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Who’s Ready for Summer?

Who’s Ready for Summer?

Our own Huitzilopochtli will lead us in the ceremonial burning of the socks which will usher in summer. Yes, we are really going to burn socks.

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Is your team signed up for the sporting clays shoot?

Is your team signed up for the sporting clays shoot?

Join us on Friday, May 15th at 11:00 am for our 10th Annual Sporting Clays Event. This is a fun and relaxing way to spend time with coworkers, employees and fellow YBA members with a little friendly competition to boot. We’ll start the day with BBQ lunch and finish with our awards ceremony.

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And the winner is

And the winner is

Come to the Remodeling Awards of Excellence Banquet on April 8th and experience the excitement as the 2015 winners are announced. See the creativity and workmanship of York Builders Association’s top remodelers. See the products used in these projects supplied by York Builders Association members. Enjoy mingling with the Best of the Best in remodeling.

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Draw Down Reverse Raffle

Draw Down Reverse Raffle

Tickets are $20 a piece and limited to 100. Grand prize is $800 with various other amounts awarded as the tickets fall.

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Register for our Tenth Annual Sporting Clays Shoot

Register for our Tenth Annual Sporting Clays Shoot

Guns, ribs, friends, and the great outdoors are what the annual Sporting Clays Shoot is all about. Gather your team clients, work colleagues, friend and family. No team, we’ll pair you up with one. Whether you’re at one with the clays or picking up a gun for the first time, there’s fun to be had.

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Sangria de Mayo

Sangria de Mayo

The sangria will be flowing as we usher in summer.  Sponsored by JRG Advisors, everyone will receive a pair of flip flops to don as we burn socks to signify an early beginning to summer.  There will be fun games, Mexican themed food, beer and of course sangria.

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​Latest NAHB News
  • Permit Activity Declines in March 2025
    by Danushka Nanayakkara-Skillington on May 14, 2025

    Permits continue a downhill trend for the third month in a row. Over the first three months of 2025, the total number of single-family permits issued year-to-date (YTD) nationwide reached 232,221. On a year-over-year (YoY) basis, this is a decline of 3.8% over the March 2024 level of 241311. For […]

  • Inflation Eased Again in April
    by Fan-Yu Kuo on May 13, 2025

    Inflation slowed to a 4-year low in April while shelter inflation remained elevated. Despite the easing, inflation may pick up in the coming months as possible inflationary pressure from enacted tariffs and other policy uncertainties continues to threaten economic growth and complicate the Fed’s […]

  • Residential Mortgages Experience Weaker Demand in First Quarter
    by Eric Lynch on May 13, 2025

    Overall demand for residential mortgages was weaker while lending standards for most types of residential mortgages were essentially unchanged according to the Federal Reserve Board’s April 2025 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey (SLOOS).  For commercial real estate (CRE) loans, lending […]

  • Highest Paid Occupations in Construction in 2024
    by Natalia Siniavskaia on May 13, 2025

    Half of payroll workers in construction earn more than $60,320 and the top 25% make at least $81,510, according to the latest May 2024 Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) and analysis by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). In comparison, the […]

  • Consumer Credit Slows in the First Quarter of 2025
    by Onnah Dereski on May 9, 2025

    Consumer credit continued to rise in early 2025, but the pace of growth has slowed. Student loan balances rose year-over-year as borrowers resumed payments following the end of pandemic-era relief. However, growth remains modest. Credit card and auto loan debt also increased, though both […]

​Latest PBA News
  • Registration open for Summer Committee and Board Meetings
    by Rick Cochran on May 12, 2025

    The Summer PBA Committee and Board of Directors meetings will take place at the Omni Bedford Springs Resort July 24 and 25 (there will be a welcome hospitality reception at The post Registration open for Summer Committee and Board Meetings appeared first on Pennsylvania Builders Association.

  • PBA Well Represented on Residential Code Development Committee
    by Rick Cochran on May 5, 2025

    The Residential Code Development Committee just wrapped up five days of hearings in Orlando hearing 369 proposals to modify the IRC.  The second set of hearings will be in October The post PBA Well Represented on Residential Code Development Committee appeared first on Pennsylvania Builders […]

  • Reserve Your Room at the Omni Bedford Springs
    by Rick Cochran on April 28, 2025

    Reservations are now being accepted for Summer PBA Committee and Board of Directors meetings at the Omni Bedford Springs Resort. The meetings will be held July 24 and 25 starting The post Reserve Your Room at the Omni Bedford Springs appeared first on Pennsylvania Builders Association.

  • Registration for the PBA Summer Regional Meetings is Open
    by Rick Cochran on April 25, 2025

    Registrations are now open for the 2025 Winter Regional Meetings. THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO HAVE A SAY IN YOUR ASSOCIATION A Regional Meeting may just be the most important The post Registration for the PBA Summer Regional Meetings is Open appeared first on Pennsylvania Builders Association.

  • FREE Build Science Programs for Members and Students
    by Rick Cochran on March 26, 2025

    The Pennsylvania Housing Research Center shared the following information Build Science curriculum with PBA. This is a free resource for all members – as well as a great tool for The post FREE Build Science Programs for Members and Students appeared first on Pennsylvania Builders Association.