NAHB Releases Salary, Bonus and Benefit Data for 39 Jobs Across the Home Building Industry BuilderBooks, the publishing arm of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) recently released The Single-Family Builder Compensation Study, 2017 Edition. The study includes data collected on compensation and benefits for 39 common positions at single-family home building companies. Results from this survey provide single-family builders with current information that can be used to benchmark their employees’ level of compensation and benefits. The data was analyzed by region of the country, 2017 expected dollar volume, number of expected starts in 2017 and number of employees on payroll. The findings are presented from two different perspectives: Across all 39 positions, giving a broad view of the full-time positions that currently exist at single-family building companies, as well as a comparison of average total compensation and benefits across positions; and also as a detailed view of each position’s average compensation and benefits. “This publication offers valuable information to any home building company,” said NAHB Chairman Randy Noel, a custom home builder from LaPlace, La. “It gives readers an inside look into the compensation and benefits offered at similarly sized companies, and allows them to compare themselves to the average, or even to use these numbers as recruiting tools to showcase earning potential for prospective employees.” The Single-Family Builder Compensation Study, 2017 Edition is available for purchase ($149.95 Retail/$79.95 NAHB Member, ISBN978086718-766-3) at BuilderBooks.com or by calling 800-223-2665. The ebook is available at ebooks.builderbooks.com ($89.99 Retail/$55.99 for NAHB Members). [Editor’s Note: Editors who are interested in receiving a complimentary copy of The Single-Family Builder Compensation Study, 2017 Edition to review for their publications should contact Patricia Potts at 202-2668224 or ppotts@nahb.org.] Read More Send us your press releases, events, or other member news to be showcased in the newsletter. Builders Discuss Rising Lumber Prices with Commerce Secretary Ross Randy Noel, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a custom home builder from LaPlace, La., issued the following statement after the NAHB leadership met today with Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to discuss the growing problem of escalating lumber prices that are being exacerbated by tariffs on Canadian lumber imports into the U.S.: “Today, we discussed with Secretary Ross our mutual concern that lumber prices have risen sharply higher than the tariff rate would indicate, and that this is hurting housing affordability in markets across the nation. Rising lumber prices have increased the price of an average single-family home by nearly $9,000 and added more than $3,000 to the price of the average multifamily unit. “We applaud Secretary Ross for acknowledging the gravity of this situation and expressing a willingness to look into the possibility that factors other than the tariff may be manipulating the market. “We also encouraged the secretary to return to the negotiating table with Canada. It is essential that the two sides resume talks and hammer out a long-term solution to this trade dispute that will ensure U.S. home builders have access to a stable supply of lumber at reasonable prices to keep housing affordable for hard-working American families.” Read More JUNE 2018 | HBRA of Fairfield County 21
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