National, State & Local Building Industry News 2017: Issue 10
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Housing Market Squeezing First-Time Buyers
Tight housing markets across the country squeezed out more firsttime buyers over the past year. A new survey by the National Association of Realtors shows that the share of first-time buyers in the market is at its fourthlowest point since 1981. By Scott Morgan
According to the report, first-timers made up 34 percent of the buying market this year, compared to 35 percent a year ago. Even last year was notably below the generally considered normal figure of 39 percent. NAR factored several considerations into the reasons why. For one thing, it’s been a seller’s market for some time. In most markets, homes for sale don’t last long under stiff competition to get them. That’s especially true at the lower end, where first-timers tend to flock in their search for properties, NAR reported. “The dreams of many aspiring firsttime buyers were unfortunately dimmed over the past year by persistent inventory shortages, which undercut their ability to become homeowners,” said Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist. “With the lower end of the market seeing the worst of the supply crunch, house hunters faced mounting odds in finding their first home. Multiple offers
were a common occurrence, investors paying in cash had the upper hand, and prices kept climbing, which yanked homeownership out of reach for countless would-be buyers.” Increasing student debt, the report stated, has also become a key problem for younger buyers. The average first-time buyer’s age has hung steady at 32, but Millennials face now an average of $29,000 in student loan debt. That’s up from $26,000 in 2016; more than half owe at least $25,000. And, of the 25 percent who said saving for a down payment was the most difficult task in the buying process, 55 percent said student debt delayed saving for their home purchase, the report found. “Even in markets with a plethora of job opportunities and higher pay,” Yun said, “steep rents and home prices make it extremely difficult to put savings aside for a down payment.” Downpayments also dropped among first-time buyers, from 6 percent last year to 5 percent this year.
Tight housing markets across the country squeezed out more first-time buyers over the past year. A new survey by the National Association of Realtors shows that the share of first-time buyers in the market is at its fourth-lowest point since 1981.
One uptick in the otherwise gloomy first-time-buyers world is the increase in single women buying homes for the first time. According to NAR, solid job prospects, higher incomes, and improving credit conditions among single women have them the secondlargest buyer type, behind couples. In the past year, single women have become 18 percent of the buying market‒‒matching a 2011 high‒‒and are increasingly buying more expensive homes. Single men and unmarried couples buying remained at 7 and 8 percent, respectively. One other bright spot is that fewer people have reported trouble getting a mortgage this year, compared to last. According to NAR, 34 percent of mortgage seekers said they had difficulty getting a mortgage. That
compares to 37 percent a year ago. Still, the reality for first-time buyers is that they are cash-strapped in a market in which houses go quickly amid heavy competition. “Many of those in the market to buy a home this year had little room to negotiate,” said Yun. “Listings in the affordable price range drew immediate interest, and the winning offer often times had to waive some contingencies or come in at or above asking price to close the deal.” About Author: Scott Morgan Scott Morgan is a multi-award-winning journalist and editor based out of Texas. During his 11 years as a newspaper journalist, he wrote more than 4,000 published pieces. He's been recognized for his work since 2001, and his creative writing continues to win acclaim from readers and fellow writers alike. He is also a creative writing teacher and the author of several books, from short fiction to written works about writing.
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President’s Message
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Contemplating the similarities between hunting and home building
Taking a small break, due to hunting season being upon us around the country, I would like to share with you some hunting anecdotes. This is one of my favorite times of the year as the outdoor calls even more, the climates are mostly moderate and there are rebirths of many things soon to come, For those who have not hunted or have had very limited exposure. You might presume that you just buy, borrow or have a gun, you go somewhere and shoot something. For those who are a hunting sportspeople, you know this is far from the truth. First, you find that you have the inner passion for hunting, or you were introduced to hunting by someone, where you learned to share this love and passion for hunting. How many of you have this inner passion for building or being in the construction industry? If you do, you know how enjoyable it is to be doing something you love. Most of the United States work force is not working their "dream job" or their ideal career field. Second, it helps a lot if you know how to shoot a gun. Hence, knowledge of
construction and building is needed. How many of us are experts in our field and are in continuing education of our industry, after we know it all. Next, we need to know where to hunt and the habits of the game we will be hunting. Many hours should be and will be spent scouting areas and evaluating game trails and such of our intended hunt. As members (and of course, all associates), we spend countless hours on planning and doing our due diligence as it applies to what we want to accomplish. Once we do this, then we consider land acquisitions, lot development, finished lots to buy, product that "fits" the area, who to hire to get the product completed, who will sell the product and who will finalize the sale and exchange of the property or product. This is an enormous overview and I know doesn't account for all details. Before we can hunt, we must have all the applicable licensing. Sound familiar? Who out there is not involved in some form licensing in their business. I'm pretty sure almost everyone can relate to showing
coverage or qualifications, and has comfort in this coverage or safety net, as it might be, Now, we have planned and prepared. Following all applicable laws and ethics, as they relate to being a sportsperson, it is time for our hunting trip. As we are prepared in whatever our industry or career demands, we are ready to start. Then your planning comes to fruition. You are in the field, your game is in sight, you shoot what you are after. Then you clean and dress what has been taken and you have just supplied food for your dinner table. Speaking just on the builder side, our passion has become someone's home. Success! Thank you everyone, for allowing me to share some of my passion and similarities, between hunting and building. Now getting back to local "stuff". Ray and Joe Bernal are to be congratulated, as we are close to instituting the legacy health program that has been mentioned and discussed, lately. Ray and Joe, WAY TO SUCCEED!
As the year is winding down, we still have some work, fun and meetings to handle. First is our last board meeting of this year on Thursday, November 9. Yes, it has been moved to Thursday, as several shared this was a better day based on their work schedules. We will be looking to finalize the executive ladder for next year, finalizing the board for next year and discussing December installation banquet. The very next week, November 16 & 17, are the TAB Fall Board Meetings & Excellence ln Leadership Dinner. Nothing there happening that affects EPAB or us here in El Paso. To the contrary, it will be a big night for El Paso and Randy Bowling. Randy will be next year's TAB VicePresident/Secretary and will be the TAB President in 2020. CONGRATULATIONS RANDY! Develop your passions, Happy Hunting and BE PREPARED TO SUCCEED!
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Executive’s Message Ray Adauto, executive Vice President ePaB
it’s a busy time at the association. in addition to the upcoming fall golf tournament we have the nominations for board and leadership, the installation gig, and then the new year to plan for. i’d like to thank all of you who nominated someone for the board. nominations are a little funny thing because a board should always have an infusion of new blood. Just because we’ve always done it this way isn’t a good enough
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reason to do it again and so it is with leadership. This time we are again fortunate to have a good handful of member interest. What is the best way to get on the board? it’s simply this: get and stay involved. Meetings, outings, events, programs. They are the stairwell to the leadership. The other thing is that this board must be committed to time, money and resources. if someone can’t do one or more then think about what you’re asking the association to endorse. This is not a rich person’s philanthropic board, but it certainly has to be rich in knowledge and understanding. We will be installing the latest edition of the board on december 8 at the Marriott Hotel. already we have three companies in the
diamond Partnership; Foxworth galbraith, WestStar and Sierra Title. Thanks to these companies for helping us with your partnership. For those who thought about the board and didn’t put your name on the nomination get involved so someone notices. Make a difference, participate. We’ll have openings during the year as well as this time next year. By the way the installation is Friday december 8. You can make reservations at 778-5387. The city of el Paso has opened a dialogue about cohen Stadium and the 40 plus acres the city owns. i attended the meeting at the ePcc campus and frankly came away disappointed. disappointed that so much money has been spent prior to asking the
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residents about what to do with that place. it’s in shambles and the city is to blame for that. now the “plan” is to tear that stadium down and do what every other city is doing, a mixed-use plan that in this case look very similar to others that have come before. Sorry, there must be a better way, a better plan. First of all the city shouldn’t be in the business of developer. Put the site up and see what creative ideas flow. Second make sure you ask the community what it wants. note: no parking headaches, entertainment, eateries, not the same old stuff, and maybe a great new site for few giant roller coasters. Just sayin.
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New Home Sales Pace in September Hits 10-Year High
n Sales of newly built, single-family homes in September rose 18.9 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 667,000 units from an upwardly revised August reading, according to newly released data by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau. This is the highest sales rate since October 2007. Year-to-date, new home sales are 8.6 percent above their level over the same period last year. “The September sales numbers show that there is solid, growing demand for new home construction,” said Granger MacDonald, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a home builder and developer from Kerrville, Texas. “However, builders need to continue to monitor rising construction costs to keep houses affordably priced.” “New home sales have bounced back from a few soft months and have returned to the strong growth trend we saw earlier this year,” said NAHB Chief Economist Robert Dietz. “As existing home inventory remains tight, we can expect new homes sales to continue to make gains in the months ahead.” The inventory of new homes for sale was 279,000 in September, which is a 5.0-month supply at the current sales pace. New home sales increased in all four regions. Sales rose 33.3 percent in the Northeast, 25.8 percent in the South, 10.6 percent in the Midwest and 2.9 percent in the West.
Builder Confidence Rises Four Points
n Builder confidence in the market for newlybuilt single-family homes rose four points to a level of 68 in October on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI). This was the highest reading since May. “This month’s report shows that home builders are rebounding from the initial shock of the hurricanes,” said NAHB Chairman Granger MacDonald, a home builder and developer from Kerrville, Texas. “However, builders need to be mindful of long-term repercussions from the storms, such as intensified material price increases and labor shortages.” “It is encouraging to see builder confidence return to the high 60s levels we saw in the spring and summer,” said NAHB Chief Economist Robert Dietz. “With a tight inventory of existing homes and promising growth in household formation, we can expect the new home market continue to strengthen at a modest rate in the months ahead.” Derived from a monthly survey that NAHB has been conducting for 30 years, the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index gauges builder perceptions of current singlefamily 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 for 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. All three HMI components posted gains in October. The component gauging current sales conditions rose five points to 75 and the index charting sales expectations in the next six months increased five points to 78. Meanwhile, the component measuring buyer traffic ticked up a single point to 48. Looking at the three-month moving averages for regional HMI scores, the South rose two points to 68 and the Northeast rose one point to 50. Both the West and Midwest remained unchanged at 77 and 63, respectively. Editor's Note: The NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing 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.
NAHB Chairman MacDonald on Tax Plan
n Granger MacDonald, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a home builder and developer from Kerrville, Texas, today issued the following statement on the tax plan that will be put forth by Republican members of the House Ways and Means Committee: "Lawmakers missed a golden opportunity to
give the American people a tax reform package that would boost middle-class families and promote greater housing opportunity for Americans across the economic spectrum. "This plan is particularly disappointing, given that the nation's home builders warned that the proposal would severely diminish the effectiveness of the mortgage interest deduction and presented alternative policies that would retain an effective housing tax incentive in the tax code.
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NAHB worked closely with leaders of the House Ways and Means Committee to develop a better homeownership tax incentive that will ensure the middle class - not the wealthy benefits. Last week, it appeared that we had a deal that would establish a meaningful homeownership tax credit that would benefit tens of millions of households. Unfortunately, we were told by the House leadership that the credit will be removed from the bill. "By sharply reducing the number of taxpayers who would itemize, what's left is a tax bill that essentially eviscerates the mortgage interest deduction and strips the tax code of its most vital homeownership tax benefit. This tax blueprint will harm home values, act as a tax on existing home owners and force many younger, aspiring home buyers out of the market. "Given that owning a home is the largest asset for most American households, it makes little sense to offer a tax bill that effectively abandons the nation's long-standing commitment to housing. "This plan will hurt millions of hard-working American families and marginalize homeownership. The American people deserve better."
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Florida Accounts for Much of Nationwide Decrease in Employment
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 28 states and decreased in 23 states and the District of Columbia in September 2017 compared to August 2017. Although the majority of states recorded a monthly increase, the decline across the state of Florida was large enough to offset those gains. As a result, payroll employment nationwide declined over the month. The largest increase in employment was in California (52,200), followed by Washington (13,800) and Indiana (11,400). The largest decrease in employment over the month occurred in Florida (127,400), followed by New York (34,100) and Illinois (10,800). In percentage terms. In percentage terms, which adjust for the size of the state’s jobs market, the largest increase occurred in Nebraska and Hawaii (0.5%), followed by Arizona, Indiana, Kansas, and Washington (0.4%). The largest decreases occurred in Florida (1.5%), Wyoming (0.9%), and New Hampshire and Rhode Island (0.7%). At the same time, the majority of the states and the District of Columbia had year-over-year increases in nonfarm payroll employment in September 2017 compared to year ago. Only two states, Wyoming and Kansas declined, falling by 3,100 and 5,100 respectively. During the previous 12 months, the largest job gains occurred in California (280,300), Texas (256,100), and New York (93,100). The largest percentage gains occurred in Nevada and Utah (2.5%), followed by Maryland (2.4%) Nationwide, the unemployment rate declined by 0.2 percentage points reflecting decreases across the majority of locales. Over the past 12 month, ending in September 2017, the unemployment rate declined in 27 states, was unchanged in 13, and increased in ten states and the District of Columbia. North Dakota had the lowest unemployment rate in September, 2.4%, closely followed by Colorado and Hawaii, 2.5%. Alaska had the highest jobless rate, 7.2%, followed by the District of Columbia, 6.5% and New Mexico, 6.2%. Forty-two states had the jobless rate decreases from a year earlier, seven states and the District of
Columbia had an increase while New York had no change. Several U.S. states, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands suffered heavy damage from three major hurricanes in late August and September 2017. Below, the charts show the impact that hurricanes can have on monthly job numbers and initial unemployment claims in Texas and Florida from 2001-2017. Historically, initial unemployment insurance claims can increase immediately after a hurricane and the pace of jobs can decline outright. But the chart suggests that the trend returns within a few months. The 7,300 jobs lost in Texas in September, was the worst since March 2016, when the state lost 9,400 jobs as oil prices cratered. The jobs lost in September were concentrated in the leisure & hospitality, trade, transportation, and utilities, education and health services, and Information sectors. In Florida, the sharp one-month drop of 127,400 was the biggest in recent history and contributed to the overall national job loss. The previous largest drop in employment in Florida was during the Great Recession when the state shrunk by 69,500 jobs. Leisure & hospitality, mining and lodging, construction, manufacturing, trade, transportation, and utilities, professional and business services, education and health services sectors lost jobs in September 2017. However, part of the jobs lost in September could be attributed to seasonal trends, where sectors such as hospitality typically lose jobs as the year comes to an end. In September, out of the 44 states which reported construction sector jobs data, 24 states reported an increase, while 19 states reported a monthly decline, and the number of construction jobs in Indiana remained unchanged compared with August 2017. Oregon had the largest increase in job growth with 2.9% closely followed by Mississippi (2.8%) and Vermont (2.7%). The largest decline was in Florida where total employment in construction fell by 4.1%. Idaho declined 2.9% and Connecticut declining 2.6% during this time. Texas construction employment increased 0.6% in September.
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Economic Forescast
Elliot Eisenberg Economic & Policy Blog Almost daily, we hear that robots, machine learning, and automation will destroy jobs -- and not just a few, but tens of millions of them, and soon! Some experts predict that 47% of all US jobs are at high risk of disappearing over the next few decades due to computerization; others predict even more dire outcomes. Doomsayers suggest that “this time is different,” and that the technological apocalypse to come will be so profound that we are on the precipice of an employment crisis. I doubt it -- just think about electricity and how disruptive it was, or how farming was transformed by mechanization and massive consolidation, yet employment growth in both cases hardly skipped a beat. This pessimism would be at least plausible if there were a shred of evidence to support it! While the US economy has numerous problems, job creation is not one of them. Nonfarm employment and has risen for 87 months in a row, and job growth has been twice its sustainable level for
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Fear Not Robots, Artificial Intelligence, or Algorithms years, driving the unemployment rate down to its best level in decades. Moreover, labor productivity growth, which should be skyrocketing because of all these robots and automation, is, in a word, abysmal. In fact, going back to 1850, job creation and destruction, as measured by job losses in slow-growing occupations and job growth in fastgrowing ones, is at its lowest level on record! There are two main reasons for this: first, the past was much more convulsive than we think. The arrival of the steam engine, cotton gin, and internal combustion engine, wrought economic havoc on the labor force as they were deployed. Ditto for the railroad and the mechanical switchboard. In fact, adjusted for labor force size, 57% of the jobs that workers performed in 1960 no longer exist! As for the second reason, because Americans now consume substantially more services than in the past, and because the goods they consume are less easily automated, technological disruption moves much more slowly than before. That is, massages and boat cruises are services that are very labor intensive and cannot be automated, and even goods such as artisanal cheese and free-range eggs lend themselves to less automation than the manufacturing of American cheese slices and amusement park
In fact, going back to 1850, job creation and destruction, as measured by job losses in slowgrowing occupations and job growth in fast-growing ones, is at its lowest level on record! There are two main reasons for this: first, the past was much more convulsive than we think. The arrival of the steam engine, cotton gin, and internal combustion engine, wrought economic havoc on the labor force as they were deployed. Ditto for the railroad and the mechanical switchboard. In fact, adjusted for labor force size, 57% of the jobs that workers performed in 1960 no longer exist! rides. As a result, robots and artificial intelligence can replace a lot less economic activity than we might think. And this is likely to continue. Just consider for a moment the likelihood of a parent leaving their young child in the care of a robot. Lastly, in low productivity growth areas such as education, healthcare, transportation, and construction, where jobs are largely performed the same way they were decades ago, the productivity gains from technology can’t come fast enough and may well be economically transformative. If suddenly millions of truck, bus and taxi drivers are freed up to do other tasks that are more productive, that would
Retirement Income- How long will it last? by Ruth Rivera, VP Bukaty Financial
We are looking forward to our retirement. Aren’t we? Or are we facing an uncertainty. Are we scared and hoping for the best? Retirement can be a scary notion from a financial perspective. As we continue to work and put money away for retirement, you may be wondering how long your savings will last. Retirement may be reliant to your savings and Social Security benefits to cover your living costs in their entirety. Did we account for the unexpected Health Care Expenses? Making your Company’s retirement plan work for you! There are several steps you can take: 1.) Contribute as much as you can. You might believe that you can’t afford it. However, the best retirement planning based on contributing to your future income every paycheck. Many ask, what is the percentage I should start? Always start with 3%-5% and increase, if possibly 1% each year. 2.) 401(k)s offer pre-tax deposits that reward you for saving money. The biggest benefit of any pre-tax savings program since the money goes right into your retirement account. It's not taxable income on your paycheck. It’s tax-deferred, so you can get out of paying income taxes on it until a time when, presumably, you'll be retired and in a lower income bracket. 3.) First, if your 401(k) has an employer match, you should invest enough in your 401(k) to take advantage of that match before investing anywhere else.
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Will you outlive your retirement savings? Life expectancies today aren't what they used to be. Based on the Actuaries Longevity Illustrator: • A 65-year-old man in average health has a 50% chance of living to age 85 • 25% chance of making it to 92 • 10% chance of living to 97. Couples should have even longer planning horizons. • For example, there’s a 25% chance that at least one member of a 65-year-0ld couple (man and woman) will live to 97 • 10% chance one will still be around at 101. The Social Security Administration says the following on averages: • A man reaching age 65 today can expect to live, on average, until age 84.3. • A woman turning age 65 today can expect to live, on average, until age 86.6. Consider the following, about one out of every four 65-year-olds today will live past age 90, and one out of 10 will live past age 95. It’s never too late to start your retirement plan for your company to offer a retirement program. For a free consultation, please contact the El Paso Association of Builders at 915-778-5387. The Blue Print Retirement Program is committed to helping the community to have all possible resources within the retirement industry. Ask about our Seminars.
be an economic boon. Similarly, if residential construction, where there been have no productivity gains at all in decades, can use robots to build homes better and faster, we will all be better off. Otherwise, our evertightening labor market and aging population will cause wages to rise and growth to decline. In short, we need technology to destroy more jobs more quickly.
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State Rep Pickett provides legislative insight to EPAB Members
IThe Association was pleased to have our senior State Rep Joe Pickett at the podium for our October general membership meeting. Mr. Pickett talked about the disharmony of the session and how the legislature had to deal with the thousands of proposed
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pieces of legislation despite that. “What I’ll tell all of you is that I have never seen our Legislature so divided,” he told the Outlook. The meeting was the last of the general membership meetings for the year as the next time we have one will be the annual
meeting in December at the installation. Pickett, often referred to as the Democrat with Republican tendencies or a conservative Democrat, has been in the legislature for over 23 years. “My position allows me to work both sides of the isle normally, but this session was the most difficult of all my years,” he continued. Pickett told the great crowd that issues in Washington have spilled over into Texas and that Texas must be careful which way it will go. “We continue to be ahead of the curve, but hurricane Harvey hit our gut hard and that will be something we will pay for a long time.” Mr. Pickett also warned the audience of the impending search for leadership as the speaker of the House and Governor had battles during the entire time. “We can’t continue down this road, someone has to give but whoever it is will be opening a new set of problems to come with that,” Pickett concluded.
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EPAB Membership Builder members as of June 1, 2017
AT Architectural Designs Elsa Taracena Accent Homes Mark Dyer Bain Construction Scott Bain Bella Homes Leti Navarrete Bella Vista Custom Homes, Inc. Edgar Garcia BIC Homes Antonio Cervantes
Blue Star Construction, LLC. Carlos Villasana Carefree Homes Richard Aguilar Casas De Leon, LLC Nick Bombach Classic American Homes Priscilla Hernandez Crown Heritage Homes Lydia Mlouhi Cullers & Caldwell Builders John Cullers Cullers Homes Jason R. Cullers Custom Dream Homes Leti & Javier Navarrete D. R. Horton Homes Jaime Gonzalez Dawco Home Builders Walter O. Lujan Deal-2-Deal Homes dba Deal-2-Deal,LLC Delton Deal Del Rio Engineering, Inc. Sal Masoud Diamond Homes, LLC Valerie Baquera Donald Ward Builder, Inc. Donald Ward E. Valencia Land Development LLC Eddie Valencia Edward's Homes, Inc. Eduardo Fernandez EPT Land Communities David Bogas Everest Homes Edmundo Dena, Jr. Fortune Custom Homes Javier Andrade Gaddy Construction Charles Gaddy GMF Custom Homes, LP Frank Torres Guel Construction Rudy Guel Hakes Brothers LLC Chris Hakes Hanson Asset Management, LP Russell Hanson Homes by Design Leslie Driggers Hoard Hunt Communities, LLC Kathy Parry Icon Custom Home Builder, LLC. Carlos Garcia Industrial Realty Group Incorporated Brent D. Harris JER Custom Homes, LLC Jorge E. Rodriguez Kayton Lee Residential, Inc. Brianna Barnes LMJ Construction Co., LLC Mike Lopez Loyalty Homes Gustavo Loy M A Builders & Design, LLC Mustafa Ali Metro Homes, Inc. Fernando Torres, Judith Arrunada, Millennium Homes Dan Ruth New Horizon Builders Georgiana Garcia Pacifica Homes, Inc. Juan Jose Vasquez Palace Homes, Inc. Robert Diaz Palo Verde Homes Edgar Montiel Pointe Homes Carlos Villalobos Porter Homes Albert Porter R.C. Baeza & Associates Robert C. Baeza R.E. Welch Contractor Gordon Welch
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Updated every month, here is a list of the 2017 EPAB Membership. Remember to please do buinsess with fellow members.
Rassette Homes, Inc. Donald Rassette Santana Custom Homes Fernando Santana Southwest Land Development Serv. Doug Schwartz The Heritage Group David Bingham Trejo Construction Co. Juan Trejo Tropicana Building Corp. Bobby Bowling IV Tropicana Development Greg Bowling Tropicana Homes Randy Bowling Tropicana Properties Demetrio Jimenez Villagi Homes, LLC Kristi Eddings Will Harvey Development Will S. Harvey Winton/Flair Homes Herschel Stringfield Associate Members as of October 31, 2017 2-10 Home Buyers Warranty Michael Elman 84 Lumber Ernie Chavez ABC Supply Co., Inc. Larry Eck Acme Brick Company Vanessa Rocha; Steve Bush Adams Moulding & Lumber Tom Swahlen Area Iron & Steel Works, Inc. Fred L. Edmonston Jr. Atrium Homes Ricardo Bocardo Jr. Bank of Texas Ray Owen Barnett & Bennett Construction Ben Trzyna Baron Supply David Trammell Barragan & Associates Benito Barragan Barrett Airworks Alexandro Castro Beasley, Mitchell & Co., LLP Brad Beasley BMC Select Jaeson Iovinella Boise Cascade Mike Flores Bonded Builders Home Warranty Grp. Bill Deal Border Solar Javier Ruiz Builders Source Appliance Gallery Kathy Rose, Sandra Lucero C. D. Lee/Britton Insurance & Bonding Anthony Landavazo; Lisa Daniels Cabinet Masters Mike Robles Capital Bank, SSB David Ortwein Cardel Design Group Lorraine Huit Casa Ford & Casa Nissan Luke Lowenfield CEA Engineering Group Jorge L. Azcarate Central Texas Metal Roofing Supply Co.,Inc. Ben Garza, III Chaparral Materials, Inc. Kevin Fortin City Bank Texas Bob Kotarski City Lights Thomas Brown Cognent, Inc. Martin Paredes Commercial Insurance Brokers, Inc. Ken Foster Conde, Inc. Conrad Conde CQC Testing and Engineering, LLC Jaime Rojas Dal-Tile Joseph Cepeda Delek US dba 7 Eleven Sonja Scanlan Demcon Disposal Management, LLC Maria Elena (Nena) Gomez Dempsey, Cooper & Lane, Llc Richard T. Dempsey Desert Quest Plumbing Hector Gonzalez
Dunn Edwards Paints Nathan Gordon Dorney Security John Dorney DWS Building Supply Sabrina Voorhies E.F. Building Materials, Inc. Efren Fraire Eagle Roofing Products Scott Aguilar El Paso Building Materials Ken Wade El Paso Disposal Irma Parsons El Paso Mortgage Bankers Association Randi Cabrera El Paso Star Ready-Mix Concrete Inc. David Armendariz El Paso Times Jose Molina El Paso Truss Luis Mendiola El Paso Winnelson Rene Goldfien Ferguson Enterprises Inc. Albert Holguin First American Bank Luis Sauceda,
First Light Federal Credit Union Lorenzo Revelez Firth, Johnston, Bunn & Kerr Jay Kerr Foxworth Galbraith Lumber Dan Villarreal Franklin Building Materials Ricardo Aguilar; Cristina Sheldon G2 Ram Electric Luis Cano GCC Sun City Materials, LLC Victor Tito Marquez GECU- Greater El Paso Credit Union Brenda Aguirre Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce Richard Dayoub GEPAR-Greater El Paso Assoc. of Realtors Sharron Ramirez Hardware Specialties Jeff R. Paxton Harris Real Estate Group Lane Harris Haskins Electric Charles B. Haskins, Jr. Home of Texas Mark Smiley Home Performance Testing Fernando Garcia/Ray Gonzales HUB International Luis Rosas Insight Mortgage Company Shawn Weeks Interceramic Tile & Stone Gallery David Holguin Inter National Bank Natalie Ojeda J & H Concrete & Post Tension Jorge Herrera James L. Ellis, CPA, PC Jim Ellis Jimmy Garza Emergency Water Removal Veronica Buchanan Jobe Materials, LP Charlie Tellez Joe Bernal Insurance & Financial Services, Inc. Joe M. Bernal L & P Building Supply Denise McConnell Legacy Real Estate Services /TTi Prop. Management. Patrick Tuttle Lennox Industrie Sharon Horton Lone Star Title Co. of El Paso Sam Trimble Love Engineering, Inc. Montez Love Majestic Realtors Patti Musshorn MAK Roofing & Construction Felix Vizarreta Masco Contract Services dba Gale Insulation Tom Harmon McCoy's Building Supplies Julie Reyes Mechanical Technologies Jaime Zubiate Mingo’s Painting & Remodeling Erik Chavarria
Morrison Supply Sam Shallenberger MTI Ready Mix, Inc. Tony Mullen Neeuhome.com LLC Walter Pichardo New American Funding Brenda Trillo New Era Foam George Tollen Passage Supply John Chaney Patriot Mortgage Randy Bowling Pella Windows Jason Bates Performance Glass & Aluminum Hector Hernandez Pioneer Bank Kathy Carrillo Prewire of El Paso, Inc. Steven Drury Post Tension Dennis Moore Powerfoam Insulation: Metlspan NCI Group, Inc. Arnie Pederson RAC Doors Unlimited, Inc. Charles Foxx Randall Smith, CPA Randall Smith Real Estate Weekly Newspaper Riley Stephens Rebath of El Paso/Las Cruces Lisa Walling Remcon Self Storage Will Harvey
Richman Group Affordable Housing Corp. Kevin Hoffman Rocky Mountain Mortgage Company Dean Inniss Roe, Brad Bradley Roe Rudolph Chevrolet Art Smith Saldivar Electric, Inc. Martin A. Saldivar
Sarabias Blue Sanitation Monica Brown Saguaro Corporation dba EP C & D Recycling Sean Gillespie Senercon Javier Ruiz Sherwin Williams Paint Cruz Lopez Sierra Title Company/Lawyers Title Angelique Roman Simpson Strong-Tie Company, Inc. Ken Donham Snappy Publishing, LLC Ted Escobedo Solar Smart Living Larry Perea Southwest DĂŠcor El Paso Corporation Chris Matthews Spectrum Technologies Miled Daou Stewart Title of El Paso Cindy Bilbe StrucSure Home Warranty Scott Whisenant Su Casa Magazine Bob Skolnick Sun City Winnelson Dean Moore Texas Gas Services Mica Short Texas Title Company Steve Raney TFCU Yolie Melendez-Estrada The Dorian Group/Ocean Gallery USA Miguel Angel Mercado The Home Systems Heating & Cooling, Inc. Jesus Chain Trane Residential Solutions Robert Meske/ Kathleen Chacon TRE & Associates Linda Troncoso Trim Team Juan & Kris Hernandez USA General Contractors Javier Olmos Vision Consultants, Inc. Kelly Sorenson WestStar Home Loans Cinco Houghtoni WestStar Bank David Osborn WestStar Title Janette Coon
Association News & Events
2017 Issue10
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Tropicana Homes gives gift to Children’s Hospital
El Paso, TX - The Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) and Fortune announced yesterday that Sarabia’s Portable Jons has made the 2017 Inner City 100 list. The list, which was revealed at the 19th Annual Awards and Conference in Boston on October 3rd, ranks the fastest-growing inner city businesses in America by revenue growth. Sarabia’s ranked 99th on the list of 100, and reported a five-year growth rate of 57% from 2012-2016. Sarabia’s feature and the full list is available on Fortune’s website. ICIC’s Inner City 100 list seeks to celebrate and enable urban entrepreneurship. Over the course of nearly 20 years ICIC has awarded 928 companies whose success illuminates the innovation and business growth happening in our inner cities. Inner City 100 companies are forces of economic opportunity, optimism and transformation in their communities. Providing a platform for recognition, networking and learning, the Inner City 100 program continues to open doors for other budding urban entrepreneurs and stimulate inner city business development and job creation. “We are extraordinarily proud of these pioneering entrepreneurs who lead the way in
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El Paso’s Children’s Hospital, located on the campus with UMC, is a place of miracles every day. The hospital has gone through many changes since it was approved in 2007 but the mission has remained the same: serve the needs of the El Paso community specializing in children. One local business and EPAB member Tropicana Homes decided to give Children’s a gift to help keep the promise alive. Bobby, Randy and Paige Bowling made the presentation to the Children’s Board and Staff at a special unveiling in late October. Paige has been a volunteer at the hospital for two years and thought this would be a great way to show support. “I have had a wonderful experience coming here and working with the staff, the parents and especially the kids,� Paige told the Outlook. “There are miracles made every day at this hospital and fortunately we have a way of showing support with this donation,� she said. Taylor Moreno, former chief of staff for Mayor Oscar Leeser is now working for Children’s talked about this donation and its effect on operations. “Bobby, Randy and Paige have made the donation and got to name a room, so that not only is the room supported but the hospital gets to use the money for the needs we have every day,� Moreno said. The room, 756, was selected because of a little cancer patient whom Paige got to know while volunteering. “Our little friend always has a smile on her face and is a fighter, so choosing the room was an easy choice,� Bobby told us. The child is back home in Anthony where she and her siblings and parents live. An emotional dad was on hand to see his little girl inspire the giving. “I can’t really tell you how much this means to us to have the room dedicated and know that my little girl has touched these lives,� the dad said as he wiped away tears. To contribute time or money or both contact Taylor Moreno at 915.298.5444.
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■ExECuTiVE OFFiCERS PRESiDENT Don Rassette ViCE PRESiDENT Edmundo Dena SECRETARY/TREASuRER Sergio Cuartas ASSOCiATES ViCE PRESiDENT Sam Shallenberger ExECuTiVE ViCE PRESiDENT Ray Adauto PAST PRESiDENT Carlos Villalobos
■TAB STATE DiRECTORS Randy Bowling - Life Director Sam Shallenberger Edmundo Dena
Honorary Life Members Mark Dyer Wayne Grinnell Don Henderson Anna Gill Brad Roe Rudy Guel
Finance Committee Kathy Carrillo Henry Tinajero
■ADViSORY TO THE BOARD Jay Kerr, Firth, Johnston, Bunn & Kerr ■BOARD OF DiRECTORS
Metro Homes West Star Bank Firth, Johnston,Bunn & Kerr Employer Benefits Ep Passage Supply Dorney Security Pioneer Bank Hunt Companies Bella Homes/Custom Dream TRE & Associates Homes By Design Southwest Land Dev. Services Dawco Builders Bella Vista Custom Homes Cullers Homes Icon Custom Homes DRE Development Snappy Publishing Legacy Real Estate Services Lone Star Title Hub International Deal -2-Deal Homes Pacifica Homes
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