The HBA of SC Will Host a Spec Financing Workshop

The Home Builders Association of South Carolina will host a Spec Financing Workshop at 4:00 p.m. before their 46th Bird Supper at 6:30 p.m., both taking place at Seawells.

Need financing to build a spec house? Curious if there are other options to your local lender that could meet your demands? Join Mike Maxwell with 1st Financial Bank USA and Dan Wallach with Shepherd's Finance as they help you determine if their debt financing is the right fit for you. The workshop is complimentary and will last an hour, but is limited to the first 20 members who reserve a space. Attendees will receive a free Bird Supper ticket. Reserve your spot for the workshop by emailing Mark Nix.

Signs and Trash

Trash along Lee Vaughn Road near an active subdivision

As the pace of development and construction increases, so do the complaints about violations of various laws and ordinances.

Recently a concerned citizen made a very well prepared presentation to Greenville County Council about trash along roadways near active residential development sites. The argument was made compelling by a multi-slide presentation showing photographs of garbage on the sides of roads in the Simpsonville area.  Much of the garbage shown is construction-related waste including wrapping material for shingles.

Greenville County government has contacted your Home Builders Association and asked that our members be conscientious about maintaining a clean and trash-free job site.  Note also that Greenville County has instructed Environmental Enforcement as well as Litter Enforcement to conduct tarp checks on trucks carrying trash.  Those not properly covered will be ticketed (it is the law).

Please help yourselves by helping your community and control litter on your job sites.

Signs

The Greenville County Code of Ordinances, as well as those of the various municipalities in the county, limit the location and time that temporary lead-in signs may be used to advertise real estate for sale.

Under the rules, directional signs may not:

• be placed in the right-of-way or within 15 feet of the right-of-way
• create a visual obstruction for motorists
• be fastened to trees or utility poles in the right-of-way
• be placed on private property without the property owner's permission

Signs may be set out after 7 p.m. on Friday and must be removed by 7 a.m. on Monday. Their size may not exceed 3 feet in width and 2 feet in height.

As we enter election season, which will last another eight months(!), complaints about political signs will emerge.  Unfortunately, real estate signs can get caught in that discussion.  The timing is compounded by the fact that Greenville County is beginning a two- to three-month review of its sign ordinance.  Note that Michael Dey, Chief Executive Officer of your Home Builders Association, will serve on that review panel.

The best way to insure that your right to use unpermitted lead in signs is to comply with the current ordinance summarized above.

David Crowe Predicts 2016 Market

Hear what National Association of Home Builders Chief Economist and Senior Vice President Dr. David Crowe has to say about the housing market in 2016. Hint: when David Crowe wears a pink tie, he is optimistic.

The 2015 Bridge Award Winners Will Be Revealed on March 17

On March 17, 2016 we will be awarding our members with the biggest heart for housing at our Southern Home and Garden Bridge Awards gala. The annual gala is a black tie optional event where the nominees gather for an evening of food and celebration, but most importantly to hear who won the hearts of our judges with their projects from the previous year. Categories include: New Homes, Full Home Remodel, Partial Home Remodel, Green Building, Special Feature, Sales and Marketing, individual awards, and Home Builders Association recognition awards.

The Southern Home and Garden Bridge Awards gala at TD Convention Center will begin at 5:30 p.m. with dinner, followed by the awards ceremony where the 2015 Bridge Awards winners will be announced.

The Bridge Awards would also like to welcome back emcee Kimberly Kelly    

For information, call the HBA of Greenville at (864) 254-0133. For tickets, click here.

Thank you to our members for their hard work in the industry and to our sponsors for helping us celebrate their work:

Presenting Sponsor

Hospitality Sponsor

Dessert Sponsor

Green Building Award Sponsor

Builder of the Year Sponsor

Remodeled Home Awards Sponsor

Remodeler of the Year and Community
Service Award Sponsor

Photography Sponsor

Sales Agent of the Year, Sales
Executive of the Year, and Print
Media Sponsor

New Home Awards

 

Plant and Garden Sponsor

Home Staging Sponsor

Don't Forget--New Member Reception and Meet the Board on Thursday

This Thursday, February 25, your Home Builders Association of Greenville will be hosting a New Member Reception and Meet the Board at our office, sponsored by Palmetto Exterminators. The event is a great chance for new and potential members to meet our Board of Directors, staff, and other members to hear why joining the Home Builders Association is beneficial for your business. If you have questions about the event contact the Home Builders Association at (864) 254-0133 or find out more about joining on our website, hbaofgreenville.com.

You're invited!

Thursday, February 25

5:30-7 p.m.

Home Builders Association office

at 5 Creekside Park Ct

Greenville, SC 29615

REGISTER HERE

Don't Lose Money--Submit Your 2015 Claims to Member Rebate and Save!

DEADLINE EXTENDED:
The 4th Quarter deadline for rebate claim submission has been extended to Friday, March 4th, 2016! This provides all Builder and Remodeler Members an extra two weeks to claim completed residential addresses from July 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015. Builder & remodeler members can submit a claim for any completed residential addresses from July – December 2015 that used any of the Member Rebate Program's 50+ Manufacturer brands in order to save money. This is the LAST Chance to claim rebates on work completed in 2015!

Why should you?

Participating members earned an average of $1,010 in rebates in 2014, and all members of the Home Builders Association of Greenville are eligible to participate. Over 70% of 2014 participants received more than their annual association dues in rebates.

How can you?

1. Register here

2. Submit a rebate Claim

3. Receive a rebate check

Need more help? Here are some helpful links:
Builder Testimonials: http://bit.ly/1HQGSeF
Webinar Schedule: www.HBArebates.com/webinar.html
Member Rebate Program Tutorial Videos: www.HBArebates.com/tutorial.html
Member Rebate Program Claims Process: www.HBArebates.com/claimsprocess.html

Melissa Morrell Honored as Top Agent at Berkshire Hathaway C. Dan Joyner

Your Home Builders Association of Greenville is proud of our member Melissa Morrell, of Berkshire Hathaway C. Dan Joyner Realtors, for being recognized as their top agent. This is not the first time her excellence has been noticed, but rather the fifth consecutive year that Morrell has been named the named the #1 Agent for ALL of Berkshire Hathaway Home Services C. Dan Joyner REALTORs companywide. We are glad to have her as a member!