Over $1.8 million in weatherization projects will begin July 1st

Starting July 1st, more than $1.8 million in funds will be available for the Low Income Weatherization Program in Washoe County. This program will upgrade and retrofit qualified homes to save money and energy. According to the State of Nevada Housing Division, more than 300 homes in Washoe County will receive the improvements saving 270,326 kilowatt hours of electricity and 25,207 therms of natural gas annually.

Hopefully this program, and others like it, will not only help us become a ‘greener’ planet but will create jobs and get our economy back on the road to recovery!

More information on the weatherization is available on the State of Nevada website.

What are your thoughts? We’d love your comments or stories about other programs like these!

NEW - Builders Association of Northern Nevada Remodelers Council

We just wrapped up the second organizational meeting for our Remodelers Council. It's going to be a great group! We’ll be working on ways to promote our Remodelers - licensed, educated professionals that operate under a strict code of ethics. We’ll focus on education, consumer advocacy and promotional opportunities.

NAHB provides a tremendous amount of support both to professionals and to consumers. Check out their website.

If you’re interested in joining the council, please submit this application. Annual Dues are $30, which are forwarded on to NAHB to get you listed in their online Remodelers index and access to their information.

A vote to approve the creation of the Remodelers Council will go to the Board of Directors on Tuesday, June 30th. You're application will help support our cause. We'd like to have as many as possible submitted before then.

If you have any questions or need more information, contact Missy Hinton (775) 329-4611.

HOUSING STARTS AND PERMITS POST GAINS IN MAY

Nationwide housing starts rebounded in May from record lows in the previous month, posting a 17.2 percent gain to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 532,000 units, according to U.S. Commerce Department figures released today. While driven largely by a double-digit gain in the volatile multifamily sector, the uptick also reflected a substantial gain on the single-family side and applied consistently to all regions of the country.

Single-family housing starts gained 7.5 percent in May, breaking the 400,000 mark for the first time since November 2008 to reach a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 401,000 units. Meanwhile, starts in the much more volatile multifamily sector posted a 77 percent gain following a nearly equivalent decline in the previous month, for a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 124,000 units.

Both housing starts and permits were up across every region in May. Here in the West starts rose 28.6 percent and permits rose 3.8 percent.

Look who has joined us...

Printing Services of Nevada, Big O Tires Sparks, JR and Associates, Corona Cyan LLC. and SCK Painting & Drywall.

Welcome new members!