IN THIS ISSUE HBRA NEWS • Message from the Executive Officer • Upcoming Events • HBRA Clambake • Yankee Game • Building for Millennials • Professional Women in Building • HBRA Welcomes Steven LoParco • JM Wright Career Fair • HBRA Trainings & Certifications • HBRA Job Bank • Sunshine Floors Grand Opening • New Members BUILDER NEWS • Construction sector embraces apprentices • Millennials are marrying later • 19 candidates for state office make case to realtors, home builders • Associate Appreciation Month NAHB NEWS • Reported Shortage Hits Record 90 Percent • Regulations Account for Nearly OneThird of Multifamily Costs • 2019 IBS Registration Open What You Need to Know About the 20% Pass-Through Deduction • Statement from NAHB Chairman on Trump Tariff Threat • Need for Housing Finance Reform • NAHB Members Call for Increased Recruiting Efforts • Housing Starts Rise Amid Ongoing Affordability Concerns STATE NEWS • Connecticut’s Fiscal House is Falling Apart Let the Residential Construction Industry Fix it. • Build a Better CT Advertisers: Acadia Elevator Service Company DiMatteo Group Fairfield County Bank Tooher Ferraris p. 5 p. 13 p. 16 p. 20 p. 22 County TV & Appliance Ed’s Garage Doors Interstate Lumber Marlin Electric Ridgefield Supply p.27 p. 26 p. 27 p.6 p.7 p. 8 p.10 p.11 p.11 p.12 p.13 p.14 p.17 p.17 p.18 p. 20 p. 20 p. 21 p. 21 p. 24 p. 24 p. 25 p. 25 p. 26 p.28 p.30 p. 23 p. 25 p. 28 p. 29 p. 32 United Bank Hocon Gas CTC&G Ring’s End p. 28 p. 33 p. 34 p. 35
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