The Nail - March, 2013

With sales expert and professional speaker

JAMES YATES! James Yates has been in Middle Tennessee for more than 35 years. James defines himself as a Resimmercial agent since he has a long history in both residential and commercial real estate. He is a CCIM candidate (Certified Commercial Investment Member). He has a passion for public speaking, teaching and motivating.

After more than 20 years as a real estate Broker, James cofounded Red Realty, LLC, which offers real estate services in all aspects of Commercial and Residential Real Estate. James offers a unique perspective with his knowledge of raw tract development, construction, and extensive real estate background.

The Middle Tennessee Sales & Marketing Council (SMC) proudly presents AGENT SAFETY with instructor James Yates!

THE PROGRAM This course is an awareness class to help reduce the likelihood of a physical attack during the course of performing real estate agent duties. The course emphasizes awareness, avoidance, and what to do if all other efforts have failed.

THE CREDIT This course is worth 2 (two) CE Credits - pending approval from TREC.

REGISTER TODAY! Thursday, March 7 9:00 to 11:00 AM at the HBAMT 9007 Overlook Blvd Brentwood, TN 37027

SMC Members FREE w/RSVP! $10.00 w/o RSVP $20 - Non SMC Members

Earn TWO CE Credits! pending TREC approval

RSVP to 615-377-1055, ext. 303 RSVP via email to receptionist@hbamt.net

Course sponsored by:

First Community Mortgage Regent Homes & Companies

The 2013 Bass Trail FISHING TOURNAMENT! Fisherman’s Entry Form

Entry Fee: $150 per boat for each tournament - Team Entry (two persons) Voluntary $10 Cash Entry for BIG FISH Pot on the day of each tournament.

ALL BOATS MUST CONSIST OF ONE HBAMT MEMBER OR AN EMPLOYEE OF A MEMBER COMPANY You must fish (or you can buy in prior to each tournament) two (2) of the three (3) Qualifying Bass Trail Tournament to be eligible to fish in the Grand Finale Tournament.

Please Check

Tuesday, April 8 - Qualifier

Blast-Off: 6:00 AM - Weigh-In: 3:00 PM

Percy Priest Lake - Four Corners Marina (Does not include any meals)

Four (4) Places - Total Team Weight - Based on 40 Boats 1st = $1,500 | 2nd = $800 | 3rd = $500 | 4th = $250

Tuesday, May 15 - Qualifier

Blast-Off: 5:30 AM - Weigh-In: 3:00 PM

Old Hickory Lake - Bull Creek Marina Includes Breakfast & Fish Fry

Four (4) Places - Total Team Weight - Based on 40 Boats 1st = $1,500 | 2nd = $800 | 3rd = $500 | 4th = $250

Tuesday, June 12 - Qualifier

Blast-Off: 5:30 AM - Weigh-In: 3:00 PM

Kentucky Lake - Mason’s Boat Dock Includes Breakfast & Fish Fry

Four (4) Places - Total Team Weight - Based on 40 Boats 1st = $1,500 | 2nd = $800 | 3rd = $500 | 4th = $250

Monday, October 1 - FINALE

Blast-Off: 5:30 AM - Weigh-In: 3:00 PM

Grand Finale - By Invitation Only Goose Pond Marina

Six (6) Places - Total Team Weight - 1st = $5,000 2nd = $3,000 | 3rd = $2,000 | 4th = $1,000 | 5th = $200 | 6th = $150

Flights: all participants will draw a numbered chip at check in and will be sent out by that chip number at each tournament.

New point system: all tournaments will be based on a 100 Point System. Prize will be awarded at the Grand Finale

Check enclosed for my TEAM in the amount of $ ___________ Team Entries Only All Entry Fees MUST BE prepaid in advance! A $25 per person charge will be added to any team entering after the registration cut-off or the day of the tournament. By signing this form it is hereby understood that tournament officials and the Home Builders Association of Middle Tennessee will not be liable for any death, injury or accident involving or caused by any entry in these tournaments.

If you pre-register now for at least 2 of the 3 tournaments, the HBAMT will automatically bill you 10 days prior to each of the tournaments selected; otherwise a check must accompany your registration form(s). All correspondence will be sent via email.

HBAMT Member Company _____________________________ Contact ______________________________ Contact cell phone (

) _____________________ Contact email _________________________________

Address _____________________________ City _______________________ State _____ Zip __________ All contestants, by signing the official entry form, consent to receive voice-stress or polygraph test(s). Test(s) will be given at random at the committee’s discretion. Anyone who fails the test(s) will be immediately disqualified.

One person in the boat must be a member (employed, not a subcontractor) of the HBAMT - please check which name is the member and should be sent all Fishing Tournament information and correspondence.

Name/Signature: ____________________ /______________________ | ____________________ /______________________

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NAIL The official magazine of Home Builders Association of Middle Tennessee President James Franks Vice President Michael Dillon Secretary/Treasurer Trey Lewis Executive Vice President John Sheley

Editor and Designer Jim Argo Staff Connie Nicley Pat Newsome

CONFERENCE ROOMS AVAILABLE Need space for an upcoming meeting, seminar or special event?

Call the Home Builders Association and reserve one (or both) of the spacious, first-floor conference areas. Located in the heart of Brentwood at the HBA’s first-class office building, each room makes an ideal venue for both business and social engagements alike.

Boardroom Members Non-members -

$350* $600*

Classroom Members Non-members -

$250* $500*

Rooms are reserved on a first-come, first-serve basis. Call (615) 377-1055 for availability and reservation information. *Each room requires a deposit of $100 (refundable) and half the amount of the rental fee due prior to date of occupancy. Boardroom furniture may not be taken from the room or rearranged.

The Home Builders Association of Middle Tennessee

9007 Overlook Blvd., Brentwood, TN 37027 615/377-1055 Fax: 377-1077

THE NAIL is published monthly by the Home Builders Association of Middle Tennessee, a non-profit trade association dedicated to promoting the American dream of homeownership to all residents of Middle Tennessee.

SUBMISSIONS: THE NAIL welcomes manuscripts and photos related to the Middle Tennessee housing industry for publication. Editor reserves the right to edit due to content and space limitations.

POSTMASTER: Please send address changes to: HBAMT, 9007 Overlook Boulevard, Brentwood, TN 37027.

Phone: (615) 377-1055.

FEATURES 8 Home Show draws big crowds at Ag Expo Park The 2013 Home Show posted strong attendance numbers, further establishing itselft at the Williamson County venue.

12-14 Showcase of New Homes entry forms here The 2013 Showcase of New Homes is set for this May. Find your entry forms here and return them to the HBAMT to ensure your place in the big event.

DEPARTMENTS 6 News & Information 15 SPIKE Club Report 16 March Calendar 16 Chapters and Councils

www.hbamt.org ON THE COVER: Busy vendors welcome patrons to the 2013 Home Show at the Williamson County Ag Expo Park during the event’s big Saturday performance.

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NEWS&INFO

Housing affordability increases at year-end 2012 xceptionally 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 most recent National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index (HOI).

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

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Affordability remains historically high thanks to favorable mortgage rates even as home price indexes show rise in values.

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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; Indianapolis-Carmel, 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.

After 18 consecutive quarters at the bottom of the affordability chart, New York-White PlainsWayne, 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-AnaheimIrvine, Calif.; Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, Calif.; and Honolulu, Hawaii, in that order.

Please visit www.nahb.org/hoi for tables, historic data and details.

New home sales surge 15.6 percent in January ales of newly built, single-family homes rose 15.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 437,000 units in January, according to newly released figures from HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau. Amidst this quickened sales pace – the fastest since July of 2008 – the months’ supply of new homes for sale fell to its lowest level in nearly eight years.

“The surge in demand for new homes this January is an excellent sign that the housing recovery is gaining steam and helping put more people back to work,” said Rick Judson, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a home builder from Charlotte, N.C. “While we can’t expect to see double-digit sales growth every month, consumers are definitely coming off the fence as prices start to rise, and builders in some cases are having a tough time keeping up.

Challenges related to credit availability, poor appraisals, dwindling lot supplies, spot shortages of skilled labor and rising materials costs are all weighing on the recovery process.”

“Today’s report shows a strong revival in new-home sales across all regions of the country and bodes well for the upcoming spring buying season,” noted NAHB Chief Economist David Crowe. “That said, the razor-thin supply of new homes for sale is very concerning at a time when we are only about half-way back to what could be considered a ‘normal’ level of activity. Builders need to be able to refresh their inventories to keep the momentum going.”

New-home sales posted solid gains across every region in January, including a 27.6 percent increase in the Northeast, an 11.1 percent gain in the Midwest, a 3.2 percent gain in the South and

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a 45.3 percent gain in the West.

The inventory of new homes for sale held unchanged at a relatively meager 150,000 units in January. This amounts to a 4.1 months’ supply at the current sales pace – the smallest months’ supply since March of 2005.

Builder confidence unchanged Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes was virtually unchanged in February with a one-point decline to 46 on the National Association of Home

Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), released recently.

“Following solid gains over the past year, builder confidence has essentially leveled out and held in the same three-point range over the last four months,” noted NAHB Chairman Rick Judson, a home builder from Charlotte, N.C. “This is partly due to ongoing uncertainties about job growth and consumer access to mortgage credit, but it’s also a reflection of the fact that builders are

Confidence in 55+ market high uilder confidence in the 55+ housing market for single-family homes showed continued improvement in the fourth quarter of 2012 compared to the same period a year ago, according to the NAHB’s latest 55+ Housing Market Index (HMI). The index increased 10 points to a level of 28, the fifth consecutive quarter of year over year improvements.

“We continue to see increased optimism from builders and developers in the 55+ housing segment,” said Bob Karen, chairman of NAHB’s 50+ Housing Council and managing member of the Symphony Development Group. “Those customers who had been on the sidelines waiting for more stability in their local markets are starting to make their move toward either purchasing a home or renting an apartment that is designed to

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more specifically suit their lifestyle.”

Although all components of the 55+ singlefamily HMI remain below 50, they have improved significantly from a year ago: present sales climbed 10 points to 27, expected sales for the next six months increased 12 points to 38 and traffic of prospective buyers rose nine points to 24.

The 55+ multifamily condo HMI still remains the weakest segment of the 55+ housing marketing, but did post an increase of six points to 19.

All 55+ multifamily HMI components increased compared to a year ago as present sales rose five points to 17, expected sales for the next six months climbed eight points to 25 and traffic of prospective buyers rose six points to 21.

Meanwhile, the 55+ multifamily rental indices, which had already recovered substantial-

now confronting rising costs for building materials and, in some markets, limited availability of labor and lots as demand for new homes strengthens.”

“Having risen strongly in 2012, the HMI hit a slight pause in the beginning of this year as builders adjusted their expectations to reflect the pace at which consumers are moving forward on new-home purchases,” observed NAHB Chief Economist David Crowe. “The index remains near its highest level since May of 2006, and we expect home building to continue on a modest rising trajectory this year.”

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.

Holding above the critical mid-point of 50 for a third consecutive month, the HMI component gauging current sales conditions fell by a single point to 51 in February. Meanwhile, the component gauging sales expectations in the next six months rose by one point, to 50, and the component gauging traffic of prospective buyers slipped four points, to 32.

Three-month moving averages for each region’s HMI score were mixed in February, with the Northeast up three points to 39 and the West up four points to 55 and the Midwest and South each down two points, to 48 and 47, respectively.

HMI tables can be found at www.nahb.org/hmi. More information on housing statistics is also available at http://www.housingeconomics.com/.

ly in 2011, remained relatively stable in the fourth quarter, although there was a slight pullback due to uncertainty about the low-income housing tax credit—the financial driver behind a significant portion of apartments built for this segment of the market. Present production dropped three points to 31, expected future production dipped one point to 34, current demand for existing units dropped four points to 38 and expected future demand fell five points to 39.

“Like the overall housing market, the 55+ segment of the market is undergoing a slow but steady recovery,” said NAHB Chief Economist David Crowe. “That said, there are serious obstacles to a continued and stronger recovery.

While problems with tight credit conditions for buyers and obtaining accurate appraisals are still lingering, new problems like spot shortages and rising costs for labor, materials and lots are beginning to emerge.”

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Home Show delivers The annual HBAMT event performed strongly during its 3-day run at the Ag Expo Park last month. he 2013 Home Show concluded last month, Sunday, February 24th, after performing strongly and posting positive attendance numbers. Continuing an upward trend, the event’s ticket sales have now increased each year since debuting at the Williamson County Ag Expo Park in Franklin, Tennessee two years ago.

“Our vendors always come through for us with inviting exhibits and a wealth of information

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HOME SHOW CROWDS The 2013 event enjoyed a steady stream of foot traffic during its 3-day run at the Ag Expo Park. Exhibitors experienced high volume throughout the weekend.

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readily available for our attendees,” said Jennifer Earnest of Kenny & Company, the event’s chairman for the eighth year in a row. “As we continue to establish ourselves at the [Williamson County Ag Expo Park] we’ll enjoy even bigger crowds with each passing year.”

The 2014 event is already scheduled to return to the Ag Expo Park for another three day weekend run beginning Friday, February 21st. Registration forms are available by call-

ing the HBAMT and will be available for download online Friday, March 8th.

Call the HBAMT for more information or to request your 2014 Home Show registration form. Or visit the HBAMT online at www.hbamt.org.

MEDIA COVERAGE BOOSTS SHOW’S VISIBILITY Home show media appearances included a visit from Meryll Rose and “Talk of the Town”; at top left shown with Lee Watson, Storm Shelters of Tennessee, and bottom left with Kevin Barber, Barber Cabinet Company.

And HBAMT President Jimmy Franks was interviewed by Kacy Hagerty on “More at Midday.”

Nancy Van Camp (left) visits the Hermitage Lighting Gallery booth for another “More at Midday” segement. And above, attendees stop to win prizes during Mix 92.9’s radio remote from the show Saturday.

HOME SHOW SEMINARS Seminars were once again a popular feature. Many exhibitors took advantage of the opportunity to directly address consumers eager to learn about the latest home trends and products. Presenters included representatives from Robert F. Henry Tile and the Home Expo Design Center, The Remodeler’s Council’s Don Mahone and Roy Miles, and Carol Bass, Home Stager/Decorator.

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Kevin Barber.

Roy Miles and Don Mahone.

Jeff Slusher.

Ron Myatt.

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Showcase your home with style May 16th - May 19th and May 23rd - May 26th, 2013

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he Southern Showcase of New Homes is a scattered-site promotion of homes open to all builder members, which takes place Thursday through Sunday for two weeks. Showcase builders receive many benefits which make the event a terrific Spring season starter: Discounts: Suppliers, lenders, manufacturers, Realtors and many more recognize the advantages of promoting their products in big events like the Showcase and will offer discounts to get their products into your Showcase home.

Effective Marketing: Because the Showcase is a scatteredsite event, you can build or show the type of home you specialize in. MODEL HOMES ARE ENCOURAGED. Whether you want to show an affordable home, a contemporary, tudor or mansion, your entry is welcome.

With a diverse selection of homes, we can offer the public a better variety of products. And, your home will be judged with homes in similar price range and categories.

Promotion: Each participant’s entry fees are pooled to create a professional, comprehensive advertising campaign which gives you far more exposure than any individual investment you can make! Your entry fee gets you: z Process color, full page in Home Buyer’s Guide

(includes house picture, floor plan, pricing, description and directions). z Directional Signs (3 per entry). z Listing in the full page ad run the Sunday prior to

the Showcase in The Tennessean's Home Section. z Full benefit of an aggressive advertising program

Low entry Fees: You can be a Showcase Builder for as low as $1,000! For that low fee you get multi-media advertising by HBAMT, three 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 as marketing tool which promotes your work for months after the event.

2013 Showcase Entry Fee Schedule To be included in the Showcase at a discount price, please follow this deadline schedule: March 29, 2013 March 29, 2013 March 29, 2013 April 5, 2013

10+ Homes Submitted 5+ Homes Submitted Early Bird deadlines Regular deadline

$1,000 ea. $1,200 ea. $1,320 ea. $1,540 ea.

To qualify for the prices above, the following items must be returned to HBAMT (see other side for address) by that date: z Completed entry form/agreement (see other side) z Check for entry fee z House Floor Plans z Color photo of house elevation z 75 word description of house for the house page in

the plan book.

All entries which have not submitted pictures, plans and description by April 5th may remain in the Show but will be omitted from the plan book.

(print and radio). z Your entry will be judged during the first weekend

of the show. Winners will be acknowledged with an award and bragging rights in 2013.

in the 2013 Showcase of Homes!

Sponsored by the Home Builders Association of Middle Tennessee

2013 Showcase of New Homes Entry Form

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(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 OTHER SIDE Please Note:

Money, completed entry form, color photo and floorplans must be returned on or before final dates to qualify for the rate checked.

Section I

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

Name of Builder: __________________________________________________________________________ (As you would like it to appear in all printed material)

Home Office Contact Name: _________________________________________________________________ Contact No’s: Office: _____________ Mobile: _____________ Fax: _____________ Email: ______________ 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 May 16, 2013.

Date: _________ Company: _________________ Authorized signature: ____________________________ Section II

HOUSE AMENITIES and FACTS (this section is very important for HBAMT’s promotional purposes

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

Name of House (Plan name) ________________________________________________________________ Company Name_______________________ Model Phone # _____________ Agent Mobile # ____________ Street Address of Entry _____________________________________________________________________ City/Subdivision _____________________________/___________________________ MLS Area # _______ Price of Home (as is - with options) $________________________________ (Note: include lot) Base Price of Home (starting at) $____________________________________________________________ Total Sq. Footage__________________________________ #Car Garage____________________________ Marketed by_________________________________________________ Telephone___________________ Company name, if applicable

Please check:

Swim/Tennis Community

Is this a Model Home? Yes No Style of Home? Condo

Golf Course Community

Is this home furnished?

Single Family

Yes No

Please check your choice: Do not judge Judge

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! Please attach this description to this form.

THIS IS IMPORTANT!!! Attach explicit written 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 on your house page.

Entries which have not submitted plans, description and directions by April 5th, 2013 will be omitted from the Home Buyers Guide.

Please return completed forms to:

Jim Argo z HBAMT z 9007 Overlook Blvd., Brentwood, TN 37027 Phone 615-377-1055 z Fax 615-377-1077

The 2013 Showcase of New Homes HOME BUYERS GUIDE CONTENT FORM A

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Community and address ________________________

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House photo and floorplans - please submit these items along with your entry forms by our Showcase deadlines, March 30 for Early Bird entries and April 5 for regular entries.

SPIKE REPORT Life Spikes

Twenty-three 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 January 31, 2013.

Top 20 Big Spikes Jim Ford Virgil Ray Bill King Mitzi Spann Jim Fischer Terry Cobb James Carbine John Whitaker Dan Stern Bruce Hancock Jennifer Earnest Kevin Hale Tonya Jones Reese Smith III Steve Moody Sonny Shackelford David Crane Michael Apple Cyril Evers Jackson Downey

910 817 776 631 566 563 324 319 306 297 295 285 271 256 219 210 208 185 181 173

Davis Lamb Jim McLean Louise Stark Harry Johnson Steve Cates C.W. Bartlett Tim Ferguson Tonya Alexander Steve Hewlett Tom Kelley Johnny Watson Carmen Butner Bill Kottas Lee Santiago Dave McGowan Kim Dykes B.J. Hanson Sam Carbine Duane Vanhook Randy Parker Jordan Clark Erin Richardson Jeff Slusher John Baugh Trey Lewis Don Bruce Jim Ford, Jr. James Franks Hill McAlister Joe Morgan Gerald Bucy John Broderick Beth Sturm Al Davis

167 164 163 146 140 138 134 123 119 115 101 99 97 95 92 89 87 82 77 75 73 72 70 68 67 62 62 62 57 54 53 52 49 47

Sheila Rawlings Bernie Laine Greg Langley Benny Sullivan Kim Nichols Wiggs Thompson Bryan Edwards David Hughes Andrew Neuman Kay Russell Peggy Krebs Chuck Clarkson Brad Butler Andy Wyatt Al Hacker David Lippe Ray Edwards Lori Fisk-Conners John Ganschow Dan Strebel Steve Wheeley Alvin Basel Matt Burnett

47 46 46 46 45 45 44 44 44 44 39 36 35 35 34 34 32 32 32 32 30 29 25 Spikes

Christina Cunningham Jess Dillon Tracy Lomax Marty Maitland Frank Tyree Don Mahone Pam Smith Kelvey Benward Ron Myers Don Alexander

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MARCH CALENDAR SUNDAY

MONDAY

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TUESDAY

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WEDNESDAY

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THURSDAY

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Sales & Marketing Council

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HBAMT Remodelers Council

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Green Building Council

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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: to be announced.

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: ““The Effects of Commercial and Apartment Properties on the Nashville Economy,” with Bill Freeman, Freeman Webb Companies.

HBAMT members: $20 with RSVP; $25 w/o RSVP. Builders Free pending sponsorship.

Chapter RSVP Line: 615/377-9651, ext. 304 ROBERTSON COUNTY CHAPTER Next meeting: to be announced.

Topic: to be announced.

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Price*: to be announced.

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

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.

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: March 27.

Topic: 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 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, March 20.

Topic: to be announced.

Price: free for RMC members with RSVP pending sponsorship; $15 for non-members with RSVP ($20 w/o).

Council RSVP Line: 615/377-9651, ext. 301 MIDDLE TENN SALES & MARKETING COUNCIL Council President - Christina Cunningham.

The SMC meets on the first Thursday of the month, 9:00 a.m. at the HBAMT offices.

Next meeting: Thursday, March 7 - 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Topic: “Agent Safety” with James Yates.

SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL EVENT - worth 2 CE Credits (pending approval from TREC).

FREE for SMC members with RSVP thanks to First Community Mortgage and Regent Homes and Companies; ($10 w/o RSVP). $20.00 for Non-SMC members with RSVP ($25 w/o RSVP).

Council RSVP Line: 615/377-9651, ext. 302.