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2025 Weekly Legislative Update – 4.14.25 Back to Blog April 14, 2025 Week six of this year’s legislative session produced both progress and stagnation.  With committee schedules ending soon, some bills may not make it across the finish line this year because they may not make it through one or more necessary committee stops.  Norms…

2025 Weekly Legislative Update – 3.31.25 Back to Blog March 31, 2025 If there were ever a time the impact of the Florida Home Builders Association was on full display, it was last week in our state capitol.  Over 200 FHBA members – a record number – visited with their legislators on matters which concern…

New Book for Women in the Construction Industry Back to Blog March 25, 2025 A new book promises to shine a path for women interested in the construction industry. Breaking Ground, Breaking Glass Ceilings: A Guide for Finding Success in Male-Dominated Industries comes from author Tammie Ross, the CEO and General Contractor of Residence by…

2025 Weekly Legislative Update – 3.24.25 Back to Blog March 24, 2025 Good day from our state’s beautiful capitol.  Last week concluded the third full week of Florida’s 2025 legislative session.  This week I and our incredible members are in Tallahassee advocating for Florida’s construction and development industry.  We will be meeting with Senators, Representatives,…

A New Voice in Tampa Bay Development: Garrett Greco Back to Blog March 19, 2025 Investor and residential broker Garrett Greco is only 32, but he possesses an old soul that shines anew on his podcast, aptly named Tampa Bay Developer. It also helps that he’s a fifth-generation Tampanian, and the grandson of former Tampa…

2025 Weekly Legislative Update – 3.17.25 Back to Blog March 17, 2025 Last week concluded the second full week of Florida’s 2025 legislative session.  While busy, the third and fourth weeks are expected to see bills moving through committees at breakneck speed.    Among those to watch are: Impact Fees/Art Fees.  Designed to stop local…

2025 Weekly Legislative Session Update Back to Blog March 10, 2025 2025 Weekly Legislative Session Update It is my distinct honor and pleasure to write on this day to those who, quite literally, Build America and the American Dream.  Nothing is more sacred than our nation’s laws; laws which must protect those whose aim is…

Resiliency Efforts Key to Rising Above Storms and Wildfires   Back to Blog February 11, 2025 lmorgan_lauren@tbba.net A new report estimates that the U.S. housing market may face a $1.5 trillion reduction in property values over the next 30 years due to climate change, but resiliency efforts may mitigate the factors arising from severe storms and…

Tampa Bay: A Buyers’ Market in 2025? Back to Blog January 28, 2025 mwoolley_specialevents@tbba.net With demand on the decline and supply on the rise, indications point to Tampa Bay emerging as a buyers’ market in 2025. A new Zillow study became the latest in a series of reports forecasting that local buyers will have more…

Executive Order Targets Housing Costs and Supply Challenges Back to Blog January 28, 2025 mwoolley_specialevents@tbba.net President Donald Trump set an immediate tone in his first day in office with an executive order aimed at reducing housing costs. “What more could you ask for in the first 24 hours of the administration?” said NAHB Chief Executive…