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BIA Fresno/Madera Counties

UPDATE BULLETIN

Volume 27, Issue 10– October 31, 2018

Professional Women in Building

Remember The Troops

Many thanks to those who had donation boxes at their offices and those that donated items for military service personnel, serving overseas. Blue Star Moms had a great amount of items for distribution (see more photos on page 2).

Amy Sherrick Richard Barnes Janice Gibson

McCormick Barstow Resource Lenders Richard’s Plumbing

Tesoro Viejo Ed Dunkel Housing Capital Company

Precision Civil Engineering

www.nahb.org/ma

This link takes you to the NAHB

Member Discounts page

LOCAL

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Alicia (Veteran) & Amy Tempest Alison Berry

Mark Barsotti D R Horton Arthur J. Gallagher

Chicago Title

Items Donated By And the fun begins Blue Star Moms

Dave Christian Construction Packaging Crew

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AROUND THE STATE

Labor shortage could slow California's economy

Marin Independent Journal

California's latest employment report is nothing short of astounding.

The state's unemployment rate, which topped 12 percent during the Great Recession a decade ago, declined to a record low 4.1 percent in September as employment rolls continued to expand, up 339,600 workers over the previous year.

https://goo.gl/DBX3y9

Sacramento waives fees on affordable housing projects; how much will it cost?

Sacramento Bee

Sacramento City Council voted Tuesday to stop charging most city-imposed fees to devel-opers who build new affordable housing.

Starting Dec. 30, developers and nonprofits that build new affordable apartment units and single-family homes will no longer need to pay city fees that go toward services like infrastruc-ture, parks, water and sewer, a city staff report said.

https://goo.gl/erHSqP

Is winter coming for Southern California's housing market? Sales are falling and price cuts are more common

LA Times

A chill is settling over the once white-hot Southern California housing market.

Listings are up. Sales are falling. Price reductions are becoming more common.

The latest evidence came Tuesday when CoreLogic released its monthly market report. Sales across the region plummeted nearly 18% in September compared with a year earlier, the largest drop in almost eight years. The median home price in the six-county region rose 3.6% to $523,000, the smallest rise in more than three years.

https://goo.gl/xkRfYm

San Diego home sales drop to lowest level in 11 years

and price also dips

San Diego Union-Tribune

San Diego County home sales dropped 17.5 percent to the lowest level in 11 years for a September in the first sig-nificant sign of a slowdown in the market, real estate track- er CoreLogic reported Tuesday.

Last month, 2,942 homes sold in the county, down from 3,568 sales a year ago. It was the lowest number of sales for a September since just before the Great Recession when 2,152 sold in September 2007. Also, last month's me- dian home price dropped to $575,000 - the first decrease since Jan-uary - after hitting an all-time high of $583,000 in August.

https://goo.gl/Z1rGAT

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AROUND THE STATE

CALIFORNIA HOUSING BECOMES MORE AFFORDABLE

Builder

According to a recent report from the California Association of Realtors more Californians could afford to buy a home in the third quarter of this year. The group's Traditional Housing Af-fordability Index shows that 27% of California households could afford to purchase the $588,530 median-priced home in the third quarter of 2018, up from 26% in second-quarter 2018 and down from 28% a year ago.

https://goo.gl/gKWPhA

FHFA Announces Maximum Conforming Loan Limits for 2019

FHFA

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced the maximum conforming loan limits for mortgages to be acquired by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in 2019. In most of the U.S., the 2019 maximum conforming loan limit for one-unit properties will be $484,350, an in-crease from $453,100 in 2018.

https://goo.gl/8NGUPZ

CALIFORNIA'S MONTHLY HOME SALES DROP TO LOWEST SEPTEMBER LEVEL IN 11 YEARS

Builder

An estimated 33,866 new and existing homes and condos were sold across the state of California in September 2018, down 21.9% from August 2018 and down 17.2% from September 2017, according to Corelogic data. This marks the lowest number of monthly home sales for Sep-tember in 11 years.

https://goo.gl/SWTec9

Geotechnical Investigation: Deal or Dud?

This month’s featured article (on page 7) from Walt Keaveny (the Risk Manager, Underwriting Manager and Principal Engineer for 2-10 Home Buyers Warranty) is focused on geotechnical investigations. In most cases, building homes without a geotechnical investigation is like being blind-folded and swinging at a piñata. You can’t see what you’re doing and hope for the best. Learn the benefits of a geotechnical investigation and when one is needed. Please visit Walt’s Corner to read the full article.

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BIA-Fresno/Madera Member Benefits

Three-In-One Membership— When you join the Building Industry Association of Fresno/Madera Counties you also become a member of the California Building Industry Association (CBIA www.cbia.org ) and the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB www.nahb.org)

These associations work together to ensure sufficient affordable housing and to make the American dream of homeownership a reality. Your local, state and national memberships provide many valuable ben-efits, services and opportunities that range from advocacy, education, technical support, industry resources and the latest data and information.

Advocacy—Our advocates and member volunteers work year-round in your community, Sacramento and Washington, D.C. to encourage local government officials and lawmakers to provide incentives for people to purchase new homes and lower the costs of homebuilding, such as through fee reductions and eliminat-ing high-cost regulations.

Targeted Networking and Marketing Opportunities—We encourage our members to do busi-ness with members. Local, state and national events also offer opportunities to build business relationships.

Our committees hold regularly scheduled meetings to fulfill tasks and goals.

Create brand awareness and make yourself known. Use your membership to promote your brand and market your business message to potential customers through advertising and sponsorships

Save Money

2-10 Home Buyers Warranty: Exclusive access to discounts on select products, including the Builder Backed Service Program and the systems and appliances warranty

Amazon: Business-only pricing and products, Purchasing approvals and workflows, Improved spending visibility and Multiple payment options.

Lowe’s: Save 2% on Lowe’s accounts receivable purchases, plus free delivery on purchases of $500 or more

UPS: UPS discounts of up to 36% on a broad portfolio of shipping services including air letters & packag-es, ground shipments, international imports and exports.

TSYS (formerly TransFirst): Complete payment solutions with proven savings of 16% per year average. Web/mobile tools, credit card and eCheck processing, check services and more. Free “Savings Analysis” for members.

CBIA has an Affinity Program with Ames Grenz Insurance, to provide members with guaranteed issue medical, dental and vision plans. For details, please contact Reggie Conley at Ames Grenz Insurance Ser-vices at (916) 486-2900 or rconley@amesgrenz.com

CBIA has an exclusive offer for its members: A workers’ compensation safety group program that provides affordable workers’ compensation insurance at a discounted rate. In addition to savings, the program pro-vides resources and tools to promote safety – which ultimately protects or drives down your experience modification. 5% Group Discount on Premium Rates. Group Program Eligibility – Minimum Annual PAYROLL of $30,000

The CIRB Report, a research service provided by the California Homebuilding Foundation (CHF), produc-es and distributes current and historical statewide building permit statistics for all 58 counties and 538 in-corporated cities. Contact the ResearchTeam at 916-340-3340 or CHF-CIRB@mychf.org for more infor-mation.

Member Rebate Program: Quarterly rebates on materials purchased

NPP (National Purchasing Power): Verizon Wireless—up to 22% off standard rates

(with 5 business lines), Expedia, Cradlepoint and Fastenal

BDX (Builders Digital Experience): List Communities/Homes for Free

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DO BUSINESS

WITH MEMBERS

KEEP YOUR INDUSTRY

STRONG

Renewing Members

Giannetta Civil Engineering

2-10 Home Buyers Warranty

Jackson Tidus

Panda Koala, Inc.

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

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We’re Sorry To See You Go!

Do you know any of these members?

Call and urge them to renew their membership today!

These memberships are set to expire

on 11/30/2018

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MEMBERSHIP

BIA recognizes and appreciates new and renewing members

Please call them if you are in need of services they provide.

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2018 Board of Directors

Matt Smith, Chairman James Jimison, Secretary/Treasurer

Woodside Homes Century Communities

DIRECTORS

Arakel Arisian

Arisian Group

Greg Bardini

Morton & Pitalo

John Bonadelle

Bonadelle Neighborhoods

John A. Bonadelle

Bonadelle Neighborhoods

Terry Broussard

Broussard Associates

Nick Bruno

Valley Development Company

Deborah Coe

Baker Manock & Jensen

Mitch Covington

R. M. Covington Homes

Patrick Darnell

D R Horton

David Dick

Donald P. Dick Air Conditioning

Bob Dillon

Gary McDonald Homes

Ed Dunkel

Precision Civil Engineering

Dennis Gaab

Century Communities

Gary Giannetta

Gary Giannetta, Civil Engineer

Zack Gomes

KB Home

Stan Harbour

Harbour & Associates

Jeff Harris

Wilson Homes

Vance Herring

Woodside Homes

Ash Knowlton

McCaffrey Homes

Brent McCaffrey

McCaffrey Homes

Gary McDonald

Gary McDonald Homes

Sarah Oliveira

Wathen Mansionette Homes

Mike Pickett

Don Pickett & Associates

Jeff Reid

McCormick, Barstow

Brad Roznovsky

The Roz Group

Carl Swanson

Housing Capital Company

Ron Wathen

QK

Leo Wilson

Wilson Homes

PROFESSIONAL WOMEN IN BUILDING

Officers

President - Caryn Wiser

JLS Environmental

President-Elect - Jamie Ohanesian

Precision Civil Engineering

Vice President-Membership - Donna Shepherd

Motivational Systems, Inc.

Treasurer - Linda Pickett

Don Pickett & Associates

Secretary - Charlene Crabtree

BIAFM

Parliamentarian - Marcia Russell

Community Outreach Chair— Alison Berry

Arthur J. Gallagher

Historian—Terri Emmett

Dave Christian Construction

Directors

Donna Giannetta

Gary Giannetta, Civil Engineer

Sheri Mitcheltree

Patti Wasemiller

Valley Pacific Builders

Laura Wilson

Wilson Homes

Calendar of Events

December

5 BIA Board of Directors—8:45 am—5260 N. Palm Ave., Ste. 421, Fresno

7 BIA Annual Christmas Party—6:30 pm—Clovis Veterans Building, Clovis

12 BIA/Fresno Committee—3:00 pm—Fresno City Hall, Room 4017

19 BIA/Clovis Committee—9:00 am—Clovis Police/Fire Dept. HQ—Exec. Conf. Rm.

24 BIA OFFICE CLOSED at noon

25 BIA OFFICE CLOSED

31 BIA OFFICE CLOSED at noon