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2018: Issue 8

Philip Etiwe Selected as Director of Planning and Inspections

The City of El ground running to continue developing assigning priorities and objectives to selection of Mr. Etiwe.
Paso is pleased to strategic and innovative solutions for city staff. Mr. Ray Adauto, Executive Vice
announce the our community.” “Philip brings more than 28 years of President of the El Paso Association of
selection of Philip Most recently Mr. Etiwe worked as private, public and non-profit Builders, said, “The community
Etiwe as Director the Director of Community experience that will greatly benefit the appreciates the opportunity to
of Planning and Development Services and Chief City residents and businesses of the City of participate in the selection process
Inspections Administrator for the City of South El Paso,” said Deputy City Manager and believes Mr. Etiwe is a great
effective August Fulton, Georgia, where he was Cary Westin. “He has in-depth candidate for this important position.”
27, 2018. responsible for creating and setting knowledge on economic development, Mr. Etiwe graduated with a master’s
“We are excited to welcome Philip to the foundation for Planning Services, urban planning, downtown and degree in urban and regional planning
help lead a City department that plays Building Permits and Inspections, neighborhood developments, and is from the University of Colorado
a critical role in the advancement and Engineering, Code Enforcement, proven to be successful in identifying Graduate School of Architecture and
growth of our community,” said City Business Licenses, and The service gaps and creating efficiencies.” Planning and bachelor’s degree in
Manager Tommy Gonzalez. “Having Geographic Information System (GIS). Members of the development Land Use Resources and Environment
previously worked for the City of El As Chief City Administrator, he was community were a part of the interview from Metropolitan State College of

Market Watch:
Paso, Philip will be able to hit the responsible for assisting the Mayor by panel and provided input on the Denver.

How many billions did Texas get from selling houses to foreign buyers?
Paul O'Donnell, Business Editor, Dallasnews.com
Texas was the third most popular
state for international home buyers in
the last year, according to a new report
from the Texas Association of Realtors.
The buyers, not surprisingly, hailed
from countries with growing
populations in Texas. Mexico led the
way, followed by China, India, the
United Kingdom and Canada
Texas cities accounted for 9 percent
of all U.S. homes bought by
international buyers from April 2017 to
March 2018, according to the report.
That represented 24,012 home sales,
which the state real estate association
estimated as a $10.89 billion boost to
the Texas economy.
Mexican buyers were the most
active, totaling 38 percent of the state's
home purchases by international
buyers. China (7 percent) and India (6
percent) were the next highest.
"Fueled by the desire to start and
run a business, obtain world-class
education or purchase investment
property, international homebuyers
continue to choose Texas," Kaki
Lybbert, chairman of the Texas
Association of Realtors, said in a
statement.
Texas slipped from second to third in
the annual study and trailed only
Florida and California in popularity
among foreign buyers, all of which are
major destinations for immigrants to
the U.S.
Six Texas metropolitan areas
ranked in the top 50 nationwide for
immigration in the most recent data
compiled by the Department of
Homeland Security, including:
Houston/Sugar Land/The Woodlands
(No.6) Dallas/Fort Worth/Arlington
(No.8) Austin/Round Rock/San
Marcos(No.26) San Antonio/New
Braunfels(No.28) El Paso (No. 33)
McAllen/Edinburg/Mission (No.48)
Nationally, rising home prices and
low inventory led to a decline in foreign
home purchases in the United States
last year. International sales totaled
$121 billion, a 21 percent drop from
the previous 12-month period,
according to an annual survey from the
National Association of Realtors.
"After a surge in 2017, we saw a
decrease in foreign activity in the
housing market in the latest year,
bringing us closer to the levels seen in
2016," said Lawrence Yun, NAR chief
economist. "Inventory shortages
continue to drive up prices and
sustained job creation, and historically
low interest rates mean that foreign
buyers are now competing with
domestic residents for the same,
limited supply of homes."

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President’s
Message
Edmundo Dena
President
el Paso association of Builders
We continue to move and grow as
the board approved several new
members at our recent board
meeting. i want to remind all our
members of the importance of
inviting a business partner, supplier
or vendor, a competitor…yes, a
competitor to join. it’s important for
them and us. Welcome to our
newbies. get involved, come to
meetings and events, get in front of
your new association. it’s worth as
much as what you put into it. Make
it work for you.
School is going full bore in the el
Paso and surrounding areas. Ray
and i were talking about the
craziness of it all and we got to the
point of wondering if there were any
new “shop” classes going on. While
we hear about STeMS and aP
classes we don’t seem to get as
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excited about giving kids a shop
class. i know i could use some
good skilled workers and so can
every builder. But more and more
we see kids missing a great
opportunity because they don’t have
skills that an employer needs. it’s
the topic of talks all over our
industry and we need to keep that a
hot topic locally. Just like when i
went to school not all of us were
meant to be in a university. We
needed to work and get paid. Well
with your help we can continue to
bring that issue to the forefront each
time we can. as an industry we are
doing that. Make sure you do that
as well.
our recent talk by TX doT
engineer Bob Bielek was very
interesting and timely. What many
of us didn’t realize is that TX doT is
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Montana avenue. Be aware, the
repairs to i-10 are a pain right now
and they will continue to be for a
while. Bielek said that i- 10 is way
past its usable age and so at some
point more work will be needed on
it. Meanwhile the arteries around it,
like loop 375 and the spurs, all will
have more traffic to contend with.
Work on the highways, it seems to
me, will never be done. Too much
to do. Meanwhile be patient and
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Executive’s
Message
Ray Adauto,
Executive
Vice President
EPAB
A couple of years ago the EPAB
went to Austin to meet with our
state Representatives. Normally
we would be talking about over
regulation, NIMBY’s, funding,
onerous bills. But our hot topic for
them was the lack of skilled labor
and what could be done about it.
The Reps were surprised and
appreciative that we brought up a
subject other than the usual.
Skilled labor, or the lack of it, is
something that has been coming
for a long time.
In story after story in the
newspapers, TV and radio are
about the huge debt young people
(and parents) are dealing with for
college costs. Reporters lead off
with the fact that today’s job
seekers can not afford the debt of
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Economy continues upward while skilled labor lags
their education with the income
most have to start at. Their
solution they say is to pay more,
putting the burden on the employer
and thereby creating a new
problem, higher prices for the
consumer. Who would of thought
of a cup of coffee costing nearly
$7, yet everyday legions of people
pay that for their morning joe. The
reporters say that college debt is
increasing everyday and they’re
right. But what if someone could
come out of school with a job that
is in demand and starts paying at
double or more than some office or
retail job? What if that job could
grow in just a few years to a point
where that skill became more
valuable? There are such jobs,
but you don’t need a college
degree. It’s called learning a
trade. It’s called having a career
that can go in many different
directions. It’s a job where you
can make a good living and have a
satisfaction of being able to do
something others can’t.
Don’t get me wrong, we still need
the engineers, architects,
accountants and such in the
industry. But while the line to
register into a college is getting
longer and the chances of
graduating (I’ve read below 40%
who enter actually finish) keep
getting smaller and smaller. So
many college grads find
themselves unemployable or never
using their degrees. Yet someone
coming out of high school with
trade skills can walk into a jobsite
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and get hired. No long lines. No
indebtedness. Just work.
Satisfying work. Good paying
work.
Our average Master plumber or
electrician in Texas is now 58
years old. These folks want to
retire someday and yet we don’t
have enough people to fill those
positions, much less grow them.
It’s a serious problem that needs
attention not just by politicians but
by you. It’s time that we all go to
our schools and demand more
“shop” classes, better training,
more training for skills that are
employable right now. It’s a scary
thought that one day you call for a
plumber and there aren’t any
around. It’s possible. It’s real.
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Builder News

Builder
Confidence
Remains Firm
n Builder confidence in the
market for newly-built single-family
homes edged down one point to a
solid 67 reading in August on the
National Association of Home
Builders/Wells Fargo Housing
Market Index (HMI).
“The good news is that builders
continue to report strong demand
for new housing, fueled by steady
job and income growth along with
rising household formations,” said
NAHB Chairman Randy Noel, a
custom home builder from
LaPlace, La. “However, they are
increasingly focused on growing
affordability concerns, stemming
from rising construction costs,
shortages of skilled labor and a
dearth of buildable lots.”
“The solid economic expansion
and firm job market should spur
demand for new single-family
homes in the months ahead,” said
NAHB Chief Economist Robert
Dietz. “Meanwhile, builders
continue to monitor how tariffs and
the growing threat of a trade war
are affecting key building material
prices, including lumber. These
cost increases, coupled with rising
interest rates, are putting upward
pressure on home prices and
contributing to growing affordability
challenges, as indicated by the
latest quarterly reading of the
NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing
Opportunity Index.”
Derived from a monthly survey
that NAHB has been conducting
for 30 years, the NAHB/Wells
Fargo Housing Market Index
gauges builder perceptions of
current single-family home sales
and sales expectations for the
next six months as “good,” “fair” or
“poor.” The survey also asks
builders to rate traffic of
prospective buyers as “high to
very high,” “average” or “low to
very low.” Scores for each
component are then used to
calculate a seasonally adjusted
index where any number over 50
indicates that more builders view
conditions as good than poor.
The HMI index measuring
current sales conditions inched
one point lower to 73 while the
component gauging expectations
in the next six months all fell a
single point to 72. Meanwhile, the
metric charting buyer traffic
dropped two points to 49.
Looking at the three-month
moving averages for regional HMI
scores, the South and West each
held steady at 70 and 75,
respectively. The Northeast fell
three points to 54 and the Midwest
also posted a three-point decline
to stand at 62.
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Mortgage
& Banking
CNBC
Total mortgage application
volume decreased 1.7
percent during the last week
in August, according to the
Mortgage Bankers
Association.
Volume was 15 percent
lower that a year ago.
A drop in mortgage rates
should have given a little life
to the mortgage business,
Mortgage applications decline, even as rates slip
Weakening affordability is making
potential homebuyers gnash their teeth
this summer, and it is taking a real bite
out of the mortgage market.
Total mortgage application volume
decreased 1.7 percent last week and
was 15 percent lower than a year ago,
according to the Mortgage Bankers
Association's seasonally adjusted
report.
A drop in mortgage rates should
have given a little life to the mortgage
business, but it did not.
The average contract interest rate
for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with
conforming loan balances ($453,100 or annually, as interest rates were strong housing demand.
less) decreased to 4.78 percent from considerably lower last year. "Home value appreciation has
4.81 percent, its lowest rate since the Mortgage applications to purchase a slowed, but it's still triple its historic
week ending July 20, with points home also fell, declining 1 percent for pace and three times the rate of wage
increasing to 0.46 from 0.42 (including the week. Volume was 3 percent growth," Aaron Terrazas, senior
the origination fee) for loans with a 20 higher than the same week one year economist at Zillow, said in an

but it did not.

percent down payment.
"Treasury yields were lower over the
week, primarily driven by a release of
FOMC minutes showing that Fed
officials may be taking a more cautious
approach to the final two expected rate
hikes of 2018," said Joel Kan, an MBA
economist.
pplications to refinance a home loan,
which are usually highly rate-sensitive,
decreased 3 percent from the previous
week. Volume was 33 percent lower
ago but should be much higher given
the improved economy and strong
demand.
The problem is home prices. Buyers
today simply can't afford the red-hot
competition in most major markets, so
they are pulling back. Home prices are
still rising, but the pace has slowed in
the last few months as some sellers sit
on the market longer. Yet prices are
nowhere near falling on a national
scale and are unlikely to, given the
interview on CNBC's "Power Lunch"
on Tuesday. "It's still a seller's market
and will continue to be, unless there is
dramatic shift in inventory or dramatic
shift in interest rates."
Mortgage rates are under pressure
this week, as the yield on the 10-year
U.S. Treasury bond, which they follow
loosely, is now rising again. Rates
have moved within a very small range
this summer but are showing signs
they could begin to break higher.
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Economic
Forescast

The Developing Trade War & Interest Rates

Elliot Eisenberg
Economic & Policy
Blog

The US economy is, at present,
growing very rapidly, and 2018 is
shaping up to be the best year for
economic growth since 2006. As a
result, the Federal Reserve is a lock to
raise rates by a quarter-point in
September, and there is at least a 70%
chance that they will do so again in
December to cool down growth and
prevent inflation from taking hold. But
plenty can go wrong with this forecast.
Contagion from an emerging market or
financial crisis is always possible, but
interest rate increases. If, however,
the hit to GDP is bigger than
anticipated, because the quantity of
imported goods facing steep tariffs
rises substantially, rates could be
reduced to ward off a possible
recession. That would only occur if
other factors came into play, as the
current $50 billion in products facing
tariffs along with any retaliatory actions
by other nations is not nearly large
enough to meaningfully reduce GDP,
let alone drive us into recession.
With this history still quite fresh in
the institutional memory of the Federal
Reserve, policy makers would be
expected to respond to such a
situation by raising interest rates to
wring out any permanent rise in
inflation expectations. This is precisely
what was done in the early 1980s by
then Fed Chairman Paul Volker. Of
The bigger fear is that course, this rise in rates would slow
growth and weaken the economy even
a trade war has the more.
opposite effect on While the chances of seeing rates

monetary policy and

the biggest immediate threat comes
from the rapidly escalating trade-war
we are in.
The most likely outcome of rising
trade tariffs is a premature pause in
the current interest rate rising cycle.
This is because a trade war will cause
business demand for physical plant,
equipment, and employees to contract
due to heightened economic
uncertainty. Trade wars will also cause
consumer demand to lessen due to
rising unemployment, higher prices,
and falling consumer confidence,
exacerbated by a decline in equity
values. While such a slowdown would
not be expected to be that large, it
would still slow GDP growth and
The bigger fear is that a trade war
has the opposite effect on monetary
policy and forces the Fed to raise
interest rates. If this occurs, it would be
very destructive to both Main Street
and Wall Street. For this to happen,
the economy would need to
experience a series of strong negative
supply shocks. It might happen like
this: global trade conflicts quickly
escalate, significantly driving up the
cost of many imported goods as well
as domestically-produced substitutes.
This sudden rise in prices would raise
production costs, which would, in turn,
lead to inflation and a rise in the dollar
and unemployment as exports decline
and policy uncertainty rises. Worse,
forces the Fed to raise
interest rates.
the rise in inflation could cause long-
term inflation expectations to not only
rise but also become somewhat
permanently embedded in markets,
such that higher inflation expectations
persist even after the economy returns
to normal. This is precisely what
happened in the late 1960s and
eventually led to 20% interest rates in
the late 1970s and early 1980s.
rise to ward off a rise in inflation
expectations is highly unlikely, it is a
worst case-scenario for both the
economy and financial markets. This
is because it offers a combination of
faster inflation, weaker growth, and
tighter monetary policy. My baseline is
that the impacts of rising tariffs and
protectionism are too limited to
meaningfully alter the course of
monetary policy. But, in the fog of (a
trade) war, things inevitably go awry --
just think of Harley-Davidson’s
unexpected decision to shift to offshore
manufacturing -- and adversaries
respond in ways not anticipated; be
prepared.

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Sunbelt Show: EPAB well represented at state-wide event
The 2018 Texas Association of Builders
Sunbelt Show took place in Dallas August
8,9 and 10. The meetings and event
where held at the Hilton Anatole Hotel,
one of the Dallas area’s largest.
Attending for the El Paso Association of
Builders was TAB Vice President/ EPAB
Past President Randy Bowling; EPAP
Vice President Sergio Cuartas; EPAB
Associates VP Sam Shallenberger; from
ICON Custom Builders Carlos Garcia;
from The Dorian Group Miguel Angel
Mercado and Immediate Past President
Don Rassette. The attendees raved
about the Sunbelt show as one of the
best.
“The best part for me was the
education seminars inside the Sunbelt
Show,” said Sergio Cuartas. “They were
amazing, they were very informative. I
really tried to go to each one,” he
continued. Sam Shallenberger from
Morrison Supply is not only there as a
member but also as a Sunbelt Show
committee member. “The Sunbelt Show
is getting better every year, this year was
exceptional,” Shallenberger told the
Outlook. “We had 250 exhibit spaces
sold and it was fantastic,” Sam said.
Randy Bowling attended the meetings
and pronounced them successful. “Every
TAB meeting is important for a lot of
reasons, but it really is the place where
we can get updates on important issues
or concerns from around Texas,” he said.
“This great economy has created a
unique set of issues for builders and
associates, such as the need for skilled
labor, wood price increases, costs of
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intrusions,” Bowling said. While he
represents EPAB at TAB he also was
there to see if Tropicana Homes entry
into the Star Awards would win. “’It’s
something that Tropicana enters yearly
because we know we are as good or
better than builders in other Texas cities,
so why not remind them of that,” he said.
Tropicana Homes has a good history of
winning including being honored as the
Star Award winner as Texas Best
developer.
“I came for the show and the
education, but I also had Rassette
Homes in the Star Awards which we’ve
won in the past,” said Don Rassette of
Rassette Homes. “We walked away with
another Star Award this year, something
I’m very proud of,” he continued. “We
were voted Best Master Bathroom in a
home under $325K in the whole state,”
he said proudly. Rassette along with
Tropicana use the awards to market to
the consumers and to industry. “When
we win something like this we’re saying
that our team does great work, and that if
you’re going to buy a home then you
should know we’re not the only ones
saying that,” Bowling said. Rassette
agrees that it is adding a quiver to the
bag. “We enter because we agree with
Randy that it’s important for my team and
the consumer to know.” the majority of the visitors.” “Our next with stuff for the whole family then you
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Go-10 and more
The EPAB Member Meeting for August,
sponsored by GECU Mortgage, featured
TX DOT District Engineer Bob Bielek
who talked about the I-10 construction.
Mr. Bielek showed the assembled sold
out event that there’s a lot more to this
project than meets the eye. “I appreciate
the opportunity to bring information out to
the association so that you can better
understand where we are and where
we’re trying to get to,” he told the
Outlook.
In the presentation Mr. Bielek showed
individual slides along with animated
videos of the projects. What struck most
of the audience was that in fact TX DOT
is building a new freeway next to I-10
and trying not to interrupt traffic while
doing it. “One of things most people
aren’t aware of is that we have many
players in this project who we need to
work with or get permission from,” Bielek
said. “For instance, our effort to go over
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approved by the Depart of Homeland
Security, so we had to redesign the
roadway to accommodate that,” he said.
It was clear from the onset that the Go-
10 Project is just the beginning of more
work that has to be done in El Paso.
“You need to know that I-10 is six to 10
years past it’s engineered usable
lifespan,” Bielek said. “That’s one of the
reasons you see patchwork now, but
eventually we will have to completely
resurface the entire stretch,” he
continued.
In the presentation and questions
afterward Bielek showed that projects
involving Montana Avenue and arterials
to it like George Dieter, Lee Trevino, and
beyond are going to be worked on soon.
Bielek also said that the infamous
Zaragoza/Montwood intersection would
be “corrected” to allow for a smoother
transition and eliminate the hazard now
there. “It is a top priority to TX DOT to fix
it, so expect construction there to make it
happen.” All the Spurs, LOOPS and
other streets like Alameda and Montana
are under TX DOT jurisdiction. The
North South freeway, US 54, is being
widened now as a continuing project.
“We are working with New Mexico DOT
to get semitruck traffic away from
downtown and more directly to I-10 and I-
25 via the Anthony Gap,” Bielek said.
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Builder members
as of September 1, 2018
Bain Construction
Scott Bain
Althon Investments, LLC
Jose Luis Martin
Bella Vista Custom Homes, Inc.
Edgar Garcia
BIC Homes
Antonio Cervantes
Blue Sage Homes, LLC
Jaime Gonzalez
Blue Star Construction
Carlos Villasana
Bowling Construction
Randy Bowling
Carefree Homes
Richard Aguilar
Casas De Leon, LLC
Nick Bombach
Cisco Homes LLC
Francisco Arroyos III
Classic American Homes Southwest Land Development Serv.
Priscilla Hernandez
Crown Heritage Homes
Lydia Mlouhi
Cullers & Caldwell Builders
John Cullers
Cullers Homes
Jason R. Cullers
D B Innovations LLC
Dan Berry
Dawco Home Builders
Walter O. Lujan
Deal 2 Deal Custom Homes
Delton Deal
Del Rio Engineering, Inc.
Sal Masoud
Diamond Homes, LLC
Valerie Baquera
Donald Ward Builder, Inc. Vista del Sol Archetectural Design
Donald Ward
E. Valencia Land Development LLC
Eddie Valencia
Eclat Homes & Designs
Veronica Guerra
Edward's Homes, Inc.
Eduardo Fernandez
EPT Bella Custom Dream Homes
Leti & Javier Navarette
EPT Land Communities
David Bogas
Everest Homes
Edmundo Dena, Jr.
Fortune Custom Homes
Javier Andrade
Gaddy Construction
Charles Gaddy
GMF Custom Homes, LP
Frank Torres
Guel Construction
Rudy Guel
Hakes Brothers, LLC
Chris Hakes
Hanson Asset Management, LP
Russell Hanson
Homes by Design
Leslie Driggers Hoard
Hunt Communities, LLC
Kathy Parry
ICON Custom Builder, LLC.
Carlos Garcia
Industrial Realty Group Incorporated
Brent D. Harris
JER Custom Homes, LLC
Jorge E. Rodriguez
Kayton Lee Residential, Inc. Alvarado Plastering & Stucco, LLC
Brianna Barnes
Lloyd Hamilton Contruction
Lloyd Hamilton, III
LMJ Construction Co., LLC
Mike Lopez
Loyalty Homes
Gustavo Loy
M A Builders & Design, LLC
Mustafa Ali
Maravilla Homes
Victor Robles
Medlock Commercial Contractors LLC
Steve Medlock
Metro Homes, Inc.
Judith Arrunada, Fernando Torres
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Millennium Homes Barrett Airworks Eagle Roofing Products
Dan Ruth Alexandro Castro Scott Aguilar
Pacifica Homes, Inc. Bassett Woodworks Edgar's Flooring
Juan Jose Vasquez Danny Murillo Edgar Enriquez
Padilla Homes Beasley, Mitchell & Co., LLP EDLR Platering
Misael Navarrete Brad Beasley Eduardo De La Rosa
Palo Verde Homes Bella Vista Realty Edmund Esper
Edgar Montiel Grisel Ortega Edmund Esper
Pointe Homes Belmont's Air Conditioning, Inc. El Paso Audio Video by Design
Carlos Villalobos Rafael Belmonte Joe Gutierrez
Porter Homes Big A Construction El Paso Building Materials
Albert Porter Thelma Vasquez Ken Wade
R.C. Baeza & Associates BMC Select El Paso Disposal
Robert C. Baeza David Quintana Irma Parsons
R.E. Welch Contractor Boise Cascade El Paso Mortgage Bankers Association
Gordon Welch Mike Flores Gilbert Pedregon
Rassette Homes, Inc. Border Construction Specialties El Paso Times
Donald Rassette Ricardo Yvellez Sal Hernandez, Justin Riley
Rosewood Design and Build Border Solar El Paso Truss
Brianna Barnes Javier Ruiz Luis Mendiola
Santana Custom Homes Bordertown Carpets El Paso Winnelson
Fernando Santana Brian M. Abraham Rene Goldfien
Builders Source Appliance Gallery Electrolux NA
Doug Schwartz Sandra Lucero Adger Colley
The Heritage Group Bukaty Financial Companies Group Elizardo Garcia Electric
David Bingham Ruth Rivera Elizardo Garcia
Trejo Construction Co. C. D. Lee/Britton Insurance & Bonding ERA Sellers & Buyers
Juan Trejo Anthony Landavazo/Lisa Daniels Karla Reyes
Tropicana Building Corp. Cabinet Masters ESS Environmental and Safety Solutions
Bobby Bowling IV Mike Robles Jose L. Garcia Ramirez
Tropicana Development Carpet Warehouse EZE-R-DESIGNS
Greg Bowling Erez Belkin Leticia Mata
Tropicana Homes Casa Ford & Casa Nissan Farmers Ins.-Mercedes Ruiz
Randy Bowling Luke Lowenfield Mercedes Ruiz
Tropicana Properties Castillo Electric Felipe Rocha Construction
Demetrio Jimenez Jose Del Val Felipe Rocha
Vallance Construction LLC CEA Engineering Group Ferguson Enterprises Inc.
Oswaldo Prieto Jorge L. Azcarate Albert Holguin
Villagi Homes, LLC Central Texas Metal Roofing Supply Co.,Inc. Fire Smoke N' Grill
Kristi Eddings Ben Garza, III Bill Owen
Centricity First American Bank
Luis J. Lopez Brent R. Morgan Louis Sauceda
Will Harvey Development Century 21 The Edge First Light Federal Credit Union
Will S. Harvey Scott Kesner Lorenzo Revelez
Winton/Flair/Accent Homes Citizens Loan Center First National 1870
Herschel Stringfield Jim Easley Haley Merritt
City Bank Texas Firth, Johnston, Bunn & Kerr
Associate members Bob Kotarski Jay Kerr
as of September 1, 2018 City Lights Forge Factory Strength & Conditioning
Thomas Brown Edmundo Portillo
150 Sunset CMF Foxworth Galbraith Lumber
Danny Heredia Carlos Munoz Dan Villarreal
2-10 Home Buyers Warranty Cognent, Inc. Franklin Building Materials
James Hebert Martin Paredes Ricardo Aguilar or Cristina Sheldon
4 Tech A/C Service Commercial Insurance Brokers, Inc. G & G Enterprises Gen. Contractor
Enrique Hernandez Ken Foster Juan F. Garcia
84 Lumber Conde, Inc. G2 Ram Electric
Ernie Chavez Conrad Conde Luis Cano
915 Siteworks, LLC Copenhagen Imports GCC Sun City Materials,LLC
Hugo Jasso Flemming Carlsen Antonio "Tony" Chavez
A C Refrigeration, LLC CQC Testing and Engineering,LLC GE Appliances
Angel Cabrera Jaime Rojas Christine R. Villanueva
A Plus Remodeling & Repairs David Hernandez Cabinets GECU- Greater El Paso Credit Union
Martin Arroyos David Hernandez Danny Galindo
ABC Supply Co., Inc. David J. Ellis Fee Office for Sierra Title GEPAR-Greater El Paso Assoc. of Realtors
Larry Eck David J. Ellis Jason Sanchez
Acme Brick Company De La Torre Iron Works Go Pro Refrigeration
Steve Bush Alfredo de la Torre Humberto Diaz
Adams Moulding & Lumber Delek US dba 7 Eleven Goodman Mfg.
Tom Swahlen Sonja Scanlan Jorge Guajardo
Agustin Favela Concrete Demcon Disposal Management, LLC Great American Insurance Group
Agustin Favela Maria Elena (Nena) Gomez Julie Tomlinson
Alden R & R Services, LLC Desert Quest Plumbing Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce
Alejandro Dena Hector Gonzalez David Michael Jerome
Allbrite Electrical Designer's Mart H P Roofing & Construction
Carlos Nunez Valerie Edmiston Heriberto Prieto
Diaz Services, Inc. Harris Real Estate Group
Jose Enrique Alvarado Emmanuel Diaz Lane Harris
Amelia's Janitorial Services Dominguez Insurance Agency Haskins Electric
Amelia Gomez Victoria Dominguez Charles B. Haskins, Jr.
Area Iron & Steel Works, Inc. Doors and More Hector De.La Canal Real Estate Group
Fred L. Edmonston Jr. Miguel Moran Hector De. La Canal
Atrium Homes Dorney Security Hector Phillips fee Office for Sierra Title
Ricardo Bocardo Jr. John Dorney Hector Phillips
Bank of Texas Dunn-Edwards Paints Hernandez Roofing
Ray Owen Nathan Gordon Concepcion Hernandez
Baron Supply DWS Building Supply Home of Texas
David Trammell Sabrina Voorhies Amanda Eason
Barragan & Associates E.F. Building Materials, Inc Home Pros Real Estate Group
Benito Barragan Efren Fraire Penny Moore
Barraza Drywall Corp. Eagle Custom Cabinets Homes of El Paso
Ignacio Barraza Juan Benabidez Riley Stephens
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Luis Rosas Roberto Martinez Ramon Romero Luis Procter
Imperial Construction Masco Contract Serv dba Gale Insul Randall Smith, CPA Stewart Title of El Paso
Alexandro Garcia William Homan Randall Smith Cindy Bilbe
Inter National Bank Massey Johnson Rebath of El Paso/Las Cruces Stone City Rocks
Natalie Ojeda Josie Ledesma Lisa Walling Chris Baca
Interceramic Tile & Stone Gallery McCoy's Building Supplies Remcon Self Storage StrucSure Home Warranty
David Holguin Doug Danner Will Harvey Scott Whisenant
J & H Concrete & Post Tension Merrill Lynch Rey Construction Su Casa Magazine
Jorge Herrera Thomas Gabriel Manuel Reyes Bob Skolnick
J. B. Laminates Miguel Sanchez Cano RGR Roofing, LLC Sun City International Doors
Gina Rodriguez Miguel Sanchez Cano Marco Rodriguez Jorge Carmona
J. C. Balcorta Painting Minerva Al-Tabbaa Realtor Richman Group Affordable Housing Corp. Sun City Spray Foam
Cruz Balcorta Minerva Al-Tabbaa Kevin Hoffman Fred Reynolds
J. F. Plastering Mini Concrete Materials Rito Magallanes Sun City Winnelson
Juan Florez Joe Soto Rito Magallanes Dean Moore
Jack White Building Specialties Moen Rocky Mountain Mortgage Company Sun West Windows and Glass
Claudia Lardizabal Frank Graf Dean Inniss Ernie Hernandez
James L. Ellis, CPA, PC Monster Link Marketing Roe, Brad Texas Gas Services
Jim Ellis Raul Mendoza Bradley Roe Mica Short
JFM Enterprises, Inc. Moreno Cardenas, Inc. Rudolph Chevrolet Texas Title Company
Jaime Flores Roberto Moreno Mike Ruffin Steve Raney
Jimmy Garza Emergency Water Removal Morrison Supply S & J Drywall, LLC TFCU
Veronica Buchanan Sam Shallenberger Yair Jalil & Sergio Jalil Yolie Melendez-Estrada
Jobe Materials, LP MTI Ready Mix, Inc. Saldivar Electric, Inc. The Dorian Group/Ocean Gallery USA
Charlie Tellez Tony Mullen Martin A. Saldivar Miguel Angel Mercado
Joe Bernal Insurance & Financial Services, Inc. New American Funding Sarabias Blue Sanitation The Home Systems Heating & Cooling, Inc.
Joe M. Bernal Tania Guzman Monica Brown Jesus Chain
Jose Moreno Dry Wall New Era Foam SBNG, P.C. The Iron Snail Inc.
Jose Moreno George Tollen Tyler Smith David Zuniga
Juan Carlos Perez Grading New Start Insulation Segura Framing Trane Residential Solutions
Juan Carlos Perez Jose Carreon Erika Segura Robert Meske/ Kathleen Chacon
Keenan Supply Oropeza Concrete Senercon TRE & Associates
Nancy Rivas Angel Oropeza Javier Ruiz Linda Troncoso
Keller Williams Parra's A/C and Heating Service Senpai Training and Development Trim Team
Mo Goodarzi Aureliano Parra Leonardo Corral Juan & Kris Hernandez
Keller Williams Passage Supply Sergio Herrera Framing USA General Contractors
Susan Flores John Chaney Sergio Herrera Javier Olmos
L & P Building Supply Pate & Appleby, LLP Serrano's Construction Value Stone
Denise McConnell Richard De Santos Juan Serrano Isabel Chacon
LCR Resource, Inc. Patriot Mortgage Service Master Commercial Vision Consultants, Inc.
Ralph Sanchez Randy Bowling Heidi Avedician Kelly Sorenson
Legacy Real Estate Services/TTi Prop. Man. Pella Windows Sherwin Williams Paint VMP Painting
Patrick Tuttle Jason Bates Cruz Lopez Victor Prieto
Leon Real Estate Performance Glass & Aluminum Sierra Title Company /Lawyers Title W.W. Sales
Jorge Leon Hector Hernandez Angelique Roman, Marielsa Pulido Eric Hoppes
LOI Engineers Perl Mortgage Simpson Strong-Tie Company, Inc. Western Heritage Bank
Bernardino Olague Stephen Sepulveda, Gilbret Pedregon Ken Donham Kathy Carrillo
Lone Star Title Co. of El Paso Polar Mechanical LLC Snappy Publishing WestStar Home Loans
Sam Trimble Francisco Amezquita Ted Escobedo Cinco Houghton
Love Engineering, Inc. Post Tension Steel Soil Mechanics WestStar Bank
Montez Love Dennis Moore Lorenza Escareno David Osborn
Lowes Home Improvement Powerfoam Insulation Solar Smart Living WestStar Title
Johnny Rodriguez Arnie Pedersen Larry Perea Rachel Valles
Loyas Shutters Prewire of El Paso, Inc. Southwest Décor El Paso Corporation Whirlpool
Alfredo Loya Steven Drury Chris Matthews Gwen Walker
MagicStone Pride industries dba Pride Ascend Southwestern Prewire Wolf Air
Marco Gomez Dr. Lonny Wright Joe Trejo Arturo Alcantar
Majestic Realtors Q Martins Plumbing Spectrum Technologies X Construction
Patti Musshorn Jose Martinez Miled Daou Emmanuel Chavarria
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Felix Vizarreta Hector Porras Dolores Lopez

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New MEMBER decal great for business

The new Real Texas Builder MEMBER
decal has been a hit with our membership as
we proudly announce our affiliation with the
EPAB and TAB.
“The decal was designed with our new
trade mark “Real Texas Builder” and the logo
of the EPAB as well as the TAB Star with blue
background,” said Ray Adauto. He told the
Outlook that he hopes all members use the
logo as it goes along with a consumer
awareness campaign the association is doing.
“We’re tying in our builder and associate
members to the fact that the members are
involved in the industry and are professional
enough to be members,” he said.
At a recent visit Ray got the decal changed
at both Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber and at
Builders Source Appliance Gallery. “We’re
proud to let our customers know we belong to
the EPAB,” said David Samaniego with
Builders Source. “We always have the
association decal on our entryway so now we
have the newest version,” he continued. Dan
Villareal at Foxworth Galbraith was quick to
let Ray change it out as well. “We support
the association and are proud to have a
membership with them, so we need to let our
customers and vendors know by displaying
the fact,” Dan said.

Housing Affordability Hits 10-Year Low

Rising home prices and interest rates pushed
housing affordability to a 10-year low in the
second quarter of 2018, according to the
National Association of Home Builders
(NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index
(HOI) released today.
In all, 57.1 percent of new and existing
homes sold between the beginning of April and
end of June were affordable to families earning
the U.S. median income of $71,900. This is
down from the 61.6 percent of homes sold in
the first quarter that were affordable to median-
income earners and the lowest reading since
mid-2008.
The national median home price jumped from
$252,000 in the first quarter of 2018 to
$265,000 in the second quarter—the highest
quarterly median price in the history of the HOI
series. At the same time, average mortgage
rates jumped by more than 30 basis points in
the second quarter to 4.67 percent from 4.34
percent in the first quarter.
“Tight inventory conditions and rising
construction costs are factors that are holding
back housing and putting upward pressure on
home prices,” said NAHB Chairman Randy
Noel, a custom home builder from LaPlace, La.
“Meanwhile, tariffs on Canadian lumber imports
into the U.S. are further eroding housing
affordability. Builders are struggling to manage
these costs to ensure pricing does not outpace
expected gains in wage growth.”
“Rising household formations, along with a
strong economic expansion in the second
quarter that has fueled job growth, will support
housing demand in the second half of 2018,”
said NAHB Chief Economist Robert Dietz.
“However, growing trade war concerns and the
expectation of higher mortgage rates are
additional headwinds negatively affecting
housing affordability.”
Syracuse, N.Y., was the nation’s most
affordable major housing market. There, 89.1
percent of all new and existing homes sold in
the second quarter were affordable to families
earning the area’s median income of $74,100.
Meanwhile, the nation’s most affordable smaller
market was also located in the Empire State. In
Elmira, N.Y., 97 percent of homes sold in the
second quarter were affordable to families
earning the median income of $71,000.
Rounding out the top five affordable major
housing markets in respective order were
Scranton-Wilkes Barre-Hazleton, Pa.;
Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pa; Indianapolis-Carmel-
Anderson, Ind.; and Youngstown-Warren-
Boardman, Ohio-Pa.
Smaller markets joining Elmira at the top of
the list included Kokomo, Ind.; Davenport-
Moline-Rock Island, Iowa-Ill.; Cumberland, Md.-
W.Va.; and Wheeling, W.Va.-Ohio.
San Francisco, for the third straight quarter,
was the nation’s least affordable major market.
There, just 5.5 percent of the homes sold in the
second quarter of 2018 were affordable to
families earning the area’s median income of
$119,600.
Other major metros at the bottom of the
affordability chart were located in California. In
descending order, they included Los Angeles,-
Long Beach-Glendale; Anaheim-Santa Ana-
Irvine; San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara; and
San Diego-Carlsbad.
All five least affordable small housing markets
were also in the Golden State. At the very
bottom of the affordability chart was Salinas,
where 9.8 percent of all new and existing
homes sold were affordable to families earning
the area’s median income of $69,100.
In descending order, other small markets at
the lowest end of the affordability scale included
Santa Cruz-Watsonville; Napa; San Luis
Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande; and San
Rafael.

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Bonded Builders Warranty Group, Bankers Warranty Group Merge

‘Centricity’ brand launched
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Game Date set for
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Tickets for the 85th Annual
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through Ticketmaster and the Sun
Bowl Association office. The 2018
Hyundai Sun Bowl will kick off at 12
p.m. (MT) Monday, Dec. 31, 2018.
The Sun Bowl features teams from
the ACC and Pac-12 conferences.
Tickets for the game can be
purchased online through the link
at www.sunbowl.org or by calling
the Sun Bowl Association office at
915-533-4416. Fans are also
invited to stop by the Sun Bowl
Association office in El Paso at
4150 Pinnacle Street, Suite 100 to
purchase tickets. Fans have
already begun purchasing tickets
and renewing their ticket plans.
“I am continually amazed that our
local fans are so loyal to this
longtime tradition and to see how
excited they are every year to
return to the Sun Bowl for great
football games,” said Hyundai Sun
Bowl Executive Director Bernie
Olivas. “Our game is an El Paso
tradition and the prices for tickets
are very affordable, especially
when one compares it to other
forms of entertainment.”
The Hyundai Sun Bowl also
works with Ticketmaster and fans
can visit www.Ticketmaster.com,
call the Ticketmaster toll free line at
800-745-3000 or download the
Ticketmaster mobile app for both
iOS and Android to purchase
tickets. Tickets purchased through
Ticketmaster will have additional
handling and convenience fees.
Ticket prices start at just $22 with
other options priced at $32, $47,
$57 and $62. A map of the
stadium’s layout can be found at
www.sunbowl.org.
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