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Save The Date: Business Round Tables: Topics for every business

Save The Date: Business Round Tables: Topics for every business

Do you have questions about QuickBooks or filing your taxes? Maybe you want to pick someone’s brain about new social media trends or what’s new in branding for your company. Or, maybe you or your employee’s are having trouble closing a sale and you’re looking for some advice. Then this is the event for you. We will have experts on hand to answer your questions and bat around ideas with you on just those topics.

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Member Benefit: PA One-Call

Member Benefit: PA One-Call

As you prepare to excavate, state law requires that you contact 8-1-1 or www.paonecall.org. York Builders Association members have their annual $125 fee covered by the association.

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The most targeted advertising you’ll purchase all year…

The most targeted advertising you’ll purchase all year…

Purchasing an ad in York Builders Association Resource Guide earns you an advantage over every other York County business in the industry – and it’s exclusive to York Builders Association members. Why? Because our reputation is professionalism, and both the homeowners that contact us and the members that join us know how important it is to have an expert handle their projects.

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Latest NAHB News
  • Apartment Completions Rise Resulting in Slower Absorption Rates
    by Jesse Wade on November 27, 2024

    The percentage of new apartment units that were absorbed within three months of completion rose from 50% to 55% in the second quarter of 2024, according to the Census Bureau’s latest release of the Survey of Market Absorption of New Multifamily Units (SOMA). The survey covers new units in […]

  • Small Gain for Multifamily Built-for-Sale Construction
    by Robert Dietz on November 27, 2024

    According to NAHB analysis of quarterly Census data, the count of multifamily, for-rent housing starts declined during the third quarter of 2024. For the quarter, 94,000 multifamily residences started construction. Of this total, 88,000 were built-for-rent. This was almost 14% lower than the third […]

  • October New Home Sales Down on Higher Rates
    by Danushka Nanayakkara-Skillington on November 26, 2024

    Steadily rising mortgage rates coupled with ongoing affordability challenges kept many potential home buyers on the sidelines in October. Sales of newly built, single-family homes in October declined 17.3% to a 610,000 seasonally adjusted annual rate, according to newly released data from the U.S. […]

  • Seventh Straight Month of Yearly Deceleration in Home Prices
    by Onnah Dereski on November 26, 2024

    Home price growth continued to slow in September, growing at a rate just below 4% year-over-year. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index (seasonally adjusted – SA) posted a 3.89% annual gain, down from a 4.28% increase in August. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller HPI year-over-year […]

  • Best Quarter for Multifamily Missing Middle Construction in 17 Years
    by Robert Dietz on November 25, 2024

    The missing middle construction sector includes development of medium-density housing, such as townhouses, duplexes and other small multifamily properties. The multifamily segment of the missing middle (apartments in 2- to 4-unit properties) has generally disappointed since the Great Recession. […]

Latest PBA News
  • Year-End Message from Tom McCosby, PBA President
    by Rick Cochran on November 25, 2024

    As the year winds down, I would like to thank everyone who has worked to make PBA a more modern, responsive organization. First, John Olson started us on a path The post Year-End Message from Tom McCosby, PBA President appeared first on Pennsylvania Builders Association.

  • Mohegan Pennsylvania Accepted Winter Meeting Reservations
    by Rick Cochran on November 25, 2024

    Plans are underway for the 2025 PBA Committee and Board of Directors meetings. The meetings, along with the annual Installation Gala, will be held March 20-22, 2025, at the Mohegan The post Mohegan Pennsylvania Accepted Winter Meeting Reservations appeared first on Pennsylvania Builders […]

  • PBA Mourns Past President Gene Kreitzer
    by Rick Cochran on November 20, 2024

    Gene Kreitzer, 2009 PBA President, passed away suddenly on November 18 in Lebanon County. Mr. Kreitzer, who owned and operated Gene Kreitzer Construction in Fredericksburg since 1978, was an active The post PBA Mourns Past President Gene Kreitzer appeared first on Pennsylvania Builders Association.

  • Pennsylvania Election Results
    by Rick Cochran on November 18, 2024

    The “Red Wave” was strong nationally, as well as Pennsylvania row offices, but there was no change in the PA General Assembly. Democrats will stay in control of the Pennsylvania The post Pennsylvania Election Results appeared first on Pennsylvania Builders Association.

  • Meet Chris Warren, PBA Endorsed Trade Program Director
    by Rick Cochran on November 1, 2024

    This Fall, PBA announced that Chris Warren was named the new Director of the Endorsed Trade Program following Dave DiPasquale’s retirement. Since 2009, Chris has been an active member of The post Meet Chris Warren, PBA Endorsed Trade Program Director appeared first on Pennsylvania Builders […]