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Protect Your Home Investment: Designations Make A Difference!
Quality workmanship, knowledge and experience matter, especially when you will be investing a significant amount of money with a home builder or remodeler as you build a new home or update your current one to fit your lifestyle. Choosing a building professional with a designation can help ensure you are hiring a builder or remodeler who is committed to their craft …
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Rogersville board votes to boost home building by cutting impact fees
At its February 6 meeting, the Rogersville Board of Aldermen approved a proposal to cut the city’s water and sewer impact fees by 75% through August 31. Water and sewer impact fees in Rogersville range from $1,500 to $2,600 per house, depending on location. The vote was taken following comments by HBA President Matt Bailey, who both resides in and …
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HBA Home Show Opens Friday: See it ALL in One Place!
The Home Builders Association of Greater Springfield will open the doors to its annual Home Show in just one week, promising a big helping of what’s new, along with the tried and true favorites. The 2012 HBA Home Show has everything to inspire your next home improvement or building project – all under one roof. Attendees of the 2012 HBA Home Show (which …
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The Importance of Home Equity Loans for Remodeling: Latest From Eye on Housing Blog
Historically, home equity loans have been an important source of funding for home improvement spending. The following analysis demonstrates this relationship and examines what impact recent declines in home equity loan use have had on the remodeling sector, as well as the positive effects of the residential energy-efficient tax credits. In particular, as home equity withdrawal declined during the Great …
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Housing Affordability Hits Near-Record 72.9 Percent in Third Quarter
Buoyed by stabilizing home prices and sustained low interest rates, nationwide housing affordability during the third quarter of 2011 hovered near its highest level in at least two decades, according to the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index (HOI), released this week. The HOI indicated that a near-record 72.9% of all new and existing homes sold in the third quarter of this year …
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HBA President Bailey Describes ‘New Normal’ in Buffalo Reflex
Home Builders Association of Greater Springfield President Matt Bailey recently was featured in a Buffalo Reflex article that assessed the current state of the area’s housing economy. To read the full article on buffaloreflex.com, click here. ——————————— The New Normal Matt Bailey of The Bailey Company has adjusted to the building market by switching to remodeling instead of new-home construction. …
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New-Home Sales Rose 5.7% in September
Sales of newly built, single-family homes posted a 5.7% gain to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 313,000 units in September — their fastest pace in five months — according to government data released Oct. 26. Sales gained 11.2% in the South and 9.7% in the West, but dropped 4.2% in the Northeast and 12.2% in the Midwest. While some in the …
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NAHB Housing Forecast: Still Cloudy, With Gradual Brightening
NAHB Chief Economist David Crowe told participants in this week’s Construction Forecast webinar that the outlook for the housing business is solidly dependent upon improvements in the broader economy and job market that have been disappointingly slow in materializing, and acknowledged that his forecast is now somewhat less optimistic than it was at the start of this year. A primary hitch has been consumer confidence, which, along …
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HBA Home Remodeling Expo Opens with Media Attention
The HBA of Greater Springfield’s 2011 Home Remodeling Expo Opened Friday to larger than anticipated crowds amid positive local media attention. Coverage on KOLR/KOZL (watch video by clicking here), the Springfield Business Journal, and the Springfield News-Leader (early-week and late-week) helped set the stage for a successful weekend. It was a busier-than typical opening Friday at the Home Builders Association …
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Home Remodeling EXPO Opens FRIDAY! “NEW PRODUCTS” Showcase & MORE
PLANNING NOTE TO MEDIA: To schedule on-sight media interviews, live shots, video, photography, etc (for during the show and/or in advance), contact Matt Morrow (cell/text: 417-838-7009). Market research consistently confirms that the majority of trade show attendees are coming to see what is new in the market. They won’t be disappointed at the Home Builders Association of Greater Springfield’s …
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