Morrison Supply Company Abilene Lumber BMC West
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Morrison Supply Company Abilene Lumber BMC West
President’s Pen by Frank Langley Big Country HBA 4398 Crawford Drive Abilene, TX 79602 325-698-4232 FAX 325-692-5844 Today as I write this many of us are in Austin with plans to meet our Rally Day bus in the morning and enjoy a day with our HBA members discussing our interest to our Congressman. It should be a worthwhile adventure. We 2013 President would like to say Thank You to our Frank Langley Partners whom stepped up to sponsor2618 S Hwy 83-84 ing our local HBA. Our Titanium partTuscola TX 79562 ners Taylor Electric and Morrison Sup325-572-3398 ply, Gold ASG Security, Silver Security Fax 325-572-3398 Title and ABC Supply, and our Bronze Cell 325-665-6339 WTL construction, Air-Tech Heating and Air, and CBS Insurance, thank you to all. A Big Thank You to Suddenlink who sponsored our talent for the Home and Garden Expo, in just a few short weeks the Duck Dynasty will be in town with Martin, get ready for a Great Expo, still a INSIDE THIS ISSUE few booths left, so President’s Pen call Brenda and Luncheon Notice join us in the Rally Day event. We have Permits Issued tried most advertisJustin Martin ing, and this Expo is the best and least TAB Model Construcexpensive way to show your product, tion safety Program great for new sales, networking, and 2013 Tax Deduction building stronger relationships to curCookie Thanks PWB rent or previous customers. Make plans Parade of Homes to join us. Member Benefits The 2013 Parade of Homes, is PWB Photos planned for June with 17 homes alH&G Exhibitors ready entered. Expo Weekend FeaLast but not least, Morrison's ture Presentations After Hours NAHB Best of Show NAHB Study NAHB Housing Affordability Supply is again hosting an After Hours Event on March 7th, you don't want to miss this event! See you there. LUNCHEON NOTICE Thursday March 7 Abilene Country Club Rally Day Group with Representative Susan King Thank You Bus Sponsors! Morrison Supply Company Abilene Lumber BMC West First Financial Bank Atmos Energy SuddenLink Acme Brick Security Title Company We thank these Sustaining Sponsors Titanium: Morrison Supply Company, Taylor Electric; Gold: ASG Security; Silver: ABC Supply Company, Security Title Company; Bronze: Air-Tech Heating & Air, CBS Insurance LLP, and WTL Construction LLC. Page 2 PERMITS ISSUED: January 23-February 20, 2013 Permits inside city limit: Don Estes Construction Ron Fogle Construction LP Moreno Scott Olson Homes Lantrip’s Custom Homes Inc Lone Star Home Builders Abilene Fine Homes LLC Flying V Homes LLC Lantrip’s Custom Homes LLC Buckner Construction LLC Cornerstone Enterprises Cornerstone Enterprises Mason Trendsetters Inc Mason Trendsetters Inc Abilene Fine Homes LLC Abilene Fine Homes LLC Countryside Homes LLC Junction Builders LLC Junction Builders LLC Charles Lawson Texas Pride Quality Home Mark Wayne Aldriedge Mark Wayne Aldriedge Mike Ward Custom Homes 23 SFP *01 Duplex 24 Permits this time frame Outside city limit: Mason Trendsetters Inc Mason Trendsetters Inc Rex Miller Brandon Dry 4 SFP 27 Single Family 01 Duplex 3565 La Jolla Beach 2 Mesa Ridge 501 Bois D Arc St 734 Benelli Dr 4802 Yellowstone Tr 2457 Patriot Commons Rd 3709 Firedog Rd 5117 Yellowstone Tr 4725 Yellowstone Tr 2318 Lynbrook Dr 6233 Tradition Dr 6233 Roll Ct 4433 High Sierra 4501 High Sierra 3733 Firedog Rd 3601 Firedog Rd 6309 Honor Roll Ct 325 Miss Ellie Ln 365 Miss Ellie Ln 8041 Tuscany Dr 5010 Yellowstone Tr 6218 Honor Roll Ct 1834 Smith Dr 3518 La Jolla Beach 250,000 413,424 45,000 258,500 159,900 160,000* 137,450 120,000 160,000 260,000 220,000 180,000 220,000 220,000 127,000 133,052 220,000 170,000 170,000 145,000 115,000 202,200 200,000 22,000 4,148,526 160,000* 165 Bear Creek Dr 142 CR 256 6218 Peppergrass Ln 302 CR 256 Tuscola Abilene Abilene Abilene Special guest appearance by Home & Garden Expo $5 Admission 12 & under free with adult Justin Martin of A&E’s SATURDAY ONLY Saturday March 2 11:00 am Saturday & Sunday & Garden “Meet & Greet” Big Country HomeMarch 2 & 3Expo 11:00am-2:00pm Suddenlink booth #43 Abilene Civic Center Page 3 MENKE, INC. Showroom: 3142 S. 27 TH Abilene, Texas 79605 Phone: 325-673-5096 Fax: 325-676-3716 Website: www.menke-floorscapes.com Karen Newcomb Robert Miers Paula Fiel Russ Menke Jan Menke 2013 TAX DEDUCTION In 1993, the U.S. Congress enacted the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act that contained provisions affecting trade associations. The Act provided that taxpayers will no longer be able to deduct from their federal income taxes any portion of the association dues attributable to that association’s “lobbying activities” as an ordinary and necessary cost of doing business. For 2013, NAHB estimates that the non-deductible portion of national duesthe portion that is applicable to lobbying is 17%. Thus, for a member who pays their NAHB dues of $150 in 2013, 17% or $25.50 will not be eligible for deduction as a business expense. Similarly, for an affiliate member who pays their NAHB dues of $5.00 in 2013, 17% or $.85, will not be eligible for deduction as a business expense. To see who is a member of the Big Country HBA visit For 2013, The Texas Association of Builders estimates that the non-deductible portion of state dues is 70%. With dues of $111, the amount not deductible as a business expense will be $77.70. For an affiliate member who pays their TAB dues of $25.00 in 2013, 70% or $17.50 of their dues is not deductible as a business expense. Therefore, the total amount of 2013 state and national dues for a member that is not deductible as a business expense is $103.20, and for an affiliate member the amount is $18.35. Special guest appearance by Justin Martin of A&E’s Saturday March 2 SATURDAY ONLY 11:00 am Big Country Home & Garden Expo “Meet & Greet” 11:00am-2:00pm Suddenlink booth #43 Moutray & Associates Insurance Agency Inc. For ALL those delicious cookies that miraculously appear for our board meetings www.bigcountryhba.com (Spoiled and lovin’ it!) It is time to renew your Newsletter and BCHBA Website advertising! Newsletter is $175.00 for 12 issues and the Website is $300.00 for 12 months. GIVE US A CALL! 698-4232 Page 4 Professional Women in Building by Mitzi Merchant It’s my birthday month. Happy Birthday to me. We had an awesome trip to Las Vegas in January at the International Builders Show and if you were at the last HBA luncheon you would have heard all about it. The best news is that the Abilene PWB won 4 plaques: 2nd place for Membership Recruitment and Retention with $200; 1st place for Community Outreach with $400; Council of Year – Large size and $500; then the first ever Building Hope Award, we won that. WOW. Congratulations to all the PWB members and Jennifer Snodgrass for a great year last year. Our luncheon in January, we had Tim Smith with Firehouse Fitness. Our next luncheon will be February 21 and a representative from Medi-Spa will be our speaker. Hope to see you at the next HBA luncheon and the Home & Garden Show in March. 2013 Parade of Homes Participating Builders WTL Construction LLC Scott Olson Homes Lantrip’s Custom Homes BlakeLee Builders Inc Countryside Homes LLC Texas Pride Quality Custom Homes Cornerstone Custom Homes Kinlee Custom Homes John Beall Companies Mark Aldriedge Custom Homes First Choice Homes Ron Fogle Construction LP Mason Trendsetters (Hawks) Www.nahb.org/MA Page 5 PWB Kicking Off the Year! Here is a picture from the HBA luncheon last week. Here is the picture with Ty Pennington. Here is the PWB leadership. Here is one with me staying in front of the sign in front of the Convention Center. Here we are in the 84 Lumber booth. They are a national sponsor for PWB. International Builders Show Las Vegas Here we are in the Wells Fargo stagecoach on the showroom floor. Wells Fargo is also one of PWB national sponsors. BIG COUNTRY STONE RIVER ROCK~BOULDERS~FLAGSTONE BUILDING STONE~THIN VENEER SAND & MORE 4865 S TREADAWAY (HILL ST) 325-437-5550 AFTER HOURS 660-8087 Fax 437-5566 [email protected] www.bigcountrystone.com Carla, DeAnn, and Joann Loan Officers main 325.691.9093 fax 325.691.9871 cmabe,dyeilding,[email protected] 3270 South 27th St. Abilene, TX 79605 Page 6 Foyer Exhibitors The Blind Man Abilene Foundation Keller Williams Realty Sears Home Improvement ReBath Lawrence Hall Chevrolet Cutco Cutlery Exhibit Hall Exhibitors Logix ICF Building Systems Mr. Spray Foam John Beall Companies West Texas Pools & Spas B&B Specialists Clearlight Windows and Doors $5.00 Admission Atmos Energy TYTAN Heating and Cooling Acme Brick Re/Max of Abilene Saturday & Sunday Mueller Inc INcounters Texas Stained Concrete Scentsy Inc March 2 & 3 Velata Independent Consultant Quality Exteriors Home Improvement Perkins Insurance Company TSTC H/AC ASG Security Abilene Civic Center Granite Innovations Developer Marketing & Management Co Suddenlink New Leaf Landscaping Windows of Texas Inc Steve Carter Home Improvement Specialists Stonebridge Design The Carpenter’s Workshop Abilene Reporter-News Woodbridge Home Exteriors Inc Can-Doo Budjet Rentals Morrison Supply Company Concepts in Stone StoneCoat of West Texas Big Country Master Naturalist Chapter Bath Solutions M-Co Marketing K-Mac Alznner Orthotics Anderson Tile Sales Budget Blinds C C & Co Pest Control Stone, Fire & Water LLC Prosperity Bank Stovall Realtors Hall Air Conditioning Abilene Seamless Rain Gutter First Financial Bank Tommy Simons Clear Choice Windows of Abilene Luster Craft Big Country Stone Southwest Pools & Spas Carrousel Gifts Quality Implement Company Natural Waterscapes of Abilene KBT Flagpoles Briercroft Restoration, Construction & Roofing Culligan Water Orkin Veterans Garage Door Servpro of Abilene Conference Center Exhibitors Battles Home Improvement Habitat for Humanity Abilene Habitat Restore Bath Solutions Communities of Abilene FCU Zuni Plum Creations Mama Jo’s Creations Dakota’s Designs Texas A & M AgriLife Extension Service & Big Country Master Gardeners Pat Smart Tomboy Tools Katherine’s Kollections ServiceMaster by A-Town Hi-Tech Antiqua Special Care Moving Services LLC Broken Willow Tree Service Willow Creek Gardens Inc Steele-Myers Landscape Inc WTL Construction LLC Juice Plus +/Tower Garden Lankford’s Mesquite Furniture INFORMATION Airtite Products LLC Wholesale Yard Art Countryside Homes LLC We thank these Sustaining Sponsors – Titanium: Morrison Supply Company, Taylor Electric; Gold: ASG Security; Silver: ABC Supply Company, Security Title Company; Bronze: Air-Tech Heating & Air, CBS Insurance LLP, and WTL Construction NAHB Announces Best of Show Product Winners at 2013 International Builders’ Show January 31, 2013 - The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) named the winners in its inaugural Best of IBS Awards last week during the 2013 International Builders’ Show (IBS) in Las Vegas. Awards were given to exhibitors with a product or line that shows the best combination of design, functionality and innovation. Decided by a panel of independent judges made up of attending reporters and building professionals, the awards were given in five categories. The winners were: • Best Home Technology Product: Key Digital Systems- Compass Control ® • Best in Outdoor Living: Heat & Glo- Twilight Modern Fireplace • Best Indoor Feature: Mohawk/Dal Tile- ArmorMax ™ • Best Kitchen or Bath Product: KOHLERSensate ™ Touchless Kitchen Faucet • Overall Best in Show: KOHLER – Sensate ™ Touchless Kitchen Faucet “This year’s International Builders’ Show featured an impressive line-up of more than 900 exhibitors representing all facets of the building industry,” said Lynne Pratt, NAHB Conventions and Meetings Committee Chair. “The Best of IBS Awards recognize those exhibitors that really stood out in terms of product innovation and design, and we were thrilled to be able to award them for their creativity and vision.” Award-winning products included an indoor/ outdoor see-through fireplace from Heat & Glo; Key Digital Systems’ Compass Control®, the first fully integrated major control system built from the ground up to use Apple devices such as iPad® or iPhone® as its backbone; Mohawk/ DalTile’s impressive hardwood coating system, ArmorMax ™; and finally the innovative KOHLER Sensate ™ touchless faucet, which not only won best Kitchen or Bath Product, but went on to win the Best in Show award as well. The awards were presented during the Best of IBS Awards ceremony on the final day of the show. BCHBA Board of Directors Meeting Tuesday, 10:30 March 5, 2013 Saturday & Sunday March 2 & 3 Abilene Civic Center NAHB Study Reveals What Home Buyers Really Want February 19, 2013 - The housing downturn of the last few years affected not only the number of new homes that are built each year, but also the characteristics, features and size of the ones that do get built. Builders and other industry professionals now have an opportunity to find out what home buyers really want and will not give up in today’s market, as well as which features they are ready to leave behind in light of current economic realities with a new publication from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). NAHB’s publishing arm, BuilderBooks, recently released What Home Buyers Really Want, a study which outlines home buyers’ preferences for home type and size, room layout and design, kitchen and baths, windows and doors, accessibility and outdoor features, electronics and technology in the home, energy efficiency and choosing a community. The study was conducted by NAHB’s Economics and Housing Policy Group in 2012, based on a survey of home buyers nationwide. Results from the study are available by age, income, race and Census division, among other demographic characteristics. “This survey is a great resource for building professionals, as it provides an inside look at the things home buyers really want or don’t want in their homes,” said Rose Quint, NAHB’s Assistant Vice President for Survey Research, and one of the study’s authors. “With the housing market beginning to recover, and more consumers in the position to purchase a home, it is more important than ever for builders to be armed with this information.” What do home buyers really want? • First and foremost, energy efficiency. Some of the most wanted features involve saving energy, i.e. energy-star rated appliances and windows, and an energy-star rating for the whole home. Nine out of ten buyers would rather buy a home with energy-efficient features and permanently lower utility bills than one without those features that costs 2 percent to 3 percent less. • Home buyers also want help with organization and storage. Large majorities want a laundry room, a linen closet in the bath, garage storage and a walk-in pantry. What do most buyers not want? • An elevator – 70 percent would be unlikely to buy a home with this feature. • High density communities or golf courses. • Only a shower stall (no tub) in the master bath. Nationwide Housing Affordability Increases at Year-End 2012 February 21, 2013 - Exceptionally low interest rates helped ensure a slight gain in nationwide housing affordability amid relatively stable house prices in the final quarter of 2012, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index (HOI), released today. In all, 74.9 percent of homes sold between the beginning of October and end of December were affordable to families earning the U.S. median income of $65,000. This was up nearly a percentage point from the 74.1 percent of homes sold that were affordable to median-income earners in last year’s third quarter. “The most recent housing affordability data should be encouraging to many prospective home buyers, because it shows that homeownership remains within reach of median-income consumers even as most local markets appear to be on a recovery path,” said NAHB Chairman Rick Judson, a home builder from Charlotte, N.C. He noted that the most recent reading of the NAHB/First American Improving Markets Index found that 259 out of 361 metros currently qualify as improving, including representatives from all 50 states and the District of Columbia. “The median price of all new and existing homes sold in the fourth quarter of 2012 was $188,000, essentially unchanged from the previous quarter’s $189,000 that marked a nearly three-year high,” noted NAHB Chief Economist David Crowe. “It is noteworthy that affordability remains historically high thanks to favorable mortgage rates even as national home price indexes show some rise in values." Ogden-Clearfield, Utah held its position as the nation’s most affordable major housing market for a second consecutive quarter at the end of 2012. There, 93.7 percent of all new and existing homes sold were affordable to families earning the area’s median household income of $71,500 – up slightly from the 93.2 percent of homes affordable to median-income earners in the third quarter. Also ranking among the most affordable major housing markets in respective order were Dayton, Ohio; IndianapolisCarmel, Ind.; Lakeland-Winter Haven, Fla.; and Syracuse, N.Y. Among smaller housing markets, Fairbanks, Alaska, remained at the top of the affordability chart with nearly all homes sold in the quarter -- 99.6 percent – affordable to those earning the median income of $92,900. Other small housing markets at the top of the index included Cumberland, Md.; Springfield, Ohio; Monroe, Mich.; and Mansfield, Ohio, in that order. After 18 consecutive quarters at the bottom of the affordability chart, New York-White Plains-Wayne, N.Y.-N.J. switched places with San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, Calif., which had been the second-to-least affordable market. Just 28.4 percent of homes sold in San Francisco during the fourth quarter were affordable to families earning that area’s median income of $103,000. Other major metros at the bottom of the affordability chart included Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, Calif.; Los AngelesLong Beach-Glendale, Calif.; and Honolulu, Hawaii, in that order. The least affordable small housing market in the fourth quarter was Ocean City, N.J., where just 43.5 percent of homes sold were within reach of families earning the median income of $71,100. Other small metros at the bottom of the affordability chart included San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles and Santa Cruz-Watsonville, Calif., followed by Dover, Del., and Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, Calif., respectively. Please visit www.nahb.org/hoi for tables, historic data and details. Www.nahb.org/MA For all your NAHB Membership Benefits Page 7 WAYNE BARNETT ABILENE RENTAL CENTER 1357 South Treadaway Blvd. Abilene, Texas 79602 TERRY KNOWLES ALLFOAM INSULATION, INC. 3518 Ivanhoe Lane Abilene, Texas 79605 ReMax of Abilene 2525 South Danville Drive Abilene, Texas 79605 WAYNE BARNETT 325-676-1500 Fax 325-672-1509 Email: [email protected] RON INGRAM 325-665-3269 325-695-3730 Fax 325-794-2687 Email: [email protected] BINSWANGER GLASS COMPANY 3443 North First Street Abilene, Texas 79603 CHAD’S FENCIN’ GUTTERMAN 325 CR 256 Abilene, Texas 79606 4538 Iberis Road Abilene, Texas 79606 CHAD BOLLS MARK WORTHINGTON 325-677-3362 Fax 325-795-1352 325-665-4893 Email: [email protected] WALTER POUNDS 325-673-8141 Fax 325-673-8143 Email: [email protected] JACK-BILT, INC. 2525 Jeanette Abilene, Texas 79602 JACKIE CASEY 325-829-0997 Email: [email protected] LATCH & KEY HARDWARE MARK SINGLETON 817-808-6840 Email [email protected] SILVA’S CONSTRUCTION 1242 Butternut Street Abilene, Texas 79602 ALFREDO SILVA 325-370-0777 TEXAS SATELLITE SOLUTIONS 1018 Westview Drive Abilene, Texas 79603 ADAM & LEANDRA DISIERE 325-673-3474 FAX 325-216-7201 Email: [email protected] WEED PATROL P.O. Box 4031 Abilene, Texas 79608 JOEL MORRIS 325-674-9333 LAYNE TECH ROOFING 2601 South Danville Drive Abilene, Texas 79605 J-LAYNE PARTIN 325-690-4101 Cell 201-3419 MIKE DUNNAHOO’S STAR FAMILY OF DEALERSHIPS 5101 South First Street Abilene, Texas 79605 KIM BOSHER 325-698-2222 Fax 325-698-4079 Email: [email protected] Big Country Home Builders Association 4398 Crawford Drive Abilene, Texas 79602 “Before You Build – Call Us First” 1-877-TEC-1939 www.taylorelectric.com James McKee – 325-669-8626 BIG COUNTRY STONE ABILENE Century Plaza II Suite 100 325-698-9597 LISA BOYCE BETTY GARNER RIVER ROCK~BOULDERS~FLAGSTONE BUILDING STONE~THIN VENEER SAND & MORE 4865 S TREADAWAY (HILL ST) 325-437-5550 AFTER HOURS 660-8087 Fax 437-5566 [email protected] www.bigcountrystone.com PHIL WATKINS CONSULTING 1749 University Blvd. Abilene, Texas 79603 325-668-1408 Fax 325-676-7973
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