CBIA Business Builder March 2010 : Page 1
www.cbia.net march 2010 CBIA EvEnts March 1st Meet the Candidate BBQ March 3rd Commercial Builders Council March 4th Remodelers Council Dinner Meeting March 5th Developers Council Meeting March 12th Estimating Course March 15th - Noon Finance Board Meeting March 15th CBIA Executive Board March 17th Sales and Marketing Breakfast - Multi Media Marketing March 18th - 4 p.m. CBIA Board Meeting March 24th CBIA Reverse Trade Show - Meet the Builders & Designers Stock Development debuted its Majestic model home during CBIA’s Parade of Homes®. 2009 Builder of the Year Brian Stock Stock Development 2009 Associate of the Year Bob DiPesa Wholesale Screen Printing 2009 Remodelor of the Year Brian Connell CGR, CAPS, CGP Connell Builders Crowds at IBS More Upbeat About Prospects for 2010 Approximately 55,000 builders, re- modelers and other members of the home building industry crowded the aisles of NAHB’s International Builders’ Show, which ended its four-day run on Friday, Jan. 22, at the Las Vegas Conven- tion Center. Ron Cook of Tamko Building Products in Joplin, Mo., one of more than 1,100 exhibitors at this year’s show, said he would call the mood of those attending one of “quiet optimism. It’s certainly different than it was last year because we didn’t quite know what we were in for,” as the country was still in the midst of the biggest recession since the 1930s. Association members lined up at the Partnership Pavilion, a new NAHB initiative on the show floor designed to match builders with financing sources. Please See CrowDS Page 3. Stock Reports Huge Success for Parade of Homes®at Lely Resort If the Parade of Homes® held at Lely Resort is any indication, 2010 seems to be off to a great start. According to Claudine Léger-Wetzel, Stock Development’s vice president of sales & marketing, this year’s parade was “a huge success,” with more than 2,000 attendees visiting the master-planned community of Lely Resort over two week- ends. Visitors to the event were able to tour 29 model homes from some of Southwest Florida’s finest builders, as well as preview some of the community’s resort ameni- ties, including two clubhouses. Wetzel also reports 60 new home sales within the community since January, 38 of which were contracted during the Parade of Homes®. Please See StoCk, Page 3. - 1 p.m. Serving the collier county Building and development community
Crowds At IBS More Upbeat About Prospects For 2010
Approximately 55,000 builders, remodelers and other members of the home building industry crowded the aisles of NAHB’s International Builders’ Show, which ended its four-day run on Friday, Jan. 22, at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Ron Cook of Tamko Building Products in Joplin, Mo., one of more than 1,100 exhibitors at this year’s show, said he would call the mood of those attending one of “quiet optimism. It’s certainly different than it was last year because we didn’t quite know what we were in for,” as the country was still in the midst of the biggest recession since the 1930s.
Association members lined up at the Partnership Pavilion, a new NAHB initiative on the show floor designed to match builders with financing sources.
The program was launched to help serve an industry still stymied by a lack of available credit for new housing developments - as well as tighter restrictions on home buyer mortgages.
Builders and remodelers also attended educational presentations on design trends, energy retrofitting, marketing, low-income housing tax credits and more than 175 other topics.
“We came here to network,” said Clint Wilson of Hybrid Core Homes in Santa Rosa, Calif. The show seemed livelier than last year’s event, he said, although he and his colleagues were disappointed that The New American Home, the much-anticipated demonstration home that usually draws huge crowds, was unavailable for touring this year because of financing issues - a problem plaguing other builders throughout the industry.
A company manufacturing geothermal heating systems saw steady traffic at its booth, according to Steve Smith, managing partner at Enertech Manufacturing, LLC of Greenville, Ill., who said builders are particularly interested in learning more about the tax credits available for installing geothermal and other renewable energy heating and cooling systems.
“It’s been a good, upbeat crowd,” Smith said. “I think we all have a more positive attitude for 2010. I’ve already talked to our marketing folks about getting a bigger booth at next year’s show.” The next International Builders’ Show takes place Jan. 12-15 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla.
Stock Reports Huge Success For Parade Of Homes At Lely Resort
If the Parade of Homes® held at Lely Resort is any indication, 2010 seems to be off to a great start.
According to Claudine Léger-Wetzel, Stock Development’s vice president of sales & marketing, this year’s parade was “a huge success,” with more than 2,000 attendees visiting the master-planned community of Lely Resort over two weekends.
Visitors to the event were able to tour 29 model homes from some of Southwest Florida’s finest builders, as well as preview some of the community’s resort amenities, including two clubhouses.
Wetzel also reports 60 new home sales within the community since January, 38 of which were contracted during the Parade of Homes®.
Parade of Homes® facts • Location: Lely Resort, Naples
• Held over two weekends, Feb. 12-14 and Feb. 19-21
• 2,000+ attendees
• Featured 29 model homes from a variety of Southwest Florida builders
• 80%+ attendees were visiting from out of town
• 80%+ of attendees were very interested in a variety of product
• 38 new home sales reported during event
• Kick-off reception hosted at Stock Development’s Majestic model home on Feb. 11 attended by 100+ CBIA members
• Event entry fees raised more than $10,000 for CBIA.
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