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NAIL The official magazine of Home Builders Association of Middle Tennessee President Dan Strebel Vice President James Franks Secretary/Treasurer Michael Dillon Executive Vice President John Sheley
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FEATURES 8 Membership Mixer at Black Jack Cove Marina The membership committee hosted a Sunset Membership Mixer June 14 at the Black Pearl Restaurant at Black Jack Cove Marina.
10 Four qualifying rounds are down, one to go prior to this fall’s Grand Finale Round four of the 2012 Bass Trail was held at Mason’s Boat Dock last month. We’ve got all the team weights and tournament points leaders listed on page eleven. Download your registration form on page 15 to join the tournament.
DEPARTMENTS 6 News & Information 13 SPIKE Club Report 14 July Calendar 14 Chapters and Councils
ON THE COVER: The Piedmont Natural Gas Bass Trail Tournament closes the book on all qualifying rounds in 2012 when the July 17 round at Bull Creek Marina wraps. See page ten (10) for more details.
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NEWS&INFO
At the Dickson County Chapter’s May meeting with HBAMT Legislative Chairman Sam Carbine, Mitzi Spann and Chapter President Mark Denney. Carbine spoke to attendees about recent legislative activity, including the association’s much lauded victory in preventing fire sprinkler mandates (with the passing of SB2492/HB2639).
New-Home sales rise 7.6 percent in May ales of newly built, single-family homes rose 7.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 369,000 units in May, according to newly released data from HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau. “The relatively strong increase in new-home sales this May is an indication that more potential home buyers are being drawn to the market by today’s excellent mortgage rates as well as firming conditions in some local economies,” said Barry Rutenberg, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a home builder from Gainesville, Fla. “In addition, more people are recognizing the benefits that new homes can provide beyond what’s available in the
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existing housing stock in terms of energy efficiency, updated technology and other features.” “May’s sales report is a welcome sign that the market has returned to a more solid growth path following lackluster reports in March and April, and is in keeping with our expectations for continued, steady improvement through the end of this year,” said NAHB Chief Economist David Crowe. “While the current sales rate remains low by historical standards and continues to be constrained by challenges related to credit availability for builders and faulty appraisals, the ongoing decline in the month’s supply of new homes will necessitate additional construction in certain markets going forward.” Regionally, new-home sales were mixed in May. While the Northeast and South posted solid gains of 36.7 percent and 12.7 percent, respectively, the Midwest and West posted respective declines of 10.6 percent and 3.5 percent. The inventory of new homes for sale was almost unchanged at a low level of 145,000 units in May, reflecting a historically slim, 4.7-month supply at the current sales pace.
MetroStudy’s Jason Brown (standing) presented a “Housing Market Update and Forecast” at the June meeting of the Sales and Marketing Council. Special thanks to Well Fargo Mortgage for sponsoring the meeting.
Johnny Mutina, Sylvania, talks with Metro/Nashville Chapter President John Whitaker prior to the chapter’s June meeting at the HBAMT. Mutina spoke to the chapter about recent lighting legislation, including new bulb requirements and the bulbs that will need replacing.
Single family housing starts, builder confidence on the rise ingle-family housing production increased for a third consecutive month and builders pulled more permits for both single- and multifamily construction in May, according to newly released figures from HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau. The data reveals that the seasonally adjusted annual rate of single-family housing starts rose 3.2 percent to 516,000 units – the best pace since December of 2011. “This report is a good sign that builders are cautiously moving to replenish their depleted inventories of single-family homes in response to increasing buyer demand,” said Barry Rutenberg, NAHB chairman. “In certain housing markets across the country, the momentum toward recovery is gradually building, though tough credit conditions and inaccurate appraisal values continue to weigh down that progress.” “The latest data provides evidence of the kind of slow but steady growth that we expect to see in housing production through the end of the year, and shows that housing continues to regain strength regardless of some weakening in other parts of the economy,” said NAHB Chief Economist David Crowe. “Particularly encouraging are the gains in permit issuance posted in both the single-family and multifamily sectors in May, which are indicative of builders’ intentions to start new projects in the coming months.” While overall housing starts posted a 4.8 percent decline to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 708,000 units in May, all of the decrease was on the more volatile multifamily side. Single-family starts rose 3.2 percent to 516,000 units as multifamily starts declined 21.3 percent to 192,000 units. Regionally, dips on the multifamily side drove down combined housing starts in all but the West, which registered a 14.4 percent gain. The Northeast, Midwest and South posted declines in total housing starts of 20.3 percent, 13.3 percent and 6.1 percent, respectively. However, strong gains in new permitting activity for both single-family and multifamily homes drove the combined permitting number for May up 7.9 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 780,000 units – the strongest pace since September of 2008. Single-family permits were up 4.0 percent to 494,000 units (best pace since March of 2010) while multifamily permits gained 15.3 percent to 286,000 units. Three out of four regions posted gains in
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combined permit activity in May. The Midwest, South and West posted gains of 6.1 percent, 11.1 percent and 10.5 percent, respectively, while the Northeast registered an 8.0 percent decline.
Builder confidence rises 5 points Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes gained one point in June from a slightly revised level in the previous month to rest at 29 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), released today. This is the highest level the index has attained since May of 2007. “This month’s modest uptick in builder confidence comes on the heels of a four-point gain in May and is reflective of the continued, gradual improvement we are seeing in many individual housing markets as more buyers decide to take advantage of today’s low prices and interest rates,” said Rutenberg. “While the June HMI is in keeping with our forecast for gradually improving single-family home sales this year, recent economic reports that have shown some weakening in the pace of recovery likely factored into the marginal gain,” said Crowe. “In addition, builders across the country continue to report that overly tight lending conditions and inaccurate appraisals are major obstacles to completing sales at this time.” Derived from a monthly survey that NAHB has been conducting for 25 years, the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index gauges builder perceptions of current single-family home sales and sales expectations for the next six months as “good,” “fair” or “poor.” The survey also asks builders to rate traffic of prospective buyers as “high to very high,” “average” or “low to very low.” Scores from each component are then used to calculate a seasonally adjusted index where any number over 50 indicates that more builders view conditions as good than poor. In June, the HMI component measuring current sales conditions rose two points to 32, which is its highest level since April of 2007. Meanwhile, the components measuring sales expectations in the next six months and traffic of prospective buyers held unchanged at 34 and 23, respectively. Regionally, the HMI results were mixed in June, with two areas of the country posting gains and two posting declines. The Midwest registered a five-point gain to 31 and the West registered a four-point gain to 33, while the Northeast and South each posted two-point declines, to 29 and 26, respectively. July 2012 z The NAIL 7
NEWS&INFO
Membership Mixer at the Marina The membership committee hosted a Sunset Membership Mixer June 14 at the Black Pearl Restaurant at Black Jack Cove Marina in Nashville. Hors d’oeuvres, beverages and an adventure on the high seas (Old Hickory Lake) with Membership Chairman Trey Lewis -- all thanks to our sponsors Grove Park Construction and Regions Mortgage!
Right: Tim Ferguson, from event sponsors Regions Mortgage, and Jody Derrick. Below left: Joni Wilson. Below right: Paige Parham.
Captain and Membership Chairman Trey Lewis, Ole South Properties.
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David Gnewikow and John Bornstein with catches that helped them grab top honors at the June 12 Bass Trail tournament.
One round to go!
With the conclusion of the fourth round June 12, only one qualifying round remains on the 2012 Piedmont Natural Gas Bass Trail Tournament.
ound four of the 2012 Piedmont Natural Gas Bass Trail Fishing Tournament was held Tuesday, June 12th on Kentucky Lake at Mason’s Boat Dock. This leaves only the July 17th tournament at Bull Creek Marina remaining before the Grand Finale in October. John Bornstein and David Gnewikow secured first place honors with an impressive weigh-in totaling 23.12 lbs. The McKenzie Construction boat also took home the tournament’s “Big Fish Award” for a catch of 6.52 lbs. With catches totaling 23.05 lbs., Tommy Fuson and Gary Singleton just missed posting the top score of the day. The weigh-in easily netted the Morrison and Fuson boat the tournament’s second place honors. Jonathan Caldwell and Phillip Caldwell of the Caldwell Construction boat wrapped up third place with a weigh-in of 20.66 lbs. And the Piedmont Natural Gas duo of Danny Barksdale and Bill Ingham took home fourth place honors with catches totaling 19.94 lbs. A complete rundown of posted scores are listed on page eleven. The scoreboard includes only those teams who chose to weigh-in. Special thanks to tournament sponsors Piedmont Natural Gas. Our next tournament is the last round of the year so register today! See page fifteen (15) for your registration form.
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Bornstein and Gnewikow with their First Place Trophies following the tournament.
Second place winners Tommy Fuson and Gary Singleton, Morrison and Fuson.
Phillip Caldwell from the third place winning Caldwell Construction boat.
Fourth place winners Danny Barksdale and Bill Ingham, Piedmont Natural Gas.
Company/Boat
Fishermen
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McKenzie Construction
John Bornstein & David Gnewikow
23.17 lbs.
100
Morrison & Fuson
Tommy Fuson & Gary Singleton
23.05 lbs.
99
Caldwell Construction
James Caldwell & Jonathan Caldwell 20.66 lbs.
98
Piedmont Natural Gas
Danny Barksdale & Bill Ingham
19.94 lbs.
97
Piedmont Natural Gas
Charlie Hooper & Jason Pernell
18.36 lbs.
96
Benchmark Construction Brian Choate & Nathan Vaughn
17.74 lbs.
95
Joe Haas Construction
Joe Haas & Rusty Rust
17.36 lbs.
94
Piedmont Natural Gas
Matt Brown & Enoch Gunter
14.97 lbs.
93
Triton Stone & Granite
Trey Allen & Jim Ford
14.97 lbs.
93
Bob Kennedy Builders
Bob Kennedy & Donnie Kennedy
14.81 lbs.
91
14.15 lbs.
90
Five Star Building Group Clayton Richardson & Steve Swainteck 14.05 lbs.
89
Piedmont Natural Gas
13.73 lbs.
88
Five Star Building Group Jason King & JP King
12.59 lbs.
87
White Cap
Jon Morrissey & Troy Weston
12.36 lbs.
86
Bob Kennedy Builders
Jerry Deal & Kevin Tidwell
12.21 lbs.
85
Piedmont Natural Gas
Jay Catigrani & David Francescon
11.99 lbs.
84
Building Solutions by Spann Todd Spann & Bill Terry
11.72 lbs.
83
Premier Concrete Pumping Chris Jenkins & Eric Johnson
11.19 lbs.
82
Spencer Mill Woodworks Bob Farris & Barry Welch
Dennis Jenkins & Mark Reavis
Piedmont Natural Gas
Lamar Morgan & Joe Reese
9.77 lbs.
81
Piedmont Natural Gas
Tommy Lynch & Scott Mrzena
9.40 lbs.
80
Piedmont Natural Gas
Kevin Dennis & Jasper Hatcher
8.54 lbs.
79
Piedmont Natural Gas
Jerry Bell & Rob Hall
3.98 lbs.
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Eric Johnson and Chris Jenkins, Premier Concrete Pumping.
Clayton Richardson and Barry Swainteck, Five Star Building Group.
Rusty Rust and Joe Haas, Joe Haas Construction.
Jim Ford, Triton Stone and Granite.
Nathan Vaughn, Benchmark Construction.
Bob Farris and Barry Welch, Spencer Mill Woodworks.
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SPIKE REPORT Life Spikes
Twenty-two SPIKES (in bold) increased their recruitment numbers last month. What is a SPIKE? SPIKES recruit new members and help the association retain members. Here is the latest SPIKE report as of May 31, 2012. Top 20 Big Spikes Jim Ford Virgil Ray Bill King Mitzi Spann Jim Fischer Terry Cobb James Carbine Dan Stern Bruce Hancock John Whitaker Kevin Hale Jennifer Earnest Tonya Jones Bill Towe Reese Smith III Steve Moody Sonny Shackelford David Crane Michael Apple Cyril Evers
909 813 776 605 566 561 320 306 297 286 283 271 271 262 256 219 209 186 185 180
Anne McKnight Jackson Downey Jim McLean Louise Stark Davis Lamb Harry Johnson Steve Cates C.W. Bartlett Tonya Alexander Steve Hewlett Tim Ferguson Tom Kelley Johnny Watson Carmen Butner Bill Kottas Lee Santiago Dave McGowan Kim Dykes B.J. Hanson Randy Parker Erin Richardson Duane Vanhook Jeff Slusher John Baugh Sam Carbine Jordan Clark Don Bruce Jim Ford, Jr. Hill McAlister Joe Morgan Gerald Bucy John Broderick Al Davis Sheila Rawlings Beth Sturm
179 171 163 163 159 146 140 138 120 119 118 115 101 97 97 95 91 89 82 75 71 71 70 68 68 67 62 62 57 54 53 51 47 47 47
Bernie Laine Greg Langley Benny Sullivan Kim Nichols Bryan Edwards David Hughes Andrew Neuman Kay Russell Peggy Krebs Chuck Clarkson Wiggs Thompson Brad Butler Andy Wyatt Al Hacker Trey Lewis David Lippe Ray Edwards Dan Strebel John Ganschow Steve Wheeley Alvin Basel Lori Fisk-Connors James Franks Matt Burnett
46 46 46 45 44 44 44 44 38 36 36 35 35 34 33 33 32 32 30 30 29 29 28 25
Spikes Jess Dillon Tracy Lomax Eric DeBerry Christina Cunningham Marty Maitland Frank Tyree Kelvey Benward Ron Myers Pam Smith Don Mahone Bridget Thompson
16 14 12 12 9 9 7 7 7 6 6
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JULY CALENDAR SUNDAY
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CHAPTERS & COUNCILS CHAPTERS CHEATHAM COUNTY CHAPTER Chapter President - Roy Miles: 615/646-3303 Cheatham County Chapter details are currently being planned. Next meeting: to be announced. Topic: to be announced. Chapter RSVP Line: 615/377-9651, ext. 310 DICKSON COUNTY CHAPTER Chapter President - Mark Denney: 615/446-2873. The Dickson County Chapter meets on the third Monday of the month, 12:00 p.m. at the Ponderosa Restaurant in Dickson. Next meeting: Monday, August 20. Topic: to be announced. Price: FREE, lunch dutch treat. Chapter RSVP Line: 615/377-9651, ext. 307 MAURY COUNTY CHAPTER Maury County Chapter details are currently being planned. Next meeting: to be announced. Price*: to be announced. Chapter RSVP line: 615-377-9651, ext. 312; for callers outside the 615 area code, 1-800-571-9995, ext. 312 METRO/NASHVILLE CHAPTER Chapter President - John Whitaker: 615/843-3300. The Metro/Nashville Chapter meets on the fourth Monday of the month, 11:30 a.m. at the HBAMT offices. Next meeting: Monday, August 27. Topic: to be announced. Price*: to be announced. Chapter RSVP Line: 615/377-9651, ext. 304 ROBERTSON COUNTY CHAPTER Next meeting: to be announced. Topic: to be announced. Price*: to be announced. Robertson County RSVP line: 615-377-9651, ext. 313.
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SUMNER COUNTY CHAPTER The Sumner County Chapter meets on the fourth Tuesday of the month, 11:30 a.m. at the new Hendersonville Library. Next meeting: to be announced. Topic: to be announced. Price*: to be announced. Chapter RSVP Line: 615/377-9651, ext. 306 WILLIAMSON COUNTY CHAPTER Chapter President - BJ Hanson: 615/884-4935. The Williamson County Chapter meets on the third Tuesday of the month, 11:30 a.m. at the HBAMT offices. Next meeting: to be announced. Topic: to be announced. Price*: to be announced. Chapter RSVP Line: 615/377-9651, ext. 305 WILSON COUNTY CHAPTER The Wilson County Chapter meets on the second Thursday of the month, 11:30 a.m. at the Five Oaks Golf & Country Club in Lebanon. Next meeting: to be announced. Topic: to be announced. Price*: to be announced. Chapter RSVP Line: 615/377-9651, ext. 309 *Builders free pending sponsorship.
COUNCILS CUSTOM BUILDERS COUNCIL Council President - Alan Looney: 615/309-8200. The CBC meets on the second Tuesday of the month, 11:30 a.m. at the HBAMT offices. Next meeting: to be announced. Topic: to be announced. Price: to be announced. Council RSVP Line: 615/377-9651, ext. 311
GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL Council President - Erin Richardson: 615/883-8526. The Green Building Council meets on the fourth Wednesday of the month, 11:00 a.m. at the HBAMT offices. Next meeting: Wednesday, August 22. Topic: to be announced. Price: free for Green Building Council members thanks to our annual sponsors Trus Joist and E3 Innovate; $20 for non-members with RSVP ($25 w/o). Council RSVP Line: 615/377-9651, ext. 308 HBAMT REMODELERS COUNCIL Council President - Don Mahone. The HBAMT Remodelers Council meets on the third Wednesday of the month, 11:00 a.m. at varying locations. Next meeting: Wednesday, August 15. Location: to be announced. Topic: to be announced. Price: free for RMC members with RSVP; $15 for non-members with RSVP ($20 w/o). Council RSVP Line: 615/377-9651, ext. 301 MIDDLE TENN SALES & MARKETING COUNCIL Council President - David Lippe. The SMC meets on the first Thursday of the month, 9:00 a.m. at the HBAMT offices. Next meeting: Thursday, August 2. Topic: Guest speaker Randall Smith. Price: $15 for SMC members with RSVP ($20 w/o); $20 for nonmembers with RSVP ($25 w/o). Council RSVP Line: 615/377-9651, ext. 302. „
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