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Attention Members
The HBA will be unable to update its website for the time being, due to a software change over. Please be advised the website will still be available for public use.
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On the House: Slump will end-eventually
By Al Heavens
Inquirer Real Estate Columnist
Your home has been on the market for six months, and there hasn't been a nibble. It's probably priced too high, and that long and frank chat with your agent is overdue.
Sales and prices are down or flat. Every bit of bad news discourages you further. Don't despair. All is not lost.
The preceding four paragraphs are taken almost word-for-word from a story I wrote Nov. 6, 1994. From my personal experience, I could have written those same paragraphs in November 1987, when I was unable to sell one house and was settling on another.
Fourteen years ago, as they are today, economists were trying to predict when the end would be near and not doing too well at it, which led me to write, in paragraph five, "Although the road to recovery has taken an unexpected detour into uncertainty this year . . ."
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Building Code Officials
The names and phone numbers of municipal "Building Code Officials" are now posted on the Building Codes website of the Department of Labor and Industry. To access this information, click on the link entitled "Municipal Elections and Contact Information" under the Local Enforcement header. By doing so, you will be directed to a new page off of which this table can be accessed. There are municipalities that, from time to time, will not have this information. This information may be missing because municipalities have failed to update this information or because the credentials of the person identified as the Building Code Official have expired (and the individual has been removed from the Department of Labor and Industry's database listing). This table will be updated each business day around 8:00 AM |
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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2nd Annual Battle of the Bands
Its that time of year again, the HBA is gearing up for its 2nd Annual Battle of the Bands.
When: July 15th, 5:00pm-8:30pm
Where: Duffer's Tavern, Rt. 353
Fragment
Anger Management
Blue Sky
Stalker
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Value Engineering of Single Family Home Structural Systems: Guidelines to Maximizing Economy
Who Should Attend:
- Builders
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Purchasing Directors
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Project Managers
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VP's of Construction Find out:
- What type of framing systems are economical
- Where is overdesign typical and how to avoid it
- How to dispel industry misconceptions about single family home framing.
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Newly Scheduled Programs/Events
*Trade Contractor Certification Training-TBD
*CSP I: Certified New Home Sales Professional- 8/12, 8/19, 8/26
*Green Building Professional Certification- September 10th-11th
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Upcoming Events/Programs:
*Builder Leadership Panel-July 10th
*2nd Annual HBA Battle of the Bands-July 15th
*Value Engineering of Single Family Home Structural Systems: Guidelines to Maximizing Economy- July 23rd
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Coming up at the HBA:
*July 10th- Builder Leadership Panel
*July 15th-2nd Annual Battle of the Bands
*July 23rd-Value Engineering Seminar
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Selling Building Technologies
Date: TBD
Learn how to sell new and always changing building technologies to the prospective homebuyer.
The Building science and technologies behind everything from Housewraps to Composite Decking,Ultra Low Maintenance decking, exterior PVC trim, HVAC Units, Kitchens and Baths, Structured wiring and Home Automation.
Featured Presenters:
Mitch Lauver, Parksite
Steve Cohen, Pierce-Phelps, Inc.
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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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