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Capitol Close Up: June 10, 2025
2025 Energy Code Board Finalizes Model Low Energy and Carbon Code The Energy Code Board held its final regular meeting on May 30, completing the final draft of the Model Low Energy and Carbon Code. The board considered 89 proposals to alter the code and far too many of them passed. The final code is…
Read MoreThe HBA Advocate | Monday, June 2, 2025
In this edition: RedT Homes Submits PUC Complaint Against Xcel Energy Denver Mayor Issues Executive Order to Improve Permitting Timelines; JTF meeting tomorrow will include update from the city Xcel Energy Lunch & Learn: June 18, 11:30 am – 1:30 pm RedT Homes Submits PUC Complaint Against Xcel Energy Local homebuilder RedT Homes recently submitted a letter…
Read MoreNAHB State Representative May 2025 Report
Key NAHB Housing Issues 1. Good and Bad News on Lumber Production and Tariffs: Recent actions on the lumber front indicate that increased logging from federal lands and higher tariffs on Canadian lumber are in the offing later this year. 2. Economic Concerns Over the Tariffs: Markets are waiting for signs of trade deals that…
Read MoreHome Builders Foundation Highlights & Meaningful Moments May 2025
The Home Builders Foundation is HBA of Metro Denver’s Charity of Choice Home Reimagined: Kurt’s ALS Journey May is ALS Awareness Month, and Home Builders Foundation is honored to share the story of Kurt and his wife, Mary. Kurt was diagnosed with ALS, and within just a few weeks, he lost the ability to stand…
Read MoreCapitol Close Up: May 20, 2025
2025 General Assembly Session Ends; CAHB Joins Calls for Several Vetoes The Colorado General Assembly concluded the first session of the 74th General Assembly on May 7. CAHB lobbyist Rachel Lee has provided an in-depth legislative recap—available by clicking here. Rachel’s document includes a review of GAC-position bills, other bills of interest to the state’s…
Read MoreThe HBA Advocate Newsletter | April 1, 2025
April 1, 2025 In this edition: HBA of Metro Denver Prepares for Local Government Adoption of the 2024 ICC Building Codes Commerce City Implementing Revisions to Impact Fee Assessments HBA of Metro Denver Prepares for Local Government Adoption of the 2024 ICC Building Codes With new international and statewide building and energy codes as well…
Read MoreCost and Tariff Uncertainty Weighs on Market
NAHB Chief Economist Robert Dietz provided this economic and housing industry overview in the bi-weekly newsletter Eye On the Economy. The uncertain timing and scale of tariffs, combined with the last legs of the fight against inflation, have rattled financial markets. Equity markets are in correction territory as investors react to a flurry of public…
Read MoreHow Rising Costs Affect Home Affordability
Housing affordability remains a critical issue, with 74.9% of U.S. households unable to afford a median-priced new home in 2025, according to NAHB’s latest analysis. With a median price of $459,826 and a 30-year mortgage rate of 6.5%, this translates to around 100.6 million households priced out of the market, even before accounting for further…
Read MoreCapitol Close Up: 3/11/2025
Tariffs will Impact Home Building The National Association of Home Builders is closely tracking the impact of President Trump’s tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China. According to the NAHB, the new tariffs on America’s largest trading partners are projected to raise the cost of imported construction materials by more $3 billion, possibly increasing…
Read MoreThe HBA Advocate Newsletter | March 4, 2025
March 4, 2025 In this edition: Lakewood City Council Passes Revised Parkland Dedication Ordinance Commerce City Council Holds Builder Roundtable Discussion with the HBA of Metro Denver HBA of Metro Denver Creating Two New Joint Taskforces in Erie and Arapahoe County Lakewood City Council Passes Revised Parkland Dedication Ordinance On February 24, Lakewood City Council…
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