IC HBA Directory2018

2017 LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS
• The Membership Committee held two call blitzes
bringing in 35 new members in 2017. Membership
is at 303, retention rate is at 92% and we are the 3rd
largest association in the state.
• We continue to build on relationships with our
legislators, elected officials and city staff to openly
discuss important issues related to home building and
homeownership. Many hours have been spent in our
communities discussing Affordable Housing, TIF and
The Johnson County Land Use and Development Plan.
o HBAI went to the Hill in Des Moines this spring and
met with our state legislators and NAHB visited the
Capital in Washington DC in June.
• Parade of Homes, Remodelers Parade and Home Show
– Continue to improve and enhance our major events
through highly effective marketing efforts and major
sponsors supporting the event.
o The 2nd Annual Bike Tour was held during the
50th Annual Parade of Homes and 20th Annual
Remodelers Parade. Plans are to continue the tour
next year.
• Offered numerous educational programs to members
and partnered with companies offering educational
programs that have a direct benefit to our members.
• The 2nd Annual Construction Camp took place this
summer at the new STEM Center in Tiffin and Kirkwood
Community College made it part of their KICK Camps
in Cedar Rapids. We received national and local
recognition for our efforts in future workforce.
• City High is going strong on the Intro to ACE class and
building a track storage shed by the football field. Talk
to Karyl about working with the students.
• Many of our members traveled to Des Moines to listen
to Dirty Jobs Mike Rowe talk about the skilled trade’s
gap and the importance of bringing the trades back to
our schools.
• Recognize our leaders at the Annual Meeting, Parade
of Homes and Remodelers Parade. Recognize school
districts and partners that have worked to enhance our
programs and services.
NAHB PRIORITIES
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Key Issues
NAHB continues to focus on several issues, including:
3 Regulatory Reform. On average, nearly 25 percent
of the cost of a single-family home is attributable to
government regulation. Equally disturbing, the cost of
regulation in the price of a new home is rising twice as
fast as the average American’s ability to pay for it.
NAHB firmly believes that efforts to further regulate the
housing industry must:
o Be subject to greater oversight
o Allow for increased public participation in the process
o Be based on sound data
o Only be undertaken after a careful consideration of
the costs and benefits as well as the potential effects
on small businesses.
3 Tax Reform. NAHB supports housing incentives in
the tax code, including the deductions for mortgage
interest and state and local property taxes.
These incentives largely benefit the middle class,
particularly younger households and larger families, by
making homeownership more affordable.
NAHB also supports the Low Income Housing Tax Credit,
the primary tool for financing construction of new,
affordable rental housing. The LIHTC is currently producing
approximately 75,000 new apartment homes annually.
3 Housing Finance Reform. NAHB is a strong proponent
of housing finance reform that would increase the role
of private capital in the U.S. housing finance system
but maintain a limited federal backstop to the nation’s
housing finance system.
Federal support is particularly important in continuing the
availability of the affordable 30-year fixed-rate mortgage,
which has been a staple of the U.S. housing finance system.
3 Labor Shortage/Immigration Reform. NAHB
supports comprehensive immigration reform that will:
o Safeguard our borders;
o Establish a fair employment verification system; and
o Create a market-based visa system that will allow
more immigrants to legally enter the construction
workforce as the housing industry gains
momentum and the demand for workers increases.
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