HBA Bass Classic and Poker Run is April 26th

The HBA of Columbia will host the M.C. Smith Memorial Bass Classic on April 26th on Lake Murray.  Boats will launch from the Lighthouse Marina on Lake Murray at 7 a.m.
There will be cash prizes for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places, largest bass, and largest " junk fish."

But if the smell of fish and bait is not your thing there will also be a Poker Run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. the cost is $20 per hand  and the Top hand wins $500.

For more information or to register please contact Lynn Hawley at (803) 256-6238 or email Lynn at lynn@columbiabuilders.com.

Member Advantage: Members Can Save up to 25% on Rental Cars with Avis and Budget

Your HBA is pleased to announce a relationship with two great rental car brands, Avis and Budget.  Each offers discounts up to 25 percent to members along with additional coupons including free days and upgrades on the dedicated web links that the companies have created for HBA members.   

Avis, our car rental partner offers up to 25 percent off to all HBA members for rentals throughout the world.  Along with  the discounts, you can enjoy additional coupon values from them including UPGRADES and FREE DAYS.   We also encourage you to enjoy the complimentary VIP service which allows you to bypass the counter and the lines and go directly to your vehicle in most airports in the US, and even internationally.   Make sure you enroll for PREFERRED service on our exclusive site avis.com/nahb.    Currently there is a $20 off weekly coupon that can used in additional to the discounted NAHB rate.  

Budget, the nation's best value brand rental car, is a true partner of your HBA.   With discounts up to 20 percent and their great new cars and trucks, your membership brings you a real value.   Also check out the additional coupons on our special website budget.com/nahb to make your rental even more affordable.    Tired of standing in rental car lines??    As a member of NAHB you can enjoy VIP service complimentary – just click here to enroll.  Check out the website and find a FREE SUNDAY coupon to use  with your weekend rentals. 

Value of Membershp: Keeping Credit Flowing

Builder Review continues its highlight of the more than 100 initiatives by your HBA that have saved HBA members during the last year.  Below is another way your HBA is saving our members money.

Keeping Credit Flowing for Home Builders. Ensuring there is sufficient credit to produce new homes is essential to keeping builders in business. Because the difficulty of accessing and maintaining construction credit continues to be a major obstacle for home builders and the housing recovery in general, NAHB has been aggressively pushing for solutions to this crisis on both the regulatory and legislative fronts. NAHB-introduced legislation to help resolve the credit crisis is pending in both houses of Congress.

Meanwhile, NAHB is leading the effort to help its members find alternative sources of financing so that they can obtain the necessary financing they need to stay in business. NAHB has identified several companies that are offering financing to builders, and we have provided members with a list of nontraditional lenders willing to finance home construction. NAHB also has developed a web-based toolkit for people seeking AD&C funds from local investors such as family, friends and other high net worth individual investors. That toolkit is now available at nahb.org/FundingToolkit. The bottom line: Mortgage liquidity is the lifeblood of the housing industry. If builders can’t get housing production loans, they can’t build homes and they can’t stay in business. For more information, go to www.nahb.org/adc. 

Value of Membership: Homeownership Campaign Reached 25 million Americans

Builder Review continues its highlight of the more than 100 initiatives by your HBA that have saved HBA members during the last year.  Below is another way your HBA is saving our members money.

Homeownership Campaign Reaches More than 25 Million Americans. NAHB launched a nationwide Protect Homeownership campaign in 2012 to safeguard the mortgage interest deduction and other pro-housing policies. The successful campaign attracted thousands of policymakers, business owners, community leaders and consumers to learn the facts, sign a petition and attend rallies in political swing states this election year. Overall, NAHB was able to reach more than 25 million Americans through newspapers, radio and television news and social media. Our efforts to elevate housing on the national agenda sent a powerful message to the media and members of Congress: Americans value homeownership, and lawmakers need to support pro-housing policies that will create jobs, help local communities to flourish and make it easier for buyers to purchase homes.