Chalkline Magazine Fall 2020

The

FALL 2020

The Official Publication of the Home Builders Association of Marion & Polk Counties

Breaking the Code

Builders grapple with climate action order, other changes – page 5 President’s Message �������������������������������������������������������4 Lead Based Paint Class Update ������������������������������������ 8 New OSHA Covid Rules Expected ������������������������������� 11 Tour of Remodeled Homes Scheduled ��������������������� 12

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CONTENTS / MEMBERSHIP & BOARD

2020 Board of Directors Contents

OFFICERS PRESIDENT

Brett Tallan, M.J. Tallan Construction VICE PRESIDENT

Nolan Fridley, Nolan Fridley Construction SECRETARY/TREASURER

Jason Sawyers, Randy Fultz Custom Homes, LLC ASSOCIATE VICE-PRESIDENT

Brent DeHart, Northwestern Mutual IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

Mike Riddle, Mike Riddle Construction, LLC FORMER PAST PRESIDENT

Rick Massey, Richard Massey Construction

BOARD MEMBERS Mike Devlin, Withers Lumber Oleg Foksha, Foksha Homes Kyle Juran, Remodeling by Classic Homes, Inc. Leslie Kampstra, Cherry City Interiors & Design Wes McWhorter, Premier Remodeling & Design Brad Moore, AmeriTitle Keith Owen, Owen Construction Kevin Scerini, Sunco Homes & Remodeling Jordan Schweiger, Good Well Construction Amy Senske, Consolidated Supply / The Fixture Gallery Bruce Wadleigh, Barn Wood Naturals Andrew Wheeler, T. Wheeler Homes, LLC

Association Staff Mike Erdmann, Chief Executive Officer mike@HomeBuildersAssociation.org Carrie Daye, Director of Member Services carrie@HomeBuildersAssociation.org Brad Nanke, Director of Safety & Training brad@HomeBuildersAssociation.org Tracy Mitchell, Contract Accountant accounting@HomeBuildersAssociation.org

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The Spike Club is an exclusive group of members who contribute to the growth of the association by recruiting and retaining members. Spikes maintain a special status, have the respect of their peers as valued members of the HBA and are recognized for their efforts locally and nationally.

To become a Spike, bring in six members to the HBA. Applications for prospective members may be obtained from the HBA office, or call to have one sent to the prospective member.

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President’s Message ���������������������������������������� 4 Breaking the Code �������������������������������������������� 5 Lead Based Paint Class Update ����������������������� 8 State Association Update �������������������������������10 New OSHA Covid Rules Expected �����������������11 Tour of Remodeled Homes Scheduled ���������� 12 Vital Statistics �������������������������������������������������� 14

John Gooley 2541

STATESMAN SPIKE 500+ Ric McNall 801

SUPER SPIKE 250–499 Tim Mametieff 461 Mike Smith 460 Rick Massey 427 John Mills 414 Dan Dorn 371

Jeffrey Green 345 Dean Kaufman 329 Chuck Foster 288 Jubal Frost 264

ROYAL SPIKE 150–249 Steve Johnson 240 Don Druliner 202 Mike Riddle 198 Tom Wheeler 196

Rick Ziebell 167 Randy Fultz 167 Ken Hannegan 162

RED SPIKE 100–149 Kelvin Dettwyler 144 Rob Rardin 123

Jerry Page 100

GREEN SPIKE 50–99 John Hammer 96 Lora Creswick 92 Matt Holstege 84 Rich Kansky 83 Kent Kaufman 78 Larry Bilyeu 75 Brad Moore 71 Eric Olsen 68

Kathy Temple 65 Bruce Hardy 63 Don Sturgeon 59 Kerry Kuenzi 59 Mike Smith 56 Serge Serdsev 53 Patrick Jackson 53 Randy Melton 50

LIFE SPIKE 25–49 Eric Templeton 48 Eric Jensen 47 Chris Pfeifer 47 Steve Herr 46 Jim Hobbs 45 Rich Tovar 45 Ryan Bloedel 43 Jordan Schweiger 37 Tim Kelsh 34 David Hafner 33

Kimberly Hosmer 33 Michael Devlin 31 Nolan Fridley 29 Rod Ashford 27 Rich Fry 26 Laura Dorn 26 Mark Shipman 26 Rich Clausen 25 Kevin Stone 26 Jason Sawyers 26

BLUE SPIKE 6–24 Hunter Emerick 24 Kraig Kelly 23 Randy Reeves 23 Jason Robertson 21 Peter Strauhal 21 Robert Kleinke 21 Steve Hurley 20 Chad Robb 13 Don Lulay 12 Brett Tallan 12 Ricky Fast 10 Mike Giles 10

Chad Montgomery 10 Chris Rasmussen 10 Gary Epping 10 Nigel Guisinger 9 Brent DeHart 9 Tim Roth 8 Jim Sparkman 7 Bonique Hollinrake 7 Jeff Boles 7 Becky O’BrienGardinier 6 Leslie Savage 6

New & Reinstated Members 3D/RE Chris Fischer 503-580-1192 4C’s Company, Inc. Val Cooper 503-838-1787 Spike: Jordan Schweiger Abiqua Landscape Maintenance Jim Kreloff 971-218-0157 Spike: Mike Riddle Absolutely Pristine Cleaning Co, LLC Dominic Worley All Above Painting Joe Kutsev 503-428-4225 Spike: Mike Riddle Anaya’s Artistic Concrete LLC Rafael Anaya 503-330-2266 Spike: Oleg Foksha Aspen Landscape David Fedlacek 503-851-5151 Spike: Tom Wheeler Berkey Brewer Construction Lane Brewer 503-507-4298 Spike: Mike Riddle New & Reinstated Members continues on Page 13

Dropped Members Do you know or do business with any former members of the association? If so, give them a call and encourage them to maintain their HBA membership. You’ll get a Spike Credit, plus help keep the association strong.

Brad’s Overhead Doors Brad Zitzelberger 503-399-3559 Commerce Home Mortgage Jenni Worley 503-544-2081 Honey Bucket Jason Perry 503-932-6851 Ramirez Construction Ricardo Ramirez 503-910-5352 Willamette Hardwood Floors Bill Daun 971-998-7702

We are an association of building industry professionals committed to supporting our members. We advocate for balanced, efficient, and responsible development while promoting the social and economic values of homeownership in our community.

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President’s Message As most of us out in the building industry are just now coming up for air from the frenzied summer of Covid-19 building, we have nothing but more of the same to look forward to. The pandemic and virus is still with us and continues to be on the forefront of everyone’s mind. We all continue to benefit from an unusually heated housing market that just seems to keep on going. But, if you are like me and my business, you are gearing up for one my busiest times…Fall. That time when everyone wants to get everything done that they didn’t get done in the Summer and get it done now…before the rains and winter comes upon us.

But it is good to take a little break and breathe. I know I had limited time away from work this summer but did get out and enjoy a little bit of lake time with the boat and family. Speaking of getting out I would like to thank all of this year’s Tour of Homes builders and all who visited the homes this year. This year’s Tour was anticipated to be a little different with the effects of Covid and our extra safety guidelines and restrictions. But in the end it was a tremendous success with many beautiful homes and traffic through the homes being just as great as previous years!

From all I am hearing from other builders it was a complete success and everyone worked together to keep the homes safe, clean, and keep people distanced.

by Brett Tallan 2020 HBA President

Coming up next is our associations second year of the Tour of Remodeled Homes. Last year was very well received and this year we already have more entries than last. I know I am looking forward to seeing some of these amazing remodels that our members have completed for their customers. If you know of anyone looking to remodel or renovate their homes in the coming year it will be a great resource to meet with builders and see their craftsmanship. I encourage you all to get out and see some of the homes and I know all of us down at the HBA are looking forward to another successful year with this event.

So here’s to Fall, a continued robust housing economy, and to keeping our heads down and working harder than ever… safe and smart…as we all continue to navigate the building industry, Covid, and all the crazy things happening in this country that affect us all.

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Breaking the Breaking the Code Code

Builders grapple with climate action order, other changes

By James Day The home building industry has been facing challenges most of the year from the coronavirus pandemic. Now, there are new challenges to contend with in the code realm.

Builders are looking at a blizzard of new code related to energy efficiency and solar readiness stemming from a March executive order on climate change by Governor Kate Brown.

Final implementation of the new codes will not take place until January 2022, although some measures likely will be codified sooner, but committees and stakeholders already are working their way through the fine print.

A key goal of the Governor’s climate change mandate, noted Mike Erdmann, CEO of the Home Builders Association of Marion & Polk Counties, is to reduce energy use 60% compared to the 2006 code.

“The HBA’s concern is the significant costs that will be associated with meeting these energy goals and the impact on affordability,” he said.

Mark Long, CEO of the Oregon Home Builders Association and a former director of the state’s Building Codes Division, expressed concerns about possible changes in the codes for solar energy. Solar advocates are calling for code that would mandate solar readiness for all new homes. www.HomeBuildersAssociation.org

“This means specifically designing roof areas, orientation, possible engineering studies to determine maximum solar/ building exposure, new holes in the roof for future wiring and potentially upgraded home electrical systems to accommodate a potential solar installation later in the life of the home,” Long said.

“Of course requiring design standards that are impacted by topography, street orientation, proximity to trees, valleys, other buildings at the building permit process stage after all of the planning and layout work has been done (potentially years in advance) is incredibly problematic, costly and the wrong approach. “Builders need to know the cost upfront in the development process as they work through planning and zoning, again potentially years before a lot is sold and a building permit is purchased.”

There are other “big picture” issues at play, Long said.

“Significant changes to how homes are built and adding cost to citizens during a crisis is unwise and will only exacerbate the already high regulatory cost of housing and disproportionately affect many lower-income Oregonians. Oregon has a housing crisis, an economic crisis and an equity crisis with home ownership and these efforts only increase cost and do nothing to help address the need for affordable, durable and quality construction.”

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Breaking the Code

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Running in tandem with the code changes stemming from Brown’s climate order is the full residential building code upgrade that is due to take effect in April 2021. Goodrich is concerned about possible replacement of Oregon’s methodology for bracing walls, which has been an international model since its inception in 2008.

“Over the years however, stakeholders in the model code process have made multiple changes to the method and it is now significantly different than the 2008 Oregon method,” Goodrich said. “As a result, regulators would like to rescind the Oregon measures in favor of adopting the model code language. The impact in Oregon is hundreds of stock plans designed to the old method which Here is a look at the ductwork on a custom home MJ Tallan Construction is finishing may need to be redone in order to comply with up in the Shaw area. Crews will be blowing in insulation in the ceiling area to make the model code method resulting in design the home more energy efficient, but builders say that further code requirements to cost, potential design impacts, and delay. OHBA meet climate change goals go too far. members have expressed concern about the Mike Goodrich of Legend Homes, a past president of the need for that change when there have been no statewide association and a longtime participant on boards documented failures in structures.” and technical committees, offered another piece of the Goodrich said he is hoping the issue can be revisited during future meetings. code puzzle.

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One final bit of code work could lead to confusion for builders who work in multiple cities and counties, said Erdmann.

Brown’s order directed the Building Code Division to adopt a “reach code” that is a sort of parallel code that has even stricter energy efficiency measures than the standard code.

“The HBA’s concern is the significant costs that will be associated with meeting these energy goals and the impact on affordability” “While Oregon’s current statewide building code means that the same code requirements apply throughout the state, our concern is individual cities and counties could decide whether to mandate the stricter reach code within their jurisdictions,” Erdmann said, “meaning that builders and trade contractors would face the confusion of having different code requirements depending on which jurisdiction they were building in.”

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HBA NEWS

Lead-Based Paint Class Update COVID-19 has had many effects on all our business practices. The Governor’s Executive Orders, which include restrictions on the size of gatherings, physical distancing requirements, and travel restrictions, caused us to cancel many of the Lead-based paint Certified Renovator classes scheduled for earlier this year.

The good news is that classes have resumed, but re-introducing classes is occurring through a phased approach.

We have also implemented changes to the delivery of the classes as well as to the training locations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The classes are now using a blended-class model.

Students complete a five-hour online training through HomeBuildersUniversity.com and then participate in a three-hour hands-on class in person. This model allows us to minimize the time that we are together in a classroom setting.

Locations are being sanitized, students are always required to wear face coverings in the classroom, gloves are worn for the hands-on portion of the class, and physical distancing is being enforced.

safety Brad Nanke HBA Director of Safety and Training To help ensure physical distancing, larger training facilities are being utilized. For the mid-valley, classes are being held at the NW Natural facility in Albany and the HBA of Metro Portland HBA office in Lake Oswego.

The schedule of classes is posted on the Oregon Health Authority website. Registration for all classes is now being facilitated through the Oregon Home Builders Association to accommodate the online blended class model. To register for a class, please contact michelle@oregonhba.com.

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Home Builders Association 2020 New Product Showcase House The 2020 New Product Showcase House is a cooperative effort by members of the Home Builders Association of Marion & Polk Counties.

This home is built and sold to help promote affordable housing and home ownership in the local area.

The effort and energy put forth by contributors helps make this project a success.

Thank you to all of the following donors and contributors!

General Contractor - Mike Riddle of Mike Riddle Construction, LLC Appliances. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kelly’s Home Center & Fisher Paykel Audio Visual & Home Automation. . . . . . . . . . . . Northside Homeworks Building Lot. . . . . . . . . . . Trademark Enterprises & HomeSmart Realty.

Cabinets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beaudry’s Custom Woodworking Carpet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cherry City Interiors & Design Clean up- Final. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Serenity Cleaners Closet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Closet Factory & Wall Beds of Oregon Concrete Flatwork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Mills Concrete (Labor) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .River Bend Sand & Gravel (Materials) Doors & Hardware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Woodcrafters Drywall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sly’s Drywall Electrical. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Northside Electric (Labor) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Northcoast (Materials) Engineering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MSC Engineers Engineering (GeoTech). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Multi/Tech Engineering Excavation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Owen Construction, Inc. Finish Carpentry. . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Riddle Construction, LLC (Labor) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Woodcrafters (Material) Fireplace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fireside Home Solution Fireplace Surround. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Star Enterprises Folding Door / Serving Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ActivWall Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parker Concrete (Labor) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .River Bend Sand & Gravel (Materials) Framing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rick Guilmette Construction (Labor) Front Door. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Riddle Construction Front Door Leaded Glass Insert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maryann Bikel Garage Door & Opener. . . . . . . . . . Sarmiento’s, LLC (Labor & Material) Gas Water Heater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NW Natural & Rinnai Glass (Shower Door & Mirrors) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AG Glass & Mirror Gravel / Rock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . River Bend Sand & Gravel Hardwood Flooring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . A P Construction Services (Labor) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cherry City Interiors & Design (Materials) House Design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Studio 3 Architecture HVAC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mill Creek Heating, LLC Interior Design & Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jamie Hildebrand Interiors Insulation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Northwest Insulators, Inc. Landscaping . . . . . . . . . . . Green Acres Landscape (Materials & Labor) Lumber & Building Materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parr Lumber Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weyerhauser www.HomeBuildersAssociation.org

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OHBA NEWS

Two Critical State Agency Rulemakings in Front of Home Building Industry The Oregon Home Builders Association (your state association) is engaged in two critical state agency rulemaking areas with potential significant impacts to our members. These areas include new building code changes and new infectious disease rules from Oregon OSHA. We’ll discuss OSHA rulemaking that is scheduled to go into effect in mid-September more actively in a future issue so we can update you with new codes that are currently under review.

Last year the state Building Codes Division announced that new codes were to be adopted October 1, 2020. Since that announcement, Governor Brown adopted a new Executive Order asking for 60% greater energy efficiency from 2006 levels in all buildings. OHBA successfully sought delay of the new codes from October 2020 to April 2021 to allow builders more time to study the impacts of these new codes and look for opportunities to reduce the burden and cost to Oregon citizens. We also added builder and technical expertise to our staff to effectively engage on these significant new codes.

Just one example of new codes is a proposal to require all homes to be specifically designed for future solar installation in addition to simple pre-wire capacity. You will read more about these details in a following article. However, builders should know that there is a concerted effort to make substantive changes to how residential and commercial

STATE ASSOCIATION UPDATE Mark Long, CEO

buildings are constructed through an expedited process in the middle of a pandemic.

The voice at the table regarding building codes decisions for controlling cost, maintaining consumer choices and advocating for affordability comes from our OHBA Government Affairs team Oregon consumers aren’t at the table while these new regulations are being discussed. To that end, the state association is doing everything it can to make sure regulators understand the practical, technical and economic impacts of these new building code proposals.

Our team is available to answer questions and make sure your voice is heard. Please contact myself (mark@oregonhba.com), Mike Goodrich mgoodrich@oregonhba.com, or Rex Turner rex@oregonhba.com with any questions you may have.

Remember: Stay Open. Stay Smart. Stay OHBA!

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HBA NEWS

New OSHA COVID Rules Expected in September Employers take note - Oregon OSHA is working to quickly adopt temporary rules meant to combat the spread of the COVID-19 virus, which means significant potential liabilities for businesses that fail to implement and enforce the new standards. While the rules have not been finalized as this issue of the Chalkline goes to print, Oregon OSHA is expected to finalize the rules in mid-September and make them effective at some point later in the month. The Home Builders Association will be reaching out to members to provide comprehensive information on what the rules are, along with the training you’ll need to provide to your workforce.

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While the rules have not yet been finalized and are subject to some modifications, here’s what’s been proposed as of the end of August. Employers would be required to, amongst other things: • Ensure six-foot distancing between individuals in the workplace.

• Design/redesign work activities to eliminate the need for workers to be within 6 feet of someone else.

• Ensure that everyone in the workplace wear face coverings whenever the six-foot distance cannot be consistently assured.

• Require face coverings to be work by workers in office settings when not at their desk.

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• Whenever employees are transported together in a motor-vehicle for work purposes, the center points of the seats of any passenger not part of the same household must be separated by at least 3 feet, and all passengers required to wear a mask.

• Thoroughly clean high-contact surfaces used by multiple employees at the beginning of each shift.

• Clean all shared equipment or high-touch surfaces before use by another employee.

• Provide information and training to their employees, in a language understood by the affected workers, and provide an opportunity for employee feedback.

• Reassign employees under medical provider-recommended isolation/quarantine to duties that don’t involve in-person contact.

• Provide up to two weeks of paid reassignment leave if employer is unable to reassign employee to duties not involving in-person contact.

Look for emailed information from the Home Builders Association in mid-September containing complete details on the new requirements.

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HBA NEWS

Tour Of Remodeled Homes Takes Place Weekend Of September 19Th & 20Th

& Design and Remodeling by Classic Homes.

Tickets, priced at $10 each, can be purchased online at www. tourofremodeledhomes.com.

The HBA’s second annual Tour of Remodeled Homes, presented by Melton’s Heating & Air Conditioning, takes place the weekend of September 19th and 20th and features seven remodels from a number of the association’s finest remodeling contractors. This Presented by ticketed event is designed to allow participating remodelers to show off their craftsmanship, creativity and design to potential clients while building brand awareness in the local community. Last year’s inaugural event received rave reviews from the remodelers who took part, all of whom reported high quality leads received from attendees.

The event comes on the heels of a very successful Tour of Homes, which was delayed into late July due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the social distancing requirements, Tour attendance was as strong as past years with many attendees commenting on how much they appreciated the efforts of the builders and the association to continue holding the event and doing it in a way that ensured everyone’s safety. The Tour of Remodeled Homes will be following many of the same COVID-19 safety precautions as were used in the Tour of Homes, with home capacity limited to ensure 6 foot social distancing.

Remodelers participating in this year’s Tour of Remodeled Homes include C&R Remodeling, DKOR Inc., Foksha Homes, Kaufman Homes, Premier Remodeling & Design, Radigan Remodeling

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Welcome New & Reinstated Members

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Havery Property Services Rodney Havery 503-884-6357 Spike: Jordan Schweiger

Modern Realty Group LLC Olivia Martin 503-932-5297 Spike: Jordan Schweiger

RSG Construction, LLC Richard Gray 503-884-0829 Spike: John Gooley

Carpet Crafters Cory Putnam 503-370-7847 Spike: Jordan Schweiger

Hillyer’s Mid-City Ford Brandon Hillyer 503-981-4747 Spike: Kerry Kuenzi

Sawyers Concrete, Inc. Josh Sawyers 503-510-7520 Spike: Jason Sawyers

Country Financial Jason Heinz 503-269-6625 Spike: Jordan Schweiger

HomeSmart Realty Group Lillian Kay 503-999-4276 Spike: Mike Riddle

Muller Lumber / Willamette Truss Tom Muller 503-364-0523 Spike: Jordan Schweiger

D & K Installation Dean Klug 503-991-7428 Spike: Jordan Schweiger

HomeSmart Realty Group Chad Jones 503-689-2557 Spike: Chad Robb

Dakota Roofing Danny Speten 503-400-4450 Spike: Jordan Schweiger

InLight Electric LLC Alex Fidorenko 503-409-4867 Spike: Oleg Foksha

Drywall MAsters Sergio Arredondo 503-586-4841 Spike: Jordan Schweiger

JI Construction Inc. dba Valley Roofing Jon Taylor 503-871-3748 Spike: Matt Holstege

Envoy Mortgage Chris Swanson 503-910-6663 Spike: Jordan Schweiger First American Title Brandy Fuller 971-533-6267 Spike: Oleg Foksha Forrest Ridge Homes Inc. Chad Forrester 503-849-5726 Spike: Eric Meurer Frameworks Construction Inc. Afanasy Piatkoff 503-991-0147 Spike: John Gooley Full Nelsen Construction Mark Nelsen 971-241-8072 Spike: Mike Riddle Furbish, LLC Jake Wadleigh 503-979-3073 Spike: Bruce Wadleigh Hall Concrete Pumping Ron Hall 503-351-6777 Spike: Jordan Schweiger Hallstead Building & Design, LLC John Halstead 503-888-6623

Mustang Ridge Construction Jared Kuenzi 503-385-1465 Spike: Jordan Schweiger Nissi Construction Jose Nunez 503-400-8945 Spike: Leslie Kampstra Northwest Tile & Granite Kenny Martin 503-910-4581 Spike: Andrew Wheeler Northwestern Mutual Jared Virtue 916-798-0701 Spike: Andrew Wheeler

Lifeworks Plumbing, Inc. Jim Cubitt 503-390-1233 Spike: Jordan Schweiger

NW Builders Company, Inc. Justin Trowbridge

Locktite Preservation Kris Mood 503-989-6359 Spike: Jordan Schweiger Lowe’s Keizer Tabatha Sabey 503-304-3038 Spike: Jordan Schweiger LP Property Development, LLC Paul Xin 503-851-5350 Spike: Mike Riddle Matt Swain Photography Matt Swain 503-409-8231 Spike: Brent DeHart Matt’s Floor Covering Matt McColly 503-302-6787 Spike: Andrew Wheeler Max Homes LLC Max Shipuk 503-480-5569 Spike: John Gooley

Skyline Projects LLC Mike Kulikov 218-431-0997 Superior Tire Service, Inc. Tim Ryan 503-585-1955 Spike: Kerry Kuenzi UAM Construction, Inc. Alma Leon 971-207-1334 Spike: Jordan Schweiger Umpqua Bank Tim Beck 503-945-2128 Spike: Chad Robb Vic’s Masonry Viktor Stakhov 503-810-9661 Spike: Tom Wheeler

Olivia Beach Construction Erin Briggs 541-992-4341 Spike: Michael Devlin

Wall Specialists, LLC Leo Yermachenkov 503-8515393 Spike: Andrew Wheeler

Pacific Residential Buddy Puckett 503-851-8031 Spike: Jordan Schweiger

Willamette Valley Bank Callie Unrein 503-485-2222 Spike: Brad Moore

Parkwood Design, Inc. David Sughrue 503-399-0822

Wyatt Construction Geoff Wyatt 503-991-6320 Spike: Kerry Kuenzi

PG Long Floorcovering Ricardo Aguilar 503-360-3920 PDX Carpentry LLC Victor Cortes 503-991-4721 Spike: Jordan Schweiger Pratum Co-op Nolan Schrouk 541-223-2389 Spike: Kerry Kuenzi Quality Works Construction Fred Frederofeeff 503-951-0910 Spike: Jordan Schweiger

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Vital Statistics NEW RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION

Information Courtesy of Willamette Valley Multiple Listing Service

KEIZER

CENTRAL SALEM

SUBURBAN EAST—N

SUBURBAN EAST—S

SE SALEM

SOUTH SALEM

WEST SALEM

MARION COUNTY

POLK COUNTY

TOTAL

30

3

156

16

65

41

68

217

144

748

$430,592

$308,000

$336,384

$339,481

$430,371

$439,236

$392,504

$419,806

$346,475

$385,562

Average Square Footage

2,371

1,453

1,863

1,869

2,077

2,139

2,236

2,057

1,669

1,962

Average Cost per Square Foot

$184

$213

$183

$185

$208

$207

$177

$206

$210

$199

Average Days on the Market

238

69

100

112

151

137

144

161

164

148

Currently Active Listings

4

0

0

5

10

18

5

19

21

83

Units Sold 12 Months to Date Average Sales Price

Top Area Builders

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193

2.

Forrest Ridge Homes, Inc.

52

3.

Fowler Homes

39

4. (tie)

Banner Homes

29

Comfort Homes

29

6.

Peter Hall Construction Inc

28

7.

Dale’s Homes

25

8.

Stafford Homes & Land LLC

24

9.

Celtic Homes LLC

21

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MC Northwest

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PERMITS*

Data for all areas of Marion and Polk Counties. Aug. 1, 2019 - July 31, 2020.

Data compiled from building permits applied for through Salem, Marion County, Polk County, Dallas and Independence building departments.

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