Page 10 - Greater San Antonio Builders Association Builder Brief November 2022 Issue

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
NOVEMBER - IT'S ALL ABOUT MEMBERSHIP!
This month we are hosting our annual membership drive on Tuesday, November 15th and have incredible incentives when you bring in new members November 1st to 28th. Thanks to Hollywood Crawford Garage Doors & Openers, when you recruit 15 new members you will win a cruise for two or if you recruit eight new members, you'll win a cruise for one and havetheopportunitytopurchaseanadditionalticket. Wehaveanincredible prospect list to work from so call us to find out how to get involved.
For the 14th year in a row, one lucky GSABA member will win a new car at the GALA on December 1st for recruiting and retaining members throughout the year! For each new member they recruit, members get one key with their name entered in the drawing for the car from North Park.
There are so many benefits membership. Just in case you don’t know all the benefits of membership, I wanted to share a few! The Greater San Antonio Builders Association is made up of a very diverse group of members. We represent every part of the residential building, remodeling, anddevelopmentcommunities. WhileGSABAprovidesextensiveadvocacy and legislative support to our members, we also provide enhanced education and training programs to support our members in the field and the front office.
We strive to ensure our communications go to every member of your company who can benefit from being involved in critical city meetings to the new 2021 ICC code trainings. If you are the designated member of your company, did you know that you can add members from your team to your membership? We have resources available to the people on your staff pulling permits and ordering inspections and GSABA frequently host trainings with individual cities on their permitting software and online application processes.
Your team members will receive electronic invitations to all GSABA events as well as the monthly Builder Brief and government affairs updates that include material shortages and delays from CPS and upcoming Zoom calls with City Managers and DSD staff. You can add people by logging into your exclusive member portal at www.sabuilders.org.
When you pay your dues each year, a portion of your dues go to the Texas Association of Builders (TAB) and the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). Your membership investment gives you excellent representation on the local, state, and national levels. TAB and NAHB offer member benefits that include a contracts package and NAHB has incentives and discounts at large retail outlets like Office Depot, UPS, Dell Computers, and Lowe’s just to name a few. You can get a list of these benefits at www. texasbuilders.org and www.nahb.org .
Much of the critical work for GSABA happens at the Committee level. We have several active committees and task forces. If you have an interest in joining a committee, please reach out to me at KSutterfield@sabuilders. com. GSABA makes it easy to get involved! Check out the calendar in this issue for a list of upcoming meetings.
KRISTI SUTTERFIELD
As we look to the Holiday’s, we will be printing our new Roster Directory for 2023. This Roster is mailed to every member and available on our website to the public. We want to make sure that your information is correct because we get hundreds of calls each year asking for referrals and we send them to our member directory.
We videotaped the 2021 ICC Building Code trainingclassheldonOctober19th. Thisvideocan be accessed on your exclusive member portal. The PowerPoint presentation is also posted so it is easy to follow along to learn all key changes to the 2021 codes. We will post the upcoming code classes (see calendar for dates/times) and videos too. This is a member benefit and there is no charge to access the videos or the PowerPoints.
In closing, I want to encourage each of you not to buy into the sky is falling in the homebuilding industry. The market is changing, and we all need to be that agent of change sharing the benefits of homeownership. My good friend, Dr. Debora Trimpe, continues to stress to me and others that this is a normalization of the market so let’s focus on the positive news!
Did you know that San Antonio is one of the hottest markets in the US and one of the top relocation spots too? Our real estate development industry generates 1/7th of the area’s economic output and we employ 143,000 people. Our industry has a $38,2 BILLION-dollar economic impact with a payroll of $38.2 BILLION and we contribute $263 MILLION in tax revenue.
The greater San Antonio area needs 65,000 new homes. Let’s work together to make the American Dream affordable and achievable for everyone. We are grateful for your membership and for all you do for our industry and community.
10 NOVEMBER 2022 | GREATER SAN ANTONIO BUILDERS ASSOCIATION