Industry Articles
The Impact of New Energy Codes on Colorado’s Fraught Housing Market Part 1
The Impact of New Energy Codes on Colorado’s Fraught Housing Market: Parts 1 & 2 The issue of housing is one we tackle repeatedly on Common Sense Digest because it touches every single Coloradan in some way and impacts the overall economic health and well-being of the state. Building off our recent report The Uncertain Future…
Read MorePlanes, Cranes & Automobiles BUILD PAC FUNDRAISING EVENT
Planes, Cranes & and Automobiles – Let’s Keep Our Industry Moving Forward SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH AT 3:30 PM JONES HANGAR | 45855 KITTY HAWK CIRCLE, PARKER, CO 80138 Please join us for an exciting evening celebrating our resilient industry featuring Whiskey and Bourbon Tastings, Car and Truck Show, Silent Auction and more fun surprises!
Read MoreThe State of new Builds in Colorado for Builders, Lenders, and Buyers
By: Andrew de Naray Whether it’s the desire for a home that’s a blank canvas in a prime location, or modern living with the latest technology and features, people will always want to build new homes. While the housing market appears to be undergoing a shift and there’s been a recent uptick in inventory, homebuyers…
Read MoreContact Your Senator Today
The Inflation Reduction Act does nothing to Reduce Inflation on Housing! Take action today! Contact your Senator and seek removal of provisions in the reconciliation legislation pressuring state and local governments to adopt unwarranted building and energy codes. Requiring adoption of these ICC or ASHRAE codes will drive up housing costs negatively impacting housing affordability. Read More
Read MoreThe HBA Advocate Newsletter | August 2, 2022
August 2, 2022 City of Aurora to delay implementation of the 2021 ICC until next spring The City of Aurora adopted the 2021 International Building Codes earlier this year and set an enforcement/implementation date of October 31, 2022. After making this decision, the City received request from the HBA of Metro Denver and other active…
Read MoreFederal Reserve Raises by 75 Basis Points and Notes Slowing Economy
Dr. Robert Dietz is Chief Economist and Senior Vice President for Economics and Housing Policy for the National Association of Home Builders states, “Among the clear signs of this slowing are just about every housing indicator, including seven straight months of declines for home builder sentiment. Indeed, an open macro question is whether the economy experienced…
Read MoreI’ve been building homes for 40 years, and here’s what has to change if the U.S. wants more starter homes
Jerry Konter is the founder and president of Konter Quality Homes in Savannah, Ga., and the chairman of the National Association of Home Builders. Finding and enacting solutions to these housing challenges is critical to fulfilling the housing needs of all Americans. It will require policy makers at all levels of government to make housing…
Read MoreStatement from NAHB Chairman Jerry Konter on House Ways and Means Committee Hearing on the Housing Crisis
Jerry Konter, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a home builder and developer from Savannah, Ga., issued the following statement in response to today’s House Ways and Means Committee Hearing, Nowhere to Live: Profits, Disinvestment, and the American Housing Crisis: “Committee members at today’s hearing would have benefited by hearing directly from…
Read MoreThe HBA Advocate Newsletter | July 5, 2022
July 5, 2022 New Local Economic Impact Reports on the homebuilding industry in the Denver Metropolitan Area now available Homebuilding generates substantial local economic activity, including new income and jobs for residents, and additional revenue for local governments. The National Association of Home Builders, in partnership with the HBA of Metro Denver has developed two…
Read MoreThe HBA Advocate Newsletter | June 7, 2022
June 7, 2022 New Local Economic Impact Reports on the homebuilding industry in the Denver Metropolitan Area now available Homebuilding generates substantial local economic activity, including new income and jobs for residents, and additional revenue for local governments. The National Association of Home Builders, in partnership with the HBA of Metro Denver has developed two…
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