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This new home was built by Polston Construction and is located in Anasazi Estates in San Juan County. The site is on the edge of an arroyo and drops off sharply to the east and north. The end result is a modern southwest two-story home with a walk-out basement.

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NMHBA Office Staff

New Mexico Home Builders Association505-344-7072, Toll Free 1-800-523-8421 FAX: 505-344-3103E-mail: info@nmhba.org or Website: www.nmhba.orgExecutive VP & CEO, Jack C. Milarch, Jr. Governmental Affairs Director, Melanie LawtonOffice Manager, Nancy BarronBookkeeper/Bonding/Meeting Admin, Melinda BolivarReceptionist/Membership, Kami Showalter

NMHBA 2014 Senior Officers

President, Ray Gee Past President, Pat Casey,1st VP/President Elect, Skip MeadAssociate Vice President, Diana LuceroSecretary Treasurer, Pat Bellestri-Martinez

2014 Local HBA Presidents

HBA of Central New Mexico, David NewellSouth Eastern New Mexico HBAHBA of Eastern New Mexico, Andy CordovaLas Cruces HBA, Kimball HakesLincoln County HBA, Shirley SchenkSan Juan County HBA, Kathy HoganSanta Fe Area HBA, Bill RothBCA of Otero County, Gerald MatherlySouthwest NM HBA, Pat Casey

NAHB Representatives

National Associate Director, Diana LuceroState Representative, Peter MerrillNational Director, Skip MeadNAHB BUILD-PAC Trustee, Skip Mead

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You Could Buy Your Workers’

Compensation Coverage Anywhere . . . But when you buy your workers’ comp. from Builders Trust you have the added

value of knowing that you are also supporting your community and the construction industry.

Call your Independent Agent for a Quote Today!

For more information call 505-345-3477 or 1-800-640-3369

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Legislative Advocacy

Home Builders Association Support

Participant Scholarships for International Builders Show

Scholarships for Children of Injured Workers

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Total 20262014

CentralNewMexico EasternNM

SouthEasternNMHBA

LincolnCounty

LasCruces

SouthwesternNMHBA

SanJuanCounty

SantaFeArea

OteroCounty

626

98

92

117

306

47

158

461

109

621

98

91

117

312

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167

465

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NOTICE TO ALL NMHB PAF MEMBERS

If you have contributed to New Mexico Home Builders Political Action Fund in 2014 and are interested in participating on the NMHB PAF committee, please contact Nancy Barron @nancy@nmhba.org.

NMHBA will hold its Annual Meeting of the Membership

on Saturday, November 8, at 1:30 pm. This meeting will take place during the NMHBA

Board of Directors meeting at Albuquerque Marriott. NMHB PAF board members will be

ratified at this meeting.

Please contact NMHBA office with any questions.

Challenges/OpportunitiesFaceCustomBuildersinNewMexico

As I near the end of my term as President of NMHBA, I’d like to update you on the condition of NMHBA in three areas. The first is the Leadership Ladder. We have filled the position of Secretary Treasurer for 2014 with the appointment of Pat Bellestri-Martinez and she has already contributed positively during our Senior Officer meetings. Also, Steve Hale has agreed to run for the Secretary Treasurer position for 2015. So, for the first time in a few years, the Leadership Ladder is complete.

The second area is our financial health. As some of you may remember, we developed a 5-year Cash Flow Projection spreadsheet in 2013. That tool was essential in evaluating the ongoing depletion of cash reserves. We have updated the spreadsheet and are now utilizing it during our budget preparations to project five years out from the current budget year. The assumptions used in the projections have also been updated and are generally more conservative than those initially used. None the less, the projected outlook is considerably better than that in 2013. It now shows NMHBA reaching break even early in 2016 and thus halting the depletion of cash reserves.

The third area is membership. Through the first nine months of our fiscal year, our membership has grown at a rate of 3%. When evaluated year/year from July to July, the growth rate is about 3.5%. We are currently assuming a 3.5 % growth in membership for the 2014 fiscal year, as well as for 2015. At the recent NAHB Fall Board meeting it was announced that the national growth rate was about 3.6%. That rate is lower than NAHB had budgeted, and our current assumption of 3.5% is less than the 5% we had originally budgeted for 2015.

This slow growth in membership causes me great concern. When I was initially interviewed by the Nominating Committee in 2012, I expressed my concern about the future of our industry for small custom builders. Two and a half years later, New Mexico’s small custom builders still are not recovering from the recession. I think there are a lot of possible reasons for this, but lack of affordability is one of the most important.

Building science and sustainability are improving the way we build houses, but they also add cost to the product. The costs of material and labor are also rising and have risen dramatically in areas where recovery has taken hold. The use of building codes to accomplish public policy goals can also add to the cost.

The cost of being in business is going up. Compliance requirements with federal regulations have been steadily increasing and all indications are that they will escalate even more in the near future. Proposed regulation of silica will have a profound cost impact on the construction industry.

All of the above add cost at the same time that income inequality is increasing and wage growth has been essentially flat for 30 years. New job creation is generally considered to be at the lower end of the wage scale, so even falling unemployment does not mean a growing market that can afford new homes. It seems likely that these trends have been going on for quite some time, but the sub-prime lending and mortgage debacle allowed them to remain hidden until the crash. Demographic changes are also altering the market for new homes. Millennials are said to be delaying family formation and home purchases. They are also renting rather than buying in order to stay flexible for relocation purposes. Another demographic factor is that Generation X is considerably smaller than the Boomer generation and they reached prime home buying age during the recession. Even if the economy recovers, the number of potential buyers will not match that of the Boomers until Generation Y buyers hit the market.

There is a legitimate question here in New Mexico about whether we are seeing the typical lag in recovery that we are familiar with or whether the lack of recovery is due to some of the factors mentioned above. As a state, we are not competing favorably with our neighboring states and new jobs and businesses are in short supply. Many of our rural counties are seeing population loss and our larger cities may lack the infrastructure and amenities that demographers say are needed to support growth.

Ray Gee

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Jack C. Milarch, Jr.

KeepYour"Edge"!HaveFun!NeverStopLearning!

In short – be sure you are signed up to attend the next International Builders Show in January 2015. Last year about 250 people from New Mexico attended all or part of IBS in Las Vegas. After attending for the first time earlier this year, Mario Moreno of Pioneer Roofing & Specialties, Inc. (Las Cruces) said, “It was an excellent experience overall. Being able to talk to factory reps with so many manufacturers and products is a must for anyone in the building and remodeling trades.”

I am an unabashed fan of IBS. Everybody in the construction industry should go to the show every year. Yes – I really believe that! If you have never gone before just prepare yourself to be overwhelmed the first year. You will keep discovering new things around every corner and trying to sort it all out and prioritizing what to do and see is a challenge, to say the least. By your second show you will be getting the hang of it and by the third year you will feel like a pro and be getting more benefit than you ever imagined you could that first year. I pass this on because numerous members have recounted this progression from their first time at IBS to their eventual mastery of how to really “work” the show.

On a budget? I just got round trip airline tickets from Albuquerque to Las Vegas for $192, which these days is still a bargain! The “official” hotel for New Mexico HBA again this year is the newly named Westgate Las Vegas Hotel and Casino, otherwise known for years as the Las Vegas Hilton. OK, I admit it isn’t the swankiest place in town, but room rates are about $79-$119 nightly, and

by far the best part is the place is right next door to the convention center. You will be spending minimal time in your room anyway! It’s Las Vegas!!! If you do stay at the Westgate you can go out the sports book door and into the convention center back door in under ten minutes. Many of us dash back to the hotel for the lunch buffet – it’s that close. It’s also directly on the strip’s monorail line. I know many of you have your favorite place to stay in Las Vegas, and of course that’s OK too. It’s not about where you sleep – it’s about the show!

Counting this coming show, IBS will be held in Las Vegas for two more years, then move to Orlando again for the following two years. Las Vegas is certainly easier for us to get to, but Orlando is a great place to visit in January.

Don’t forget to look at the schedule early to plan your visit. It is available, along with a handy planner, at the IBS website. Once again there will be many excellent seminar opportunities throughout the show, which is why you will want to look at the schedule early and pick out the ones that will help you and your business. And don’t forget to look at the special intensive education classes happening prior to the show. These are usually fee based, but well worth it so if one appeals to you be sure to sign up. These seminars often count toward a professional designation.

You can find all you need to get started at www.buildersshow.com.

See you at IBS!

Feds Squash Arizona Fall Protection Rules

Many of us have been following Arizona’s attempt to have their own more lenient residential fall protection rules rather than the federal “6 foot” rule promulgated by OSHA. The quick background on this issue is that for a number of years now federal OSHA has required construction fall protection equipment whenever a worker’s standing platform is over six feet above the lower surface. Residential construction advocates, such as National Association of Homebuilders and their state and local affiliates, protested loudly that these rules are impractical and even dangerous. For several years the feds gave residential construction a “pass” on this rule while the debate raged. During this time several states, at

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The impact of a shrinking market, along with rising costs and lowered affordability, is likely to lead to further consolidation of the building industry, where fewer companies produce an ever higher percentage of new homes. High-volume builders may be the only companies able to meet the challenges of affordability. Small custom builders, by the very nature of what they build, must charge more for their homes than high volume production builders. So, if current trends don’t change, it seems likely that small builders will see a declining market. However, there also appears, at least anecdotally, to be a reduction in the number of young, new builders entering the market. As many older builders retire, the number of remaining builders may stay well balanced to demand in a declining market, but somewhere down the line we could see the end of the era of small custom builders.

Of course, there are other markets where small builders may thrive. Remodeling is one and a growing need for aging-in-place housing is another. Rising demand, especially with shrinking inventory, and rising wages could also reverse some of the trends noted. As building science and technology continue to improve housing amenities, dissatisfaction with older inventory will drive demand for new housing. A new study is being conducted in Portland, Oregon and early results are indicating that even adults under the age of 25 still prefer single family detached housing. These results, if confirmed, may signal a change to some of the demographic information we have been hearing for the last several years.

I believe that the key to the future shape of the housing industry will be affordability. We are facing great challenges, but within great challenges are great opportunities. Builders are expert at problem solving and overcoming challenges, so I remain hopeful for our shared future.

As mentioned above, I’m nearing the end of my term as President of NMHBA. It has been a real honor and privilege to serve you, the members, in that capacity. I also want to thank my fellow officers, the entire staff, and all committee chairs and members for all of their hard work this year. Without that work, your association would not function as successfully as it does and I urge you to get, or stay, involved.

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the urging of their residential construction interests, took the position that they could create their own more lenient and more practical rules.

NMHBA attempted to get our state to adopt an alternate version of the fall protection rule right after Governor Martinez’s successful election, but met with repeated agency non-responsiveness and has thus far been unsuccessful. Arizona, with their famous business-friendly state government, took this effort the farthest, actually getting their legislature and governor to pass an alternate residential fall protection law. The federal government recently warned Arizona that they “will initiate proceedings to reject the (fall protection standard) and ‘reconsider’ Arizona’s status as a state-plan state unless Arizona submits a revised standard or is able to show that OSHA should not reject the (Arizona) standard.” In short Arizona is being told to adopt the 6’ rule or expect a federal take-over.

This news should trigger serious thoughts of state’s rights and the federal administration’s ability to force their version of rules down to you and me, and the realization that state government cannot protect us from federal administration rules (as contrasted to duly passed federal laws). In the meantime the message for New Mexico contractors is to look at your operations and figure out how you can comply. There isn’t much random enforcement of this rule, but if one of your workers sustains a fall-related injury or death, the consequences for your business can easily be catastrophic, and especially so if it is obvious you made no effort to comply. The fines can be astronomical. Stay tuned for the next big federal OSHA rule for the construction industry - airborne silica dust exposure limitations.

JUST A NOTE TO ALL MEMBERS...Make sure your Local HBA has your correct contact information (including address, phone number, and email address). NAHB and NMHBA, as well as your Local HBA, use this info to send you information that could be important for your business.

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We occasionally get requests asking which candidates have been supported by the NMHB Political Action Fund contributions. Our NMHB PAF has made a number of contributions to various candidates for office during this election cycle. We want you to know who we supported.

NMHB PAF is largely funded by the $20 dues check-off printed on your annual local home builders

association membership statement. This solicitation accumulates modest amounts of money and allows us to participate in the election cycle. Whether or not you agree with our various selections we hope you agree with us that participation in the election process is important to the continued success of our industry and to your business.

Please continue to “check off” that $20 for NMHB PAF.

NMHB PAF Trustees:

Mike Buechter, Chair Brad Hill, Vice-Chair Jack Milarch, Secretary Treasurer

Lee Rawson, Trustee Randy Crowder, Trustee

BCA of Otero County

Yvette Herrell (R) - Alamogordo

Eastern New Mexico HBA

Randy Crowder (R) – Clovis

HBA of Central New Mexico

Deborah Armstrong (D) - Albuquerque Conrad James (R) - Albuquerque Lorenzo Larrañaga (R) - Albuquerque Antonio Maestas (D) - Albuquerque Monica Youngblood (R) - Albuquerque Jane E. Powdrell-Culbert (R) - Corrales Jason Harper (R) - Rio Rancho Tim Lewis (R) - Rio Rancho James Smith (R) - Tijeras

HBA of Lincoln County Zack Cook (R) - Ruidoso

Las Cruces HBA Dona Irwin (D) – Deming

San Juan County HBA

Rodney Montoya (R) - Farmington James Strickler (R) - Farmington

Southeastern New Mexico HBA

James Townsend (R) - Artesia Cathrynn Brown (R) - Carlsbad David Gallegos (R) - Eunice Larry Scott (R) - Hobbs Nora Espinoza (R) - Roswell Bob Wooley (R) - Roswell

Santa Fe Area HBA

Debbie Rodella (D) - Espanola Nick Salazar (D) - San Juan Pueblo Carl Trujillo (D) - Santa Fe Jim Trujillo (D) - Santa Fe Luciano Varela (D) - Santa Fe

South West New Mexico HBA

Dianne Hamilton (R) - Silver City

Other Areas of the State

Patricia Lundstrom (D) - Gallup Dennis Roch (R) – Logan Eliseo Alcon (D) - Milan George Dodge, Jr. (D) - Santa Rosa Don Tripp, Jr. (R) – Socorro

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After years of having workers’ compensation reform bills stalled in the Legislature, BT has taken

action this year in an attempt to raise awareness of the issues around the Round House. To elevate the need for legislative action on work comp issues, BT has contributed to the following candidates

on the November ballot:

HBA of Central NM

Sarah Maestas Barnes (R) – Albq.

Nate Gentry (R) – Albuqueruqe

Conrad D. James (R) – Albq.

Paul Pacheco (R) – Albuquerque

Kelly Fajardo (R) – Belen

Alonzo Baldonado (R) – Los Lunas

Santa Fe Area HBA

Geoff Rodgers (R) – Los Alamos

Vickie S. Perea (R) – Belen

Las Cruces HBA

Ricky L. Little (R) – Chaparral

Dona G. Irwin (D) – Deming

Andrew Nunez (R) – Hatch

Terry McMillan (R) – Las Cruces

South West New Mexico HBA

Dianne Hamilton (R) – Silver City

Other Areas

Patricia A. Lundstrom (D) – Gallup

Sharon Clahchischilliage (R) –

Shiprock

Statewide

Susana Martinez (R) – Governor

Diana Duran (R) Secretary of State

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If you are interested in becoming a member of NMHBA’s Board of Directors for 2015, now is the time to act.

Being a Board member is a great way to become educated on what’s happening at the state level and meet other members who want to influence legislative and regulatory issues beyond their local jurisdiction. You probably know someone who is or has been on the Board. Be sure to talk to them about their experience.

Every year, your Local HBA is asked to appoint Directors for the following year. At least half must be Builder members.

Three Board meetings are scheduled each year in Albuquerque.

Contact your Local HBA office and ask them to appoint you as a member of NMHBA’s Board.

Contact Nancy Barron at the NMHBA office with any questions about the Association’s Board of Directors.

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Important Change for Underground Electric Service for New Residential Customers of Public Service Company of New Mexico

The current PNM practice for new residential service is to install electric service cable direct buried in a 36” deep trench between PNM’s transformer or pedestal to the customer’s meter socket.

Effective January 1, 2015 new service will require a customer provided and installed empty three inch PVC duct buried 36” deep in a customer-provided trench connected to the meter riser pipe, and a PNM-provided three inch PVC stub out from the transformer or pedestal. PNM will inspect the duct installation and install the service cable in the duct. In both the current practice and the new practice, PNM connects the service wire at PNM’s source equipment and at the meter socket. This new practice will facilitate faster electric service installations, reduce future service cable fault repair costs, enable faster service restoration, and eliminate or reduce future disruptions to landscaping.

Developers:Effective September 8, 2014 PNM designs for all new

subdivision or line extension request will include the requirement for conduit elbows and stub outs installed with the transformer and/or pedestal installations. Additionally all secondary conductors will be required to be installed in conduit. (Diagrams are available at nmhba.org.)

Home Builders:Effective January 1, 2015 PNM will require new service customers to provide and install an empty three inch PVC duct buried 36” deep in a customer-provided trench connected to the meter riser pipe and to a PNM-provided three inch PVC stub out from the transformer or pedestal. PNM will inspect the duct installation and install the service cable in the duct. PNM will not charge the customer for the service cable installation for services of 100 feet or less. In both the current practice and new practice, PNM connects the service wire at PNM source equipment and at the meter socket.

Under this new practice home builders will coordinate with phone and cable companies for the installation of their services. PNM will no longer install these services.

If you have questions about these changes, please contact Bob Jarrett at robert.jarrett@pnm.com.

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(August YTD 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010 & 2006) Peak Year

County 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2006

New Mexico Balance of State* 291 363 350 569 598 1252

Bernalillo 466 455 771 570 667 2950

Chaves 39 25 20 26 18 51

Colfax 6 11 7 7 9 46

Curry 81 86 91 82 114 164

Dona Ana 418 481 481 441 592 1493

Eddy 125 81 73 45 61 57

Lea 4 43 22 14 12 38

Lincoln 152 42 31 32 39 153

Los Alamos 39 1 1 4 2 45

Luna 1 5 4 16 17 72

McKinley 5 5 4 2 2 18

Otero+ 68 80 74 107 126 144

Rio Arriba 0 0 0 0 3 7

Roosevelt 0 30 38 42 34 21

Sandoval 13 528 420 321 395 912

San Juan 537 111 141 108 150 317

Santa Fe 106 115 87 65 75 320

Sierra 1 1 0 0 1 2

Socorro 115 1 0 0 3 21

Taos 0 76 43 39 44 196

Valencia 2 92 74 52 64 226

Total 2469 2632 2732 2542 3026 8505

* Includes the following counties: Catron, Cibola, De Baca, Grant, Guadalupe, Harding, Hidalgo, Mora, Quay, San Miguel, Torrance, and Union+ Source: Otero County Assessor’s Office

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Note: Several members have informed us that some counties may not be providing accurate numbers to the Census Bureau.

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2014 NMHBA Meeting Calendar

November7 Senior Officers, Gov’t Affairs and Building Issues committee meetings; Awards & Installation Dinner8 NMHBA Board Meeting and Meeting of the Members27-28 Thanksgiving holiday – NMHBA/BT offices closed

December5 Senior Officers and Executive committee meetings25-26 Christmas holiday – NMHBA/BT offices closed

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NMHBA is looking for high-quality photos of your work to feature on upcoming Housing Journal covers.

If you have a home or remodeled project that’s worthy of notice, we want to help you show it off! Along with exterior and interior room shots, we’ll also accept photos of special features such as tile work, swimming pools, fireplaces, porches, etc.

Specifications:- Vertical shot 8x10 or proportional- Actual photo or on a CD (300 dpi, jpg or tif at final

size)- If the photo was professionally done, please obtain

permission from the photographer.

You may deliver your photo(s) to our office anytime during business hours. NMHBA will determine whether or not the photo will be used. All photos will be returned to you. Please contact Nancy Barron at 505-344-7072 with any questions.

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