The chapter will receive a charter certificate at its first meeting scheduled for 11:30 a.m. Tuesday in the Sallisaw Chamber of Commerce conference room..
“Oklahoma’s housing market is still ranked by Forbes magazine as one of top in the nation,” said chapter president Rich Looper.
“The Federal Housing Finance Agency has identified our state as one of only two that has experienced an increase in the value of new and existing houses in the last quarter of last year and first quarter of this year,” Looper said.
“By creating this chapter, home builders in Sequoyah County are sending the message that they are optimistic about their future and other Oklahoma communities should be, too.”
For a local association to be certified, it must have a minimum of 10 members: five builders, developers or remodelers, and five associates, which includes suppliers, manufacturers, architects, engineers, real estate brokers, lenders, attorneys and other industry professionals.
Founding members are:
—Prairie Sky Investments LLC
—Chad Williams Construction/Fawn Hollow Development LLC
—Fortnight Construction
—Looper Quality Homes
—Gipson Construction LLC
—Professional Pest Control Co.
—Century 21 Properties Realty
—E.H. Masonry
—Wright’s Electric Heating and Air Inc.
—TenkillerProperty.com
Mike Means, OSHBA executive vice president, will present the certificate to Looper, who encouraged others to join and take advantage of the member benefits.
Those benefits include information on national trends, existing and proposed rules and regulations and reduced rates for workers’ compensation, liability and health insurance.
Cost of an annual membership is about the extra amount a non-member would pay for workers’ compensation insurance to construct just one home, said Looper.
“It’s a good trade-off,” he said.
The Greater Sequoyah County chapter is the 12th association in the state to be certified through OSHBA and the National Association of Home Builders.
OSHBA has more than 3,000 members statewide. The association is dedicated to providing safe, quality and affordable housing for the state’s citizens.
