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Attention Members
Please be advised HBA office hours will be 8:30am-4:30pm until further notice. If you have any questions please contact Mike McGee, (610) 692-7733 | |
Higher energy prices threatening home builders
By Alan J. Heavens
INQUIRER REAL ESTATE WRITER
Higher energy prices soon may claim another victim: Home builders' bottom lines.
The developers' costs are escalating not only because the prices of raw materials are soaring, but also because the energy needed to manufacture and transport the goods is rising. It comes as home sales and prices continue to slump.
"Still-robust global demand and speculation in some commodity markets is driving up the cost of building a home at the same time house prices are falling," said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Economy.com in West Chester. More... |
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2008 Voice of Housing Fundraiser
Thursday, June 26, 2008
The Inn Keeper's Kitchen
Dilworthtown Inn
1390 Old Wilmington Pike
West Chester, PA 19382
Cocktails & Hor D'Oeuvres
6:30-8:30pm
Sponsorship Opportunities Available
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Builder Leadership Panel
July 10th the HBA will be holding a Leadership Panel featuring HBA Builder of the Year winners, Frank McKee, Todd Pohlig and Chip Vaughan.
The panel will discuss some of the guiding principles of leadership that have been instrumental in their successes and how they are applying them to today's market challenges.
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Gottahava Wawa!
The HBA would like to thank all those who made this month's General Membership Meeting a great success.
Especially the Sales & Marketing Council as well as our Sponsors: Andy Detterline & Associates, Nolen Companies, Brickhouse Environmental, Northlight Advertising, Orion Inc., Mingioni Construction, Epps Advertising, and Unruh, Turner, Burke&Frees
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Newly Scheduled Programs/Events
*Trade Contractor Certification Training-June 30, July 1
*Value Engineering of Single Family Home Structural Systems: Guidelines to Maximizing Economy- July 23
*CSP I: Certified New Home Sales Professional- 8/12, 8/19, 8/26
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Upcoming Events/Programs:
*2008 Voice of Housing Fundraiser- June 26th
*Builder Leadership Panel-July 10th
*2nd Annual HBA Battle of the Bands-July 15th (tentative)
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DON'T MISS OUT
2nd Annual DufferFest!
A Family Fun Music Festival Benefiting the Trisomy 21(Down Syndrome) Program at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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Coming up at the HBA:
*June 21st-2nd Annual Dufferfest
*June 26th-2008 PAC Fundraiser
*July 10th- Builder Leadership Panel
*July 15th-2nd Annual Battle of the Bands
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TRADE CONTRACTOR CERTIFICATION TRAINING
The Potomack Group in Association with the NAHB Reseach Center will be offering both certification preparation training classes and consulting services to assist Trade Contractors and Suppliers get ready for NHQ certification
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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
The HBA would like to welcome the following new members.
ASSOCIATE
Rick Tramontina
Roberts Automobiles, L.P.
(610) 269-8200
Michael Hohl
Lyons & Hohl, Inc.
(610) 942-2400
Duane Davis
Wouch, Maloney & Co., LLP
(215) 675-8364
AFFILIATE
Kathy Clarke
The McKee Group
(484) 908-6276
Congratulations on your membership in the HBA!
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