August 2023 Builder Buzz

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Building Buzz is a publication of the Bismarck-Mandan Home Builders Association.

PROFESSIONALS BUILDING OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH PROMOTION OF home ownership, education and legislation SINCE 1958.

JOE HILLERSON, PRESIDENT

Boulder Homes PO Box 1421 Bismarck, ND 58502 (701)400-5554 boulderhomesnd@gmail.com

ANDREW MELDAHL, 1ST VICE PRESIDENT Pinnacle Homes and Design 214 Riverwood Ave Mandan, ND 58554 (701)426-0237 andrew@pinnaclehomesnd.com

RORY ANDERSON, 2ND VICE PRESIDENT Verity Homes 3100 N 14th St, Ste 1 Bismarck, ND 58503 (701)391-0093 rory@verityhomes.com

JOE VETTER, SECRETARY & TREASURER

Joe Vetter Construction 2523 Powder Ridge Cir Bismarck, ND 58503 (701)258-9394 joevetterjvc@gmail.com

JAMIE SCHMIDT, PAST PRESIDENT Investcore, Inc. 1601 N 12th St. Suite 605 Bismarck, ND 58501 (701)223-3030 jamie.schmidt@investcore.com

VICKI MORAN Hallmark Homes 3200 Rock Island Place, Suite 4 Bismarck, ND 58504-7717 (701)471-7634 hallmarkhomes@outlook.com

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Dawn Watson dawn@bmhba.com

Office: 701-222-2400

Cell: 701-390-5049

MCKENZIE LAWLER

Dakota OutdoorScapes 8351 Hwy 1804 N Bismarck, ND 58503 (701)595-0890 mckenzie@ndscapes.com

LORI WILLSON

Northern Plains Plumbing, Heating & Air 2510 Vermont Ave Bismarck, ND 58504 (701)222-2155 lori@northernplains.net

RON STOTZ CAVES

1365 Tacoma Ave, Suite 1 Bismarck, ND 58504 (701)751-1162 rons@cavesnd.com

NATHAN TODD

Northwest Contracting 2840 Valley Forge St Bismarck, ND 58503 (701)226-0526 nathan@northwestcontracting.com

LEROY THOMAS

J.E. Homes LLC PO Box 3121 Bismarck, ND 58502 (701)400-9163 leroy@jehomesnd.com

SHANE GAFFANEY

American Roofing Supply 1600 Industrial Dr Bismarck, ND 58501 (701)805-8650 sgaffaney@srsicorp.com

DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

Jennifer Patera jennifer@bmhba.com

Office: 701-222-2400

Cell: 218-416-2439

President’s Message

Greetings BMHBA Members,

August is here, which means that summer is winding down, and school is starting! Construction Season is in full swing, and many of us are working hard, getting ready for the Fall Parade of Homes. Mark your calendars for that event being held September 28th through October 1st , with contracts being sent out soon!

Thank you so much to everyone that participated in the Annual BMHBA PAC Golf Tournament which was held at Prairie West Golf Course in Mandan. A great time was had by everyone, despite the weather being less than ideal. I really enjoyed seeing and talking with everyone! Thanks again to our sponsors and golfers that participated, as well as all of the volunteers, and of course Dawn and Jennifer for an amazing event.

The clay shoot is only days away. Grab your guns and join your fellow BMHBA members as we wrap up the summer together. We have many things to be grateful for, and spending time together is one of them!

As always, if you want to know how you can be more involved in the association or have suggestions, please don’t hesitate to contact myself, Dawn, or any of our board members.

Make sure to sign up for these upcoming events:

16th Annual Sporting Clay Shoot: August 3rd

31st Annual Fall Parade of Homes: September 28th – October 1st

Thank you to everyone for your continued support as a member and have a great rest of the summer!

DATES FROM AROUND OUR STATE

Sept 16 18 & 23 - 25

HBAFM Fall Parade of Homes

Sept 28 Oct 1

BMHBA Fall Parade of Homes

BMHBA October 17

Fall Mixer & Board Elections

November 15 - 17

NDAB Fall Annual Banquet & Board Meeting

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Membership Matters

The BMHBA consists of building specialists from every section of the construction field and associated industries. Your membership strengthens our voice in Bismarck-Mandan construction sector as well as at a state and national level. If you haven’t already submitted payment, please renew your membership by month.

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Lea O'Connell

Advanced Truss Fabricators

Becky Sad

Advantage Appliance, Inc.

Mark Bruan/Josh Bruan

Associated Pool Builders, Inc.

David Volk

Beacon Building Products

Brent Hanson

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Alliance Group- Karin Haskell

Karin Haskell

Bis-Man Window Tinting & Paint Protection

Jeffrey Fremming

Copper Leaf Homes, LLC

Mike Goldade

D & B Homes LLC

Bojan Buzakovic

Eide Chrysler

Jesse Peterson

First International Bank & Trust

Brandon Hoffman

First Western Bank & Trust

Joel Kostelecky

Flash Printing

Roger Kubik

Grendahl Design Co. LLC

Roger & Sarah Grendahl

Keller Williams Inspire Realty

Carol Simenson

10 YEARS

Liechty International, LLC

Claudette Schmidt

Marco Kevin Johnson

Milestone Builders

Eric & Alysia Budd

Northern Plains Plumbing, Heating & Air

Lori Willson

Quality Title, Inc.

Karli Skjeret

Rivers Edge Plumbing & Heating, Inc.

Alissa Kleinsasser

Shaw Industries

Travis Wipperling

5 YEARS

Membership Matters

Thank you to our members who have helped grow our BMHBA membership over the years by recruiting new companies to join our association. If you know of a company that is interested in joining, contact Jennifer Patera at jennifer@bmhba.com or 701-222-2400.

Your recruitments can now be seen on NAHB.org. Click “My Profile” then “My Spike Referrals.”

Statesman Spike (500-999 Credits)

Kelly Moldenhauer (744.00)

Super Spikes (250-499 Credits)

Todd Brady (385.5)

Robb Sattler (298.00)

Mike Todd (299.00)

Lee Mitzel (271.50)

Pat Marback (260.50)

Royal Spikes (150-249 Credits)

Lori Willson (220.25)

Mike Hopfauf (201.50)

Berna Vetter (190.50)

Colby Well (166.50)

Jack Knutson (162.50)

Red Spikes (100-149 Credits)

Blair Ihmels (148.00)

Steve Redding (126.50)

Chad Moldenhauer (114.50)

Jerry Splonskowski (108.50)

Green Spikes (50-99 Credits)

Vance Vetter (101.25)

Paula Haider (98.75)

David Patience (96.50)

Mark Larson (92.00)

Eric Brenden (91.50)

Darren Buffington (84.00)

Kenneth Knodel (68.50)

Art Goldammer (65.00)

Nadine Schaff (59.75)

Scott Moran (59.00)

Scott Duchcherer (57.50)

Gerry Rudnick (51.00)

Life Spikes (25-49 Credits)

Jeff Sattler (49.50)

Jamie Schmidt (49.00)

Gerald Hopfauf (45.50)

Drew Knutson (43.50)

Matt Shauer (43.50)

Greg Meidinger (41.50)

Greg Zenker (38.50)

Blue Spikes (6-24 Credits)

Jason Frank (22.50)

Shane Gaffaney (22.00)

Kelli Thompson (18.25)

Joe Hillerson (17.50)

Melinda Llyod (15.50)

Bob Kupper (13.00)

Pete Brendel (9.00)

Rory Anderson (8.00)

Darryl Hatzenbuhler (8.00)

Bill Schmid (8.00)

Mike Wolf (8.00)

Shannon Reichenberg (6.50)

Spike Candidates (.50-5.50 Credits)

Vicki Moran (5.75)

Kurt Steiner (4.50)

Parker Pladson (4.00)

Melanie Staiger (4.00)

Roger Grendahl (4.00)

Jarred Roloff (3.50)

Brian Eiseman (3.00)

Sam Gietzen (2.50)

Jeran Thomson (2.50)

Wade Vogel (2.50)

Natalie Eckes (2.00)

Lynn Klein (2.00)

Alissa Kleinsasser (2.00)

Tom Reinke (2.00)

Gina Hruby (1.50)

Kathy Feist (1.00)

Kari Anderson (1.00)

Brad Balerud (1.00)

Lindsey Matter (1.00)

Reid Kubesh (1.00)

LeRoy Thomas (1.00)

Terry Leabo (1.00)

Travis Welle (1.00)

Laurie Wentz (1.00)

Hannah Haynes (1.00)

Kassy Landis (1.00)

Dave Prindiville (1.00)

Lindsey Ashley (0.50)

Bryan Brendel (0.50)

Tae Pifer (0.50)

Judy Maslowski (0.50)

Andy Nelson (0.50)

Lindsey Ashley (0.50)

Kayla Bosch (0.50)

On Tuesday July 11th the BMHBA hosted the 36th Annual PAC Golf Tournament at Prairie West In Mandan.

We would like to extend our gratitude to our generous sponsors, volunteers and golfers. We couldn’t host these events without you.

If you missed out on this years event, we hope to see you at next year’s golf tournament!

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$500 Scheels Gift Card Sponsor

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FEMA Elevation Certification Update

The City of Bismarck is a participating community in the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Participation in the NFIP is based on an agreement between local communities and the federal government which states, if a community will adopt and enforce a floodplain management ordinance to reduce future flood risks, the federal government will make flood insurance available within the community as a financial protection against flood losses.

NFIP-participating communities are provided with Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) that delineate Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHA) throughout the community. Properties within the SFHA are subject to special construction standards. One of those standards is the requirement to maintain documentation of the elevation of new and substantially improved structures to ensure that structures have been built in accordance with the local floodplain management ordinance.

To document the elevation of structures located in the SFHA, the City of Bismarck requires an elevation certificate be submitted to the City of Bismarck Community Development – Building Inspections Division before and after a new building has been constructed or an existing building has been improved.

A “Construction Drawings” elevation certificate is required to be submitted to the Building Inspections Division prior to a building permit being issued and a second elevation certificate; a “Finished Construction” elevation certificate, is required to be submitted to the Building Inspections Division at the completion of each project.

An elevation certificate is a document prepared by a registered professional land surveyor that certifies property information, FIRM information, and building elevation information for a specific development.

FEMA has recently updated the required elevation certificate form that a surveyor must use to document this information.

As of July 7, 2023, all communities participating in the NFIP are required to use the new FEMA elevation certificate; FEMA Form FF-206-FY-22-152 (formerly 086-0-33). The expiration date of this form is 06/30/2026.

The new elevation certificate form can be found on the FEMA website at National Flood Insurance Program Underwriting Forms | FEMA.gov.

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GS Design 525 Live Oak LN

Quality Plumbing & HTG - 2108 Monarch Ave

Quality Plumbing & HTG - 1610 Harp Hawk Dr

J.E Homes 5714 Iron Dr

J.E. Homes 5716 Iron Dr

J.E Homes 4125 Ivory LN

J.E Homes 4203 Ivory LN

Duchsherer Family - 603 Calvert Dr

RW Homes & Construction (DBA Artisan Homes) - 2923 Peach Tree Dr

Lea Marie, LLC DBA/701 Construction & Fabrication/Renovation - 410 Lennox Dr

J.E. Homes 313 W Lasalle Dr J.E. Homes 315 W Lasalle Dr J.E. Homes 407 W Lasalle Dr J.E. Homes 409 W Lasalle Dr

BISMARCK ETA SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING Mike Fazekas 3902 England St Rudnick Construction - 31413 Palmer Pl

Sattler Homes 517 Full Dr Sattler Homes 8221 4th Ave SE

BURLEIGH SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING

K & L Homes 11009 Acadia Circle

MORTON COUNTY SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING Castle Contracting - 3621 Augusta Pl #B

Karsky Homes 3315 Hamilton St #A

Burns/Jeff 619 Riverwood Dr #204

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Single-Family Starts Decline in June but Permits Post Solid Gain

Single-family production fell back after four straight monthly gains as elevated construction costs and rising mortgage rates led to a reduction in home building activity and affordability conditions worsened for home buyers.

Overall housing starts in June decreased 8% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.43 million units, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau.

The June reading of 1.43 million starts is the number of housing units builders would begin if development kept this pace for the next 12 months. Within this overall number, single-family starts decreased 7% to a 935,000 seasonally adjusted annual rate. Single-family starts are also 7.4% lower than a year ago. The multifamily sector, which includes apartment buildings and condos, decreased 9.9% to an annualized 499,000 pace.

“Housing starts posted a monthly decline in June as tightening monetary policy helped push mortgage rates up more than a quarter-point over the past month,” said Alicia Huey, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a custom home builder and developer from Birmingham, Ala. “Policymakers need to remove regulatory bottlenecks that impede the housing industry’s ability to increase the production of quality, affordable housing.”

“While builders have slowed construction activity as interest rates have approached 7%, we anticipate mortgage rates will stabilize later this year in anticipation of the end of Federal Reserve’s tightening cycle,” said Danushka Nanayakkara-Skillington, NAHB’s assistant vice president for forecasting and analysis. “In turn, this could bring home buyers back to the market as affordability conditions improve. And in another sign of cautious builder optimism, single-family permits registered their highest pace since June 2022.”

The number of single-family units under construction is down 17% compared to a year ago at 688,000. Meanwhile, the number of apartments under construction increased to 994,000, the highest total since May 1973.

On a regional and year-to-date basis, combined single-family and multifamily starts are 13.9% lower in the Northeast, 19.4% lower in the Midwest, 11.5% lower in the South and 21% lower in the West.

Overall permits decreased 3.7% to a 1.44 million unit annualized rate in June. Single-family permits increased 2.2% to a 922,000 unit rate but are down 21.5% year-to-date. Multifamily permits decreased 12.8% to an annualized 518,000 pace, the lowest level since October 2020.

Looking at regional permit data on a year-to-date basis, permits are 23.4% lower in the Northeast, 20.8% lower in the Midwest, 16.2% lower in the South and 23.6% lower in the West.

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