Nail 07 2015 pdf

July, 2015 l The NAIL 1

2 The NAIL l July, 2015



The official magazine ofHome Builders Association

of Middle Tennessee

PresidentTrey Lewis

Vice PresidentRandall Smith

Secretary/TreasurerJohn Zelenak

Executive Vice PresidentJohn Sheley

Editor and DesignerJim Argo

StaffConnie NicleyPat Newsome

THE NAIL is published monthly by theHome Builders Association of MiddleTennessee, a non-profit trade associationdedicated to promoting the Americandream of homeownership to all residents of Middle Tennessee.

SUBMISSIONS: THE NAIL welcomesmanuscripts and photos related to theMiddle Tennessee housing industry forpublication. Editor reserves the right toedit due to content and space limitations.

POSTMASTER: Please send addresschanges to: HBAMT, 9007 OverlookBoulevard, Brentwood, TN 37027.Phone: (615) 377-1055.

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FEATURES

92015 Piedmont Natural Gas

Fishing Tournament HBAMT fishermen cast their lines last

month at Fate Sanders Marina during the Piedmont Natural Gas Tournament.

112015 Showcase of Homes entries now being taken

Enter your available properties now in the Showcase of New Homes scheduled

for this September.

DEPARTMENTS

6News & Information

13SPIKE Club Report

14July Calendar

14Chapters and Councils

ON THE COVER:A look at the progress of the Parade homes

going up for this fall’s event at Sherwood Green Estates in Nolensville. For more on the Parade

see page seven of this issue.


Sales of newly built, single-family homes rose 2.2 percent to a season-ally adjusted annual rate of 546,000

units in May, according to newly released data from HUD and the U.S. Census Bu-reau. This is the highest new-home sales rate since February 2008.

“Our builders are seeing motivated buyers and the release of pent-up housing demand,” said Tom Woods, chairman of

the National Association of Home Build-ers (NAHB) and a home builder from Blue Springs, Mo. “However, builders are facing supply chain challenges, which is affecting the inventory of new homes.”

“This month’s new-home sales report is consistent with other government data and rising builder confidence that indi-cate a continual recovery of the housing market,” said NAHB Chief Economist David Crowe. “The uptick in exist-ing-home sales bodes well for builders, as it shows that the sellers are able to buy a new home.”

Regionally, home sales were mixed, rising 87.5 percent in the Northeast and 13.1 percent in the West. The Midwest registered a 5.7 percent decline and the South fell 4.3 percent.

The inventory of new homes for sale was 206,000 units in May. This is a 4.5-month supply at the current sales pace.. n

New home sales reach seven year high

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This month’s new-home sales report is consistent with oth-er government data and rising builder confidence that indicate a continual recovery of the hous-ing market.

The Metro/Nashville and Williamson County Chapters held a joint meeting last month at the HBAMT offices. Joe Valley, standing, delivered a presentation about the services provided by Nashville Electric Service (NES) for those in attendance.

Ray Khayatt from Coldwell Banker Barnes lead an expert panel in a discussion about cultural diversity at the Sales and Marketing Council’s May meeting. A big thanks to First-Bank and Coleman American Moving Services for sponsoring the meeting.

An informative “Managing Emotional Home Owners” webinar was held May 6 at the HBAMT. The educational event was hosted and sponsored by the Remodelers Council.


Nationwide housing starts dropped 11.1 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.036 million units in May from

an upwardly revised April reading, according to newly released data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Commerce Department. Overall permit issu-ance rose 11.8 percent to a rate of 1.275 million, the highest level since August 2007.

“The uptick in permits shows our builders are optimistic that more consumers are returning to the housing market,” said NAHB Chairman Tom Woods. “Even with this month’s dip in produc-tion, it should be a solid year for home building.”

“After a strong April, some readjustment in housing production in May was expected,” said NAHB Chief Economist David Crowe. “The starts and permits figures for the second quarter of 2015 are shaping up to be stronger than the first. This upward trajectory is in line with the re-cently released NAHB/Wells Fargo HMI, which found growing builder confidence in the market.”

Both housing sectors posted production de-clines this month. Single-family housing starts fell 5.4 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 680,000 in May while multifamily starts dropped 20.2 percent to 356,000 units.

Combined single- and multifamily starts fell in all four regions in May. The Northeast, Midwest, South and West posted respective losses of 26.5 percent, 10.2 percent, 5 percent and 12.5 percent.

Multifamily permits rose 24.9 percent to a rate of 592,000, the highest level in 25 years. Single-family permits increased 2.6 percent to 683,000.

Regionally, the Northeast and Midwest post-ed respective permit gains of 77.7 percent and 16.3 percent. The South and West fell 3.6 per-cent and 1.9 percent, respectively.

Builder confidence hits yearly highBuilder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes in June rose five points to a level of 59 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index

(HMI) released today. This is the highest reading since September 2014.

“Builders are reporting more serious and committed buyers at their job sites and this is reflected in recent government data showing that new-home sales and single-family construction are gaining momentum,” said Woods.

“The HMI indices measuring current and future sales expectations are at their highest levels since the last quarter of 2005, indicating a growing optimism among builders that hous-ing will continue to strengthen in the months ahead,” said Crowe. “At the same time, build-ers remain sensitive to consumers’ ability to buy a new home.”

All three HMI components posted healthy gains in June. The component gauging current sales conditions jumped seven points to 65, the index charting sales expectations in the next six months increased six points to 69, and the component mea-suring buyer traffic rose five points to 44.

Editor’s Note: The NAHB/Wells Fargo Hous-ing Market Index is strictly the product of NAHB Economics, and is not seen or influenced by any outside party prior to being released to the public. HMI tables can be found at nahb.org/hmi. More information on housing statistics is also available at housingeconomics.com. n

Housing starts readjust, permit issuance reaches eight year high

Construction is underway on the houses taking part in the 2015 Pa-rade of Homes™. The HBAMT’s

popular custom home tour will open Sat-

urday, October 3 and run daily through Sun-day, October 18 at the Sherwood Green Es-tates community in Nolensville, Tenn.

This year’s event features an impres-

sive cast of local construction profession-als. Landmark Homes of Tennessee, a first time Parade builder, is ecstatic to be participating in this year’s show.

“After building in Middle Tennessee for 27 years, the team at Landmark is honored to participate in an event of such caliber,” said Nick Wisniewski, Vice President of Land-mark Homes of Tennessee.

Along with Wisniewski and Landmark Homes, Randy Arnold of Arnold Homes and the team at Regent Homes and Com-munities will be constructing amazing custom homes to round out this year’s four Parade houses.

Interior decorating and design teams are currently being assembled by the builders.

You can participate in the Parade as a sponsor, exhibitor or plan book ad-vertiser. See page eight in this issue of advertising information. For more spon-sorship and exhibitor information visit www.hbamt.org. You can also follow the Parade right up until opening day on its event page found on the HBAMT’s Face-book page. n

Construction underway at 2015 Parade of Homes site

Parade homes are going up at Sherwood Green Estates in Nolensville.



Piedmont Natural Gas Fishing Tournamentheld at Fate Sanders Marina.The 2015 Piedmont Natural Gas Fishing

Tournament was held June 2 at Fate Sanders Marina.

Triton Stone’s Jim Ford and Mike Williams took home first place honors following the af-ternoon weigh-in. Ford and Williams reeled in 17.99 lbs worth of catches, a total that includ-ed the “Big Fish” winning catch of 4.81 lbs.

Harold McLerran and James Crague from the MidSouth Electrical boat reeled in 17.68 lbs to just miss the top spot in securing a sec-ond place finish for the day.

And the Joe Haas Foundations team of Joe Haas and Rusty Rust reeled in 12.74 lbs worth of catches to net three place honors.

A big thanks to title sponsor Piedmont Natural Gas and to all our sponsors; Hermitage Lighting Gallery, IMI, Metrostudy, MidSouth Electrical & Mechanical, The Metropolitant Bank, Tune Entrekin & White, and Williamson County Ready Mix. n

2015 HBAMT Fishing Tournament a wrap

Company Boat Fisherman Wt.

Triton Stone Jim Ford & Mike Williams 17.99

Midsouth Electrical Harold McLaren & James Craig 17.68

Joe Haas Foundations Joe Haas & Rusty Rust 12.74

Earhart Plumbing Jody Earhart & Bobby Parker 12.60

Piedmont Natural Gas Tommy Lynch & Danny Hankins 12.27

Jeffco Flooring Oliver Bradley & Jeff Johnson 11.21

Piedmont Natural Gas Lamar Morgan & Joe Reese 6.66

Piedmont Natural Gas Jerry Deal & Danny Tally 3.76

Mike Williams (left) and Jim Ford (right) took home first place honors for the Triton Stone boat.


Left: James Crague and Harold McLerran represent-ed the MidSouth Electrical & Mechanical boat in style winning second place honors following the tournament’s weigh-in. Above: Joe Haas and Rusty Rust took home third place honors for the Joe Haas Foundations boat.


2015 Showcase of New HomesSEPTEMBER 10-13 & SEPTEMBER 17-20

Showcase Your Home in Style!Sponsored by the Home Builders Association of Middle Tennessee

2015 Showcase Entry RatesParticipate in the Showcase of New

Homes at a discounted rate by entering multiple entries:

Entry Rates 1-4 homes $1,540 each5 or more homes $1,400 each10 or more homes $1,160 each

Entry deadline: July 15, 2015

Low Entry Fees!You can be a Showcase Builder for as low as $1,540! For that low fee you get multi-media advertising by HBAMT, three (3) yard and directional signs and a Showcase page in the Showcase Home Buyers Guide (plan book) which includes a color picture of your house, floor plan, description and directions.

As past Showcase builders will tell you, the Home Buyers Guide is a marketing tool which promotes your work for months and years after the event.

To qualify for the prices above, the following items must be returned to the HBAMT (see other side for details) by the listed date: l Entry form (reverse side) l Check for entry fee(s) l House floor plans l Color photo of house elevation l 75 word description of house

All entries which have not submitted pictures, plans & descriptions by July 15 may remain in the show but will be omitted from the Buyers Guide.

The Showcase of New Homes is a scattered-site promotion of Homes open to all builder members of the HBAMT which takes place

Thursday through Sunday for two weeks.

Showcase builders receive many benefits which make the event a terrific opportunity:

Effective marketingBecause the Showcase is a scattered-site event, you can build or show the type of home you spe-cialize in. Model homes are encouraged.

PromotionEach participant’s entry fees are pooled to create a professional, comprehensive advertising cam-paign which gives you far more exposure than any individual investment you can make!

Join the growing team of 2015 Showcase builders today!!


2015 Showcase of New Homes Entry Form(one form per entry)

Attached is my CHECK, PLANS (color house picture and floor plans), DIRECTIONS and DESCRIPTIONS.I am completing all sections of this form to be applied to the rate checked below.

SEE RATES AND DEADLINES ON REVERSE SIDEPlease note: Money, completed entry form, color photo and floor plans must be returned before final dates to qualify for rate checked.

SECTION I Please type or print. Fill in the blanks. This form must be complete.

Name of Builder: ______________________________________________________________________________

Home Office Contact Name: _____________________________________________________________________

Contact’s Numbers - Office: _______________________________ Mobile: _______________________________

Contact’s Email address: ________________________________________________________________________

I do hereby certify that I am a Builder Member in good standing with HBAMT. Do hereby agree to abide by all the rules and regulations (available at HBAMT offices). I will put forth my best efforts to have this home completed by Sept. 10, 2015.

Date: _______ Company: ____________________________ Signature: ________________________________

SECTION II HOUSE AMENITIES and FACTS (this section is important for both promotional and production purposes).

Name of House and/or Plan Name: ______________________________________ MLS Area #: ______________

Company Name: ______________________________________________________________________________

Model’s Phone: ________________________________ Agent’s Mobile: __________________________________

Street Address: ________________________________ City/Subdivision: _________________________________

Price of Home (as is with options) $_________________ (NOTE: INCLUDE LOT) Base Price of Home (starting at) $_________________

Total square footage: __________ Number Car Garage: ___________________

Marketed by: ________________________________________ Telephone: _______________________________

Please check: Is this a model home? Yes r No r Is this home furnished? Yes r No r

Style of Home? Condo r Single Family r Judge home for awards? Yes r No r

On a separate sheet of paper, type a brief description (about 75 words) on the unusual and outstanding features of your home. This description will be printed in the Showcase Home Buyers Guide (plan book) as it is submitted!

THIS IS IMPORTANT! Attach explicit directions to the house starting from a major highway (remember, you may know how to get there but the general public does not!) These directions will be included in the plan book.

Entries which have not submitted plans, descriptions and directions by July 15, 2015 will be omitted from the Home Buyers Guide.

Please return completed form to: HBAMT - Showcase l 9007 Overlook Blvd, Brentwood, TN 37027 Phone: (615) 377-1055 l Fax: (615) 377-1077 l Email: [email protected]

List following information exactly as you would like it to appear in the Home Buyers Guide


sPIKE REPoRT

Twenty SPIKES (in bold) increased their recruitmentnumbers 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, 2015.

Top 20 Big Spikes

Jim Ford 912Virgil Ray 821Bill King 776Mitzi Spann 696Terry Cobb 566Jim Fischer 566John Whitaker 425James Carbine 339Jennifer Earnest 337Dan Stern 306Kevin Hale 287Tonya Jones 271David Crane 263Reese Smith III 261Trey Lewis 219Steve Moody 219Sonny Shackelford 218Davis Lamb 191Cyril Evers 182Jackson Downey 174

Life Spikes

Tim Ferguson 173Jim McLean 164Louise Stark 163James Franks 148Harry Johnson 146Steve Cates 140C.W. Bartlett 138Tonya Alexander 128Sam Carbine 124Steve Hewlett 119Carmen Butner 108B.J. Hanson 105Dave McGowan 102Johnny Watson 101Julie DuPree 93Duane Vanhook 89Jordan Clark 87Jeff Zeitlin 87Erin Richardson 76Jeff Slusher 70Wiggs Thompson 70John Baugh 68Don Bruce 62Jim Ford, Jr. 62Michael Dillon 59Beth Sturm 58Hill McAlister 57Joe Morgan 54John Broderick 53Gerald Bucy 53Lori Fisk-Conners 52David Hughes 50Al Davis 47Andrew Neuman 46Benny Sullivan 46Bryan Edwards 44

John Ganschow 44Kay Russell 44Christina Cunningham 41Peggy Krebs 40David Lippe 38Andy Wyatt 37Chuck Clarkson 36Frank Miller 36Brad Butler 35Al Hacker 34Ray Edwards 32Dan Strebel 32Steve Wheeley 30Alvin Basel 29Justin Hicks 25

Spikes

Derenda Sircy 23Don Mahone 20Marty Maitland 20John Zelenak 17Frank Tyree 15Randall Smith 14Don Alexander 9Gina Hewlett 8Ashley Crews 7Ricky Scott 7


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12 13 14 15Remodelers

Council meeting

16 Sales & Marketing Council meeting

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JULY CALENdAR

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

CHAPTERS

CHEATHAM COUNTY CHAPTERChapter President - Roy Miles: 615/646-3303Cheatham County Chapter details are being planned.Next meeting: to be announced.Chapter RSVP Line: 615/377-9651, ext. 310

DICKSON COUNTY CHAPTERChapter 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 17.Topic: to be announced. Price: FREE, lunch dutch treat.Chapter RSVP Line: 615/377-9651, ext. 307

MAURY COUNTY CHAPTERMaury County Chapter details are currently being planned.Next meeting: 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 CHAPTERChapter 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 24. Topic: to be announced.Price: $10 per person with RSVP ($20 w/o RSVP).Chapter RSVP Line: 615/377-9651, ext. 304

ROBERTSON COUNTY CHAPTERNext meeting: to be announced.

Robertson County RSVP line: 615-377-9651, ext. 313.

SUMNER COUNTY CHAPTERThe 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.Chapter RSVP Line: 615/377-9651, ext. 306

WILLIAMSON COUNTY CHAPTERChapter 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.Builders Free pending sponsorship.Price: $10 per person with RSVP ($20 w/o RSVP). Chapter RSVP Line: 615/377-9651, ext. 305

WILSON COUNTY CHAPTERThe 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.Chapter RSVP Line: 615/377-9651, ext. 309

COUNCILS

GREEN BUILDING COUNCILCouncil President - Erin Richardson: 615/883-8526.The Green Building Council meets on the fourth Wednesday of the month, 11:00 a.m.Next meeting: to be announced.Price: free for Green Building Council members pending sponsorship; $20 for non-members with RSVP ($25 w/o).Council RSVP Line: 615/377-9651, ext. 308

HBAMT REMODELERS COUNCILCouncil President - Ricky Scott.The HBAMT Remodelers Council meets on the third Wednesday of the month, 11:00 a.m. at varying locations.Next meeting: Wednesday, July 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

INFILL BUILDERS COUNCILThe Infill Builders meets on the third Thursday of the month, 11:30 a.m. at the HBAMT offices until further notice.Next meeting: to be announced. Topic: to be announced.Council RSVP Line: 615/377-9651, ext. 311

MIDDLE TENN SALES & MARKETING COUNCILCouncil President - Derenda Sircy.The SMC meets on the first Thursday of the month, 9:00 a.m. at the HBAMT offices.Next meeting: Thursday, July 16.Topic: Special guest Shirleen Van Hoffman. FREE with RSVP pending sponsorship; non-SMC members $25 w/RSVP, $35 w/o RSVPCouncil RSVP Line: 615/377-9651, ext. 302.

CHAPTERs & CoUNCILs


RetuRn this completed foRm to Connie Nicley via email, [email protected] or fax, 615-377-1077.

Passenger Name 1 (one): ____________________________________

Passenger Name 2 (two): ____________________________________

Cabin Type: r Inside r Outside r Balcony r Suite

Email: _____________________________________________________

Phone: ____________________________________________________

A deposit of $300.00 per person must be paid to Carnival Cruise Lines by Friday, May 22, 2015 to secure your cabin. You will be sent booking infor-mation once your name has been provided to the HBAMT.


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