Official Newsletter of the Home Builders Association of Lake-Sumter January 2013 Vol 36 Issue 6

To Promote & Protect Homeownership as the American Way

2013 Corporate Sponsor

INSIDE ∎ Inserts - 2013 Newsletter Ad Rates

2013 Online, eAd Rates

Parade Guidebook Ad Rates

∎ President’s Message

∎ Permit Reports

∎ Sales & Marketing News

∎ Announcing the 2013 Dream Community

∎ Picture Gallery

∎ Lumber & Commodity Report

∎ Remodelers/Green News

General Membership Meeting

Date & Time: Tuesday, January 22, 6 pm Location: Eustis Elk’s Club 2540 Dora Avenue

Admission: $20 RSVP: By Noon Friday, January 18

(We Must Bill No Shows)

Email your reservation to admin@lakehba.com or

Call 352-343-7101

2013 Business Silver Sponsor

Enjoy this newsletter in vibrant color

on www.lakehba.com

Announcing the 2013 Parade of Homes’ Dream Community

Read more on page 5

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Building Permits

OCTOBER #Single Family Permits Value Lake County 57 17,431,622 Tavares 10 1,307,107 Eustis 3 634,545 Leesburg 9 1,870,160 Lady Lake 0 Montverde 0 Clermont 16 2,588,764 Minneola Mascotte Mount Dora 2 673,748 Umatilla Groveland Fruitland Park Howey In The Hills Astatula Sumter County 333 93,100,774 Thank you to the building departments for supplying this infor-mation. Those that are blank did not report.

Home Builders Association Lake-Sumter 1100 N Joanna Avenue Tavares, FL 32778

Ph 352-343-7101 Fx 352-343-4650 www.lakehba.com www. facebook.com/lakehba

Officers & Directors President William Dorman - White Aluminum Vice President Joseph Williams - TownSquare Construction Associate Vice President Paul Swanson - George Nahas Chevrolet Secretary/Treasurer James Moore - Aluminum Contractors Immediate Past President Andrew Nutt - Holly Homes Immediate Past Associate Vice President Loretta Maimone - Loretta C. Maimone, Inc Builder Directors Sean del Castillo - Lake-Sumter Habitat for Humanity Cynthia Couillard - DiBarco Building Corp Craig Hegstrom - Hegstrom Homes William Wilburth - WC Wilburth Inc Joe Ziler - Kevco Builders Associate Directors Chuck Hiott - Booth, Ern, Straughan & Hiott Inc Dale Roberts - Dale E. Roberts & Assoc. Dave Van Winkle - Citizens First Bank Life Directors Mike Carter - Granger Construction Carl Ludecke - Charlie Johnson Builder George Hansford - Prominent Construction Clarence Tibbs - STE Electrical Systems

Staff Carolyn Maimone - Executive Director Kelly Hoover - Administrative Assistant On The Level is published monthly by the Home Builders As-sociation of Lake Co. Every attempt has been made to insure the accuracy of all information presented, however no guaran-tee or warranties are provided. For advertising, contact the HBA at 352-343-7101 or visit our website. The HBA reserve the right to refuse any advertising.

EVENT CALENDAR

JANUARY 8 Finance Committee 4:30 pm Board of Directors 5 pm 9 Parade Committee 8:30 am Home Show Committee 10 am Remodelers / Green Building Noon (RSVP by Jan. 7th) 10 Golf Committee 3:30 pm 18 Home Show Vendor Set-up Noon - 4 pm 19 Home Show 9 - 3 pm (Lake Receptions - Mount Dora) 22 GMM 6 pm (Elk’s Club - Tavares)

Up Coming Events Morning BUZZ

Feb. 6th 8:30 - 10 am Lake County Board of Realtors

Parade of Homes Feb. 23rd - Mar. 3rd

Office hours are Monday - Friday

8 am - Noon & 1 - 4 pm

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Two Locations

Congratulations

To Doug Faivre, President of Blinds by Design. Blinds by Design won the award for 2012 Window Treatment Contractor of the year presented by Angies’ List.

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Making 2013 Your Year

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Actions speak louder than words so this year we are eager to put actions behind our resolu-tions. We have a great team of committee chairs to make us successful. Let’s start by giving them our full support. Committees are the lifeblood of the HBA and the perfect way for members to enhance their membership investment. From advocacy and education to networking and sales & marketing, the HBA has a place for every member to develop personally and professionally. All committees and councils are open to all HBA members unless otherwise noted. HBA staff are eager to help you find the perfect place to meet your needs while serving the association. Leading our team is our new Executive Director Carolyn Maimone. Carolyn is a Lake County native and comes to us with a lifetime of contacts and a very diverse background in Information Technology, Accounting and Management, as well as a history in local politics and a knack for

fundraising. This combination is sure to benefit the Association. Working with Carolyn and her administrative assistant Kelly Hoover are the 2013 committee and council chairs. Gov-

ernmental Affairs will be led by former HBA president Mike Carter (Granger Construction & Development). The Member-ship Committee is looking forward to the leadership of 2011 Spike of the Year and former president Andrew Nutt (Holly Homes). Jim Rahman (Westmont Construction) continues to lead the Green Building Committee that meets jointly with the Remodelers Council. By unanimous vote, the Remodelers elected Bill Wilburth (WC Wilburth Construction) to succeed Joe Williams as chair and Nate Ritter (GreenBuilt Solutions) will assume the role of vice chair. The Sales & Marketing Council will be led by Jeanne Abernathy (Southern Style Management). See Jeanne’s article on page 4. Don Magruder (RoMac Lum-ber & Supply) is assuming the Community Service Chair and Susan Adams (RoMac Lumber & Supply) is our new chair of the Spike Club.

Special events planned for 2013 include the Parade of Homes led by Dale Roberts (Dale E. Roberts and Assoc.) for more information see page 5, the April 19 annual golf tournament led for a second year in a row by chair Chuck Hiott (Booth, Ern, Straughan, Hiott, Inc.). Watch for more details as they unfold. Be sure to put on your calendar the January 19 Home Show chaired by Loretta Maimone (Loretta C. Maimone Inc.) It is sure to be a fantastic event and an excellent opportunity for member vendors to network with each other. Last minute tables MAY be available . Check with the office. Another home show will be announced for Fall 2013. The Sales & Marketing Committee is also planning three Morning Buzz programs. The first will be on Wednesday, Feb 6 from 8:30 AM - 10 AM at the REALTORS® Association of Lake & Sumter Counties. Look for more details on page 4.

I look forward to the board of directors leading an out-reach to our Sumter County members, developing with their input a better relationship with Sumter County and growing our membership base in the county.

As a reminder in closing, while uncertainty remains as we move into 2013, housing is making its comeback. Keep that thought and refuse to participate in a slowdown. Our 2013 Parade of Homes is going to highlight the best that the indus-try has to offer. Trilogy by Shea Homes is our Dream Com-munity and valuable opportunities are still available for en-tries, virtual entries, and sponsorships.

An HBA is as strong as its members and membership value is gained through involvement. Make 2013 the year that you joined the action and earned the biggest return ever on your investment. I’ll be right there with you. You can bank on it!

May we all fulfill our resolutions, and have a prosperous and healthy New Year. ~Bud

Bud Dorman

White Aluminum

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SALES AND MARKETING

The Sales & Marketing Committee will be hosting the February Buzz seminar at the Lake & Sumter Real-tors Association with members of HBA as guest speakers. We’ll be informing the Realtors about how to sell new construction, building & selling green, and financing new homes. As the resale inventory con-tinues to tighten, more Realtors will be turning to new construction homes for their buyers!

Recently I attended a key note speech by Barbara Corcoran, the super-successful housing expert on the Today Show, investor/shark on ABC’s “Shark Tank”, and weekly contributor to the New York Daily News and More Maga-zine. Barbara turned a $1,000 loan into a $5 billion dollar real estate business, which she subsequently sold for $66 million dollars in 2001! Her message to the audience was that she invested in her business during the down times, picking up cheap office space and desks, and then grew her offices when times were better. I just purchased her book, Shark Tales! Wishing a happy and healthy New Year to all!

Jeanne Abernathy

(Southern Style Manage-

ment), Sales & Marketing

Committee Chair

The Morning BuzzThe Morning BuzzThe Morning BuzzThe Morning Buzz “Selling New, Selling Green,

& Financing Options ”

Wednesday, Feb 6 from 8:30 AM - 10 AM RSVP by: Noon Feb 5th

at the REALTORS® Association of Lake & Sumter Counties

Located at 3001 SR 19 in Tavares

FREE to HBA and RALSC members!

A Panel Presentation With: Joan Nagle - Broker, Sales Associate for KB Home,

Joe Williams, GCP, FGBC - Builder/Owner of TownSquare Construction

Nate Ritter, LEED AP, BD&C, CGP - GreenBuilt Solutions LLC

Jeff Tierney - Branch Manager for DHI Mortgage

Sponsored by:

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We have exciting news. Our 2013 Dream Community is Trilogy by Shea Homes, located 100 Falling Acorn Avenue, Groveland, FL. I had the privilege of touring the spacious and elegant 57,000 sq. ft. Magnolia House, grounds and model homes with Jeff Gersh, Area Vice President of Shea Victoria Gardens. Magnolia House, where the 2013 Parade of Homes banquet will be held on February 22, is the centerpiece of the Trilogy community. Destined to exceed even the highest expectations, this resort club features all the latest in dining,

fitness, relaxation, and social connectivity. Rich architecture, modern décor, and 5-star amenities blend to create a welcom-ing atmosphere, certain to awe and inspire on a daily basis.

As of this writing we are still receiving entries into the parade. I’d like to remind everyone that virtual entries are an ef-fective way for those who don’t have a home or remodel currently available to enter to take advantage of the marketing and exposure of the parade. Every virtual entry receives the same space in the guidebook and on the parade website. For those who are not tech savvy, we can help. Just talk to our HBA staff,

I am also pleased to announce that for the first time we have the opportunity to extend our entry deadline and still meet publication deadlines for the guidebook. We are now able to accept entries at the regular fee rates until the extended dead-line of Friday, JAN. 25, 2013. A late fee will go into effect after the 25th of January.

Associate members can also take advantage of the parade. Numerous sponsorship opportunities are available that offer various levels of marketing exposure. You will want to be part of the exciting night at the parade banquet when winners are announced. It’s a unique opportunity to network with prominent builder/developer leaders from around the area. Being a sponsor will designate you as a noteworthy supporter of the Parade of Homes. Look for the sponsorship form in this newslet-ter or on the HBA website. Sponsor payments may be made online, too.

Parade volunteers are currently being sought to assist with the banquet preparations, to drive judges, and to keep guide-books in racks around the area. Contact the HBA office if you would like to be a parade volunteer. It’s going to be a big event with many opportunities for all.

Dale Roberts

2013 Parade Chair

Dale E Roberts &

Associates

The Dream is Just Around the Corner and You Can be in it!

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PICTURE GALLERY

Installation and Awards

Congratulations to 2012 Builder of the year, Joe Ziler, Kevco Builders and 2012 Associate of the year Dave Van Winkle, Citizens 1st Bank. And thanks to all 2012 and 2013 Leaders.

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PICTURE GALLERY

HBA Annual Christmas Party

Thank you to everyone who contributed toys to local children. The drive was a huge success. It’s always good to see so many member gathered in one place. We hope to see many of you again at the January Home Show and General Mem-bership Meeting.

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Usually, just before Christmas, a hush falls over the wood commod-ity markets as dealers and traders focus more on Santa Claus and cookies than sticks of lumber. This year, on the contrary, there is no Christmas rest as the wood com-modity markets remain extremely active. The Home Builders Asso-

ciation Wood Commodity Index (Index) for December has risen 2.2% to $379.24 per thousand, primarily on the strength of spruce dimensional. Lumber futures point to continued price increases in products throughout 2013.

The lumber portion of the Index increased 6.3% to $393.79 per thousand with 2x4 spruce dimensional pric-ing rising 5%-10%, depending on the specific length. 2x6 spruce increased more dramatically with plus 15% jumps in pricing over the last 30 days. Wide width short pine gave back 10% in pricing while the other lengths crawled forward in price less than 2.5%.

In the plywood portion of the Index, the market was basically flat from 30 days ago. OSB sheathings gave back $5 per thousand while T&G CDX enjoyed a 3.5% increase. The result for the sheathing portion of the In-dex was a minimal loss of 0.8%, which is basically flat. The big news is OSB and CDX sheathings did not give back all of their gains from last month’s super storm Hur-ricane Sandy. That says a lot about this market, espe-cially given the time of the year.

After January 1, 2013, the floodgates of price in-creases are going to open wide, and eve-rything from metal to roofing shingles is going up. The biggest and the ugliest is the 30% increase in drywall pricing. Ear-lier in the year, we were skeptical if this large of an increase again this year would stick, but Hurricane Sandy may have just applied the glue.

Builders and remodelers should be very careful on long-term quotes and bids; but, most importantly, price protec-tion clauses are a must. Failing to stay on top of price increases could really cost building companies a lot of cash in 2013. Be smart--know what is going on in pric-ing.

Thank you for reading the Lumber and Commodity Report. I would like wish everyone a Happy and Prosperous New Year!

MEMBERS IN ACTION

HIT THE TARGET Advertise in

“On the Level” Special pricing for HBA members

with up to 30% discount in 2012

Call 352-343-7101 for details

Don Magruder

Ro-Mac Lumber &

Supply

Lumber & Commodity News

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30 - 34 Years The Floor Shoppe (33)

20 - 24 Years Herb Smith Construction (23)

Banyan Homes (23) Prominent Construction (23)

Wiggins Bros. Well Drilling (24) American Builder Supply formerly CBS (23)

Spencer D. Davis Inc. (20)

15 - 19 Years Showcase Homes Inc. (16)

Harbor Hills Development (18) Sam S. Sadler III Inc. (17)

5 - 9 Years Gaughan Homes Inc. (7)

Rick Tanner Builders Inc. (6)

1 - 4 Years Timothy P. Hoban PA (2)

Cecil Clark Chevrolet Inc. (2) Well Fargo / Denise Hostettler Affiliate (1)

The Real Estate Book (3) Medallion Home (1)

Blinds By Design Inc. (3) Skobel Homes (2)

David Weekley Homes (1) George Nahas Chevrolet (3)

THANK YOU FOR RENEWING WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

TIME TO RENEW

If you know or do business with any of these companies,

please encourage them to continue their membership.

Mark Cook Builders Baird Home Corporation Design Group Central

Emmett Sapp Builders Inc. Styro Systems Inc.

South Lake Electric & Construction /

James Nussbaumer Ph 352-429-2624

Electrical Contractor Sponsor: George Hansford / Prominent Construction

United Southern Bank / Jeanne Lazo Affiliate Ph (352)308-9680 Financial Institution

Sponsor: Janet Noack / United Southern Bank

Florida Door Solutions / Amanda Locke Ph (407) 884-5955

Garage Doors / Overhead Doors Sponsor: John Holt / Solar-Tite

Fairwinds Credit Union / Kristy Parsons Ph (352)323-1594 Financial Institution

Sponsor: Don Magruder / Ro-Mac Lumber

Royal Oak Homes / J. Matthew Orosz Ph (407) 206-9305

Builder Sponsor: Dale Roberts / Dale E. Roberts & Assoc. LLC

Ongoing Benefits for New & Renewing Members

From Daily Commercial • Renewals: $50 gift certificate toward advertising campaign

• New Members: $100 gift certificate toward advertising campaign

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WE VALUE YOUR MEMBERSHIP

The Spike Club is an elite group of

Association members recognized

for outstanding achievement in

membership. Become a spike by

recruiting new members.

2013 number of new members

noted in parentheses next to name.

NAHB SPIKE

CLUB

Statesman 500-999 George Hansford 517.5

Super 250-499 Carl Ludecke 428 Karen Schroeder 409.5

Royal 150-249 Ann Hagen 201 Craig Hegstrom 199 Clell Coleman 185.5 Don Magruder 156 Paul Fallman 154.5 Bud Dorman 150

Red 100-149 Clarence Tibbs 120 Andrew Nutt 101.5

Green 50-99 Lee Humphrey 93.5 Dale Roberts 93.5 Paul Swanson 88.5 Susan Adams 84.5 Gerry Suarez 80.5 Jim Bible 78.5

Jody Coursey 73.5 Mike Carter 64 Dick Stier 52

Life 25-49 Rob Granger 45.5 Ron Griffith 30.5 Joe Ziler 29

Blue 6-24 Ron Schwarz 22.5 Jason Hansford 20 Mike Torres 12 Joe Williams 14 Glenn Phillips 8 Loretta Maimone 8 Bart Lucas 7 Jimmy Moore 6

Remodelers Council elected Bill Wilburth as their 2013 chair. He will serve along with Green Committee Chair Jim Rahman. Any member of the HBA may attend the Re-modelers/Green meetings held the 2nd Wednesday

of the month. A $5 fee is charged to cover the cost of lunch. Reservations are required. The noon before a meet-ing so that sufficient food maybe ordered.

Members who are interested in presenting their prod-ucts or services should contact Bill or Jim or the HBA of-fice. Watch for details about the January program in up-coming eMember Connection.

Members interested in joining the National Association of Homebuilders’ Remodelers Council (NAHBR) will find additional information and an application on the HBA web-site under “About” then “Committees and Councils.” The fee is just $30 per year and comes with some special bene-fits provided by the NAHBR.

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Paul Swanson Commercial/Fleet Manager

Direct line 352-748-8605 Cellular 772-521-6064

pswanson@ georgenahaschevrolet.com

www.georgenahaschevrolet.com 4135 E State Rd 44 in Wildwood

$500

NAHB

Discount

Remodelers/Green Council

Bill Wilburth (WC Wilburth) and

Jim Rahman (Westmont Construc-

tion), co-chairs

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