tournament Chairman Jimmy Franks and HBAMT President Mike Dillon relax at the Summer Blowout prior to the Golf Ball Drop (see next page). Lower right: John Powell, Beth Lewis and Trey Lewis, HBAMT Vice-President.
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Golf Ball Drop!
The Helicopter Golf Ball Drop Raffle returned! Thanks to Adelynne Franks and Helistar, hundreds of numbered golf balls (see above) onto a course green adjacent to the clubhouse. The ball closest to the hole was retrieved by Jimmy Franks and a course official (left). Its number decided the winning raffle ticket and the contest winner, Trevor Pennington from the TrusJoist foursome (lower left). Thanks again to Helistar!
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Eagle Home Mortgage foursome members Justin Hicks, Rick McCreadie, Leslie Garside and Marty Maitland.
The Celebration Homes team is represented by Ted Pratt, John Haury, Jeff Hopper and Steve Smith.
Ryan McMaster, Matt Williams, Michael Jernigan and Jeff Taylor represent the Kimley-Horn foursome.
Brandon Jenkins (3rd from right) and the Grove Park Construction team of Caldwell Lucas, David Dyer and Neil Dyer.
Patrick Crawford, Steve Gilchrist, Zach Goodgame and Jonathan Shell of the Aspen Contruction team.
NU-Face Cabinet’s foursome of Jim Stuby, Joy Bailey, Eric Smith and Adam Rotella.
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NAME HERE and John Whitaker greet golfers at the Hermitage Lighting Gallery sponsored hole.
Bree Caldwell welcomes foursomes to the Forestar Real Estate Group sponsored hole.
Jeffery Daniels and Jeff Tramel at the Embrace Home Loans sponsored hole.
Stephen Scarbrough greets golfers at the Blue Ribbon Foods sponsored hole.
Tabitha Stackhouse and Crystal Montgomery greet at the Lutron Electronics/Tennessee Lighting hole.
Will Powell at the American Heating and Cooling hole.
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Angela Martin, Michael Means and Diane Stine greet golfers at the Movement Mortgage sponsored hole.
Andy Wyatt and Jeremy Ethridge at the Smyrna Ready Mix hole.
Greeting golfers during the afternoon round at the PPG Porter Paints sponsored hole.
The Ferguson team greets golfers in style during the afternoon round.
Craig Olsen from SkeTec.
Phil Smith, Trey Lewis and Christina Cunningham at the Masco/EFL sponsored hole.
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LP Field - Clubhouse
1 Titans Way, Nashville, TN 37213
Saturday, October 18 - 9am to 2pm
For exhibit booths or more information: www.hbamt.org/education
The HBAMT Construction Career/Job Fair will give industry companies and employers the opportunity to meet directly with skilled professionals and potential employees. Secure your booth(s) today for only $25 per space. Company: ________________________ Contact: ____________________ Billing Address: _______________________ State & Zip: ___________ No. of Booths ($25 each): ______ Contact phone: ________________ Contact email: ________________ Return address/more information: HBAMT - 9007 Overlook Blvd., Brentwood, Tennessee 37027 Telephone: 615-377-1055 - Fax: 377-1077 - www.hbamt.org.
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SPIKE REPORT Life Spikes
Twenty-one SPIKES (in bold) increased their recruitment numbers last month. What is a SPIKE? SPIKES recruit new members and help the association retain members. Here is the latest SPIKE report as of July 31, 2014. Top 20 Big Spikes Jim Ford 912 Virgil Ray 821 Bill King 776 Mitzi Spann 681 Jim Fischer 566 Terry Cobb 565 John Whitaker 395 James Carbine 335 Jennifer Earnest 327 Dan Stern 306 Kevin Hale 286 Tonya Jones 271 Reese Smith III 260 David Crane 248 Steve Moody 219 Sonny Shackelford 217 Davis Lamb 184 Cyril Evers 182 Jackson Downey 174 Tim Ferguson 168
Jim McLean 164 Trey Lewis 163 Louise Stark 163 Harry Johnson 146 Steve Cates 140 C.W. Bartlett 138 Tonya Alexander 127 James Franks 123 Steve Hewlett 119 Sam Carbine 118 Carmen Butner 106 Johnny Watson 101 B.J. Hanson 99 Dave McGowan 99 Jeff Zeitlin 87 Duane Vanhook 84 Jordan Clark 82 Julie DuPree 80 Erin Richardson 76 Jeff Slusher 70 John Baugh 68 Wiggs Thompson 64 Don Bruce 62 Jim Ford, Jr. 62 Hill McAlister 57 Beth Sturm 55 Joe Morgan 54 John Broderick 53 Gerald Bucy 53 David Hughes 49 Al Davis 47 Lori Fisk-Conners 47 Sheila Rawlings 47 Bernie Laine 46 Greg Langley 46 Benny Sullivan 46 Andrew Neuman 45
Bryan Edwards 44 Kay Russell 44 Michael Dillon 41 John Ganschow 41 Peggy Krebs 39 David Lippe 38 Andy Wyatt 37 Chuck Clarkson 36 Frank Miller 36 Brad Butler 35 Al Hacker 34 Ray Edwards 32 Dan Strebel 32 Steve Wheeley 30 Alvin Basel 29 Christina Cunningham 28 Spikes Don Mahone 18 Marty Maitland 18 Jess Dillon 16 Tracy Lomax 14 Justin Hicks 12 Frank Tyree 12 Derenda Sircy 11 Pam Smith 10 Don Alexander 9 Randall Smith 6
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Chapters & Councils CHAPTERS CHEATHAM COUNTY CHAPTER Chapter President - Roy Miles: 615/646-3303 Cheatham County Chapter details are being planned. Next meeting: to be announced. Chapter RSVP Line: 615/377-9651, ext. 310 DICKSON COUNTY CHAPTER Chapter President - Mark Denney: 615/446-2873. The Dickson County Chapter meets on the third Monday of the month, 12:00 p.m. at the Ponderosa Restaurant in Dickson. Next meeting: Monday, September 15. Topic: to be announced. Price: FREE, lunch dutch treat. Chapter RSVP Line: 615/377-9651, ext. 307 MAURY COUNTY CHAPTER Maury County Chapter details are currently being planned. Next meeting: to be announced. Chapter RSVP line: 615-377-9651, ext. 312; for callers outside the 615 area code, 1-800-571-9995, ext. 312 METRO/NASHVILLE CHAPTER Chapter President - John Whitaker: 615/843-3300. The Metro/Nashville Chapter meets on the fourth Monday of the month, 11:30 a.m. at the HBAMT offices. Next meeting: Monday, September 22. Topic: to be announced. Price: Builders Free thanks to DocAir; $10 per person with RSVP ($20 w/o RSVP). Chapter RSVP Line: 615/377-9651, ext. 304
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ROBERTSON COUNTY CHAPTER Next meeting: to be announced. Robertson County RSVP line: 615-377-9651, ext. 313.
Price: free for Green Building Council members pending sponsorship; $20 for non-members with RSVP ($25 w/o). Council RSVP Line: 615/377-9651, ext. 308
SUMNER COUNTY CHAPTER The Sumner County Chapter meets on the fourth Tuesday of the month, 11:30 a.m. at the new Hendersonville Library. Next meeting: to be announced. Chapter RSVP Line: 615/377-9651, ext. 306
HBAMT REMODELERS COUNCIL Council President - Jason Broderick. The HBAMT Remodelers Council meets on the third Wednesday of the month, 11:00 a.m. at varying locations. Next meeting: Wednesday, September 17. Location: to be announced. Topic: to be announced. Price: free for RMC members with RSVP; $15 for non-members with RSVP ($20 w/o). Council RSVP Line: 615/377-9651, ext. 301
WILLIAMSON COUNTY CHAPTER Chapter President - BJ Hanson: 615/884-4935. The Williamson County Chapter meets on the third Tuesday of the month, 11:30 a.m. at the HBAMT offices. Next meeting: to be announced. Price: Builders Free thanks to DocAir; $10 per person with RSVP ($20 w/o RSVP). Chapter RSVP Line: 615/377-9651, ext. 305 WILSON COUNTY CHAPTER The Wilson County Chapter meets on the second Thursday of the month, 11:30 a.m. at the Five Oaks Golf & Country Club in Lebanon. Next meeting: to be announced. Chapter RSVP Line: 615/377-9651, ext. 309 COUNCILS GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL Council President - Erin Richardson: 615/883-8526. The Green Building Council meets on the fourth Wednesday of the month, 11:00 a.m. Next meeting: to be announced. Topic: to be announced.
INFILL BUILDERS COUNCIL The Infill Builders meets on the third Thursday of the month, 11:30 a.m. at the HBAMT offices until further notice. Next meeting: to be announced. Council RSVP Line: 615/377-9651, ext. 311 MIDDLE TENN SALES & MARKETING COUNCIL Council President - Trey Lewis. The SMC meets on the first Thursday of the month, 9:00 a.m. at the HBAMT offices. Next meeting: Thursday, October 2, 9:00 AM. Topic: to be announced. Council RSVP Line: 615/377-9651, ext. 302.
Thank You Golf Tournament Sponsors LP Building Products Builders FirstSource Fourstar Group Inc. PPG Porter Paints TrusJoist American Heating and Cooling Barlow Builders Grove Park Construction Hermitage Lighting Gallery IMI Lutron Electronics/TN Lighting Metro Carpets Masco/EFL SkyeTec Aspen Construction BancorpSouth Mortgage Blue Ribbon Foods Boral Brick Centurion Products Christina & Darrin Cunningham
Don Mahone Construction Services Embrace Home Loans Ferguson Enterprises Gary Ashton Team Goodall Homes Huskey Truss MarKraft Cabinets Symrna Ready Mix Mid Tn Erosion Movement Mortgage PDI Kitchen Bath & Lighting Regent LLC TN Housing Development Agency Tennessee Valley Homes First State Bank Mortgage Kenny & Company Tri Star Title and Escrow The Metropolitan Bank Stonegate Mortgage Farris Bobango
Thank You Auction Donating Companies & Individuals Ashton Realty Team Barber Cabinet Blue Ribbon Foods Building Solutions by Spann Carbine & Associates Celebration Homes Coldwell Banker Barnes Crye-Leike Realtors Dillon Construction Elite Homes Get Smart AV Helistar Hermitage Lighting Gallery House and Home & Garden Magazine Hunt Brothers Pizza Huskey Truss IMI Kings’ Chapel Community
Trey Lewis Louisville Tile LP Building Products Moen ORCA/Jim Ford, Jr. Premier Concrete Pumbing Rebecca’s At The Shop Around The Corner Regent Homes Regions RE/MAX Elite Carrie Zeier Roberts Toyota in Columbia Stonegate Mortgage Tennessee Valley Homes THDA Traditions In Tile & Stone TrusJoist Vanderbilt Legends Golf Course Walker Lumber September, 2014
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