Summer is officially in full swing! With this being the busiest time of the year for our members, we hope you are still able to enjoy the summer months with friends and family amidst your working hours. Stay safe and cool out there!

Various NDAB members and association staff recently traveled to Washington, D.C. for the National Association of Home Builders Spring Leadership Meetings and Legislative Conference. We had a productive week of NAHB meetings which includes the Leadership Council meeting where our state’s National Delegates vote and act as the voice of the home building industry. BUILD-PAC held their annual parties for Capitol, Platinum, and Gold Key Club members. The parties were held at the Nationals Park Baseball Stadium.

NAHB’s Legislative Conference took place on June 12^th where our members gathered on Capitol Hill for meetings with our North Dakota delegation which included Senator Hoeven, Congressman Armstrong’s staff, and Senator Cramer’s staff. Various issues were discussed including lumber tariffs, energy codes, transformer shortages, and workforce development. Continuing conversations with members of Congress is vital to our organization and the home-building industry. Thank you to those who took the time to come to Washington, D.C. to be the voices of NDAB on behalf of our members!

The NDAB Board of Directors voted earlier this year to oppose the initiated ballot measure circulating to eliminate property taxes in North Dakota. NDAB is part of the statewide coalition, Keep It Local, a diverse group spanning various political ideologies and community interests. The coalition launched on June 20^th. We do think there needs to be property tax reform, but we don’t believe this proposed measure would accomplish this. Please follow keepitlocalnd.org for more information.

Our summer events are right around the corner! The BUILD-PAC Sumer Social will take place the evening of July 30^th at the Eagles Club in East Grand Forks and the Summer Board Meeting will be held at the Olive Ann Hotel in Grand Forks. Special Guest, NAHB’s Immediate Past Chairman of the Board Alicia Huey, will be in attendance for both the social and our board meeting. All proceeds will benefit BUILD-PAC, NAHB’s bipartisan political arm, which helps elect pro-housing, pro-business candidates to federal office.  If you haven’t registered yet, go to ndbuild.com/event-5711410 to sign up!

Upcoming Dates

• NDAB Summer Social/BUILD-PAC Event & Meetings: July 30-31 (Grand Forks)
• NAHB Fall Leadership Meeting: October 1-3 (San Antonio, TX)
• NDAB Bourbon Event, Annual Banquet, & Meetings: November 11-13 (Williston)

Please reach out to me with any questions about NDAB or your membership! brittney@ndbuild.com or 701-240-3540.

Brittney Roehrich

NDAB CEO

Greetings NDAB members! Hoping that this letter finds you well and prospering in your business. Things have been busy through the spring.

In June, we traveled to Washington, D.C. for the National Association of Builders Spring Leadership Meetings and Spring Legislative Conference which included a day on Capitol Hill. The week was filled with many meetings, receptions and fantastic networking events. North Dakota had a strong presence at the meetings with a total of 20 of our great members of the association attending. We trekked to the Capitol, and we had the opportunity to meet with Senator Hoeven and staff, Senator Cramer’s staff and Representative Armstrong’s staff.  We attended fun Capitol Club and Gold Key parties at the Washington Nationals Ballpark!

We look forward to seeing everyone in Grand Forks for our upcoming summer meeting and BUILD-PAC social in July. NAHB’s Immediate Past Chairman of the Board, Alicia Huey, will be attending our Summer Events and we can’t wait to have her in our great state! Register now for the social which will be held at the Eagles Club in East Grand Forks. https://www.ndbuild.com/event-5711410

As always I give my thanks and appreciation to Brittney for all the work she is doing to make us all better.  Thank you to all our great members across our ND association for everything you do each day! You all are the reason for how strong our association is and always fighting the good fight every day!

Tom Spaeth

NDAB President

Homeownership is the foundation of the American Dream! The North Dakota Association of Builders and the home building industry celebrates this by recognizing June as National Homeownership Month. Headlines across the country are highlighting the challenge of housing affordability. According to estimates from NAHB, more than three out of four (76.9%) U.S. households cannot afford a median-priced new home. In response, members of the residential construction industry continue to advocate for housing policies that will improve affordability in our state.

Nearly two-thirds (65%) of Americans own their homes and millions more aspire to become homeowners. Now more than ever, builders in our state are speaking up about housing affordability challenges so more families can have a place to call their own. With a nationwide shortage of 1.5 million housing units, the lack of homes is the primary cause of growing housing affordability challenges.

There is no single solution to addressing the housing shortfall and making homes more affordable. A complex equation involving labor and materials prices; interest rates and financing costs; federal, state, and local regulations; density and growth restrictions; and supply and demand are among many factors that determine housing costs. The effort requires comprehensive strategies and a variety of tools that can be used alone or in combination to reduce costs, boost supply, and empower aspiring home buyers in our state.

Another approach to solving our community's housing affordability crisis is investing in skilled trades training. Despite the competitive pay, the residential construction industry continues to experience labor shortages, which leads to higher home building costs and construction delays. Alleviating regulatory burdens and making sustained investments in workforce development are a snapshot of several issues our association and NAHB are advocating to make the dream of homeownership a reality!

With the summer season upon us, golf tournaments are about to be in full swing! Don’t forget to register for your local golf event. First up, is the WABA Golf Scramble on June 14^th at the Eagle Ridge Golf Course, followed by the BMHBA Golf Tourney on July 9^th at Hawktree. MAB will host their Birdie with the Builders event on July 15^th at the Minot Country Club and on July 18^th, the BIA will have their first golf tournament of the summer at the Hawley Golf Course. Their 2^nd golf outing will also be in Hawley on August 15^th. The summer concludes with the DABA Golf Scramble on September 5^th at Heart River Golf Course and the FORX Golf Tournament on September 12^th at Valley Golf Course in East Grand Forks.

Upcoming Dates

• NDAB Summer Social/BUILD-PAC Event & Meetings: July 30-31 (Grand Forks)
• NAHB Fall Leadership Meeting: October 1-3 (San Antonio, TX)
• NDAB Annual Banquet & Meetings: November 12-13 (Williston)

Please reach out to me with any questions about NDAB or your membership! brittney@ndbuild.com or 701-240-3540.

Brittney Roehrich, NDAB CEO

May is National Home Remodeling Month! The median age of the American home is 39 years old. Add to that the increasing price of new construction over the last decade and the growing popularity of television programs featuring dramatic home renovations, and it’s no wonder Americans spent an estimated $471 billion on home remodeling in the last four quarters.

Hiring a local remodeler member will help ensure you’ll get integrity, professionalism, and expertise through your renovation process. Members pledge to adhere to a strict code of ethics and have access to the highest degree of training and professionalism through business and technical information and leading education programs.

Last month SkillsUSA ND held their North Dakota State Leadership & Skills Conference in Bismarck where numerous NDAB members sponsored and volunteered their time. Thank you for supporting our future workforce! This event showcased the best career and technical education (CTE) students across the state.

Exciting news for our Summer Social, National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Immediate Past Chairman of the Board, Alicia Huey, will be our special guest! Further details on our summer events will be coming soon. Committee meetings and the Summer Social/BUILD-PAC event will be held Tuesday, July 30^th and the Summer Board meeting will be the morning of Wednesday, July 31^st.

Don’t forget to register and book your room for the NAHB Spring Leadership Meetings & Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C. (June 11-14). The Legislative Conference, NAHB’s most important lobbying event, will take place on Wednesday, June 12, in conjunction with the Spring Leadership Meeting.

Upcoming Dates

• NAHB Spring Leadership Meeting and Legislative Conference: June 11-14 (Washington, D.C.)
• NDAB Summer Social/BUILD-PAC Event & Meetings: July 30-31 (Grand Forks)
• NAHB Fall Leadership Meeting: October 1-3 (San Antonio, TX)
• NDAB Annual Banquet & Meetings: November 12-13 (Williston)
• Bourbon Event: November 11 (Williston)

Please reach out to me with any questions about NDAB or your membership! brittney@ndbuild.com or 701-240-3540.

Brittney Roehrich, NDAB CEO

Happy Spring! NDAB just had our Spring Social and Meetings in Bismarck last month. The Spring Social was held at the LÜFT where multiple directors, members, and staff attended. These events are a great opportunity to network with our peers across the state. Our committee meetings and board meeting were also held where we heard from Tracy Becker with the North Dakota CTE program, State Fire Marshal Doug Nelson, and NAHB’s AVP of Government Affairs, Heather Voorman. Our next event and meetings will take place in Grand Forks on July 30^th and July 31^st. Further details to come!

The Parade of Homes in Bismarck-Mandan and the Fargo-Moorhead area are both coming up soon. This is a great opportunity to support our builders, see what they have been working on, and check out the latest trends in the industry. The BMHBA Spring Parade of Homes will take place April 25-28. Visit bismanparade.com for more information. The BIA-RRV Spring Parade of Homes will be held the first two weekends in May + Mondays, May 4-6 and May 11-13. Visit paradefm.com for more information.

SkillsUSA is a student organization committed to building the skilled workforce our nation depends on. Invest your time in judging leadership or skills-based contests at the North Dakota State Leadership & Skills Conference on April 15^th at Bismarck State College. This event showcases the best career and technical education (CTE) students. The philosophy is to reward students for excellence, involve the industry in directly evaluating student performance and to keep training relevant to employer needs. Contact Tracy Becker (tmbecker@nd.gov) for more information.

Registration and the NAHB hotel room block has opened for the NAHB Spring Leadership Meetings & Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C. on June 11-14. NAHB’s most important lobbying event in 2024 will take place on Wednesday, June 12, in conjunction with the Spring Leadership Meeting. This is a unique opportunity for members to speak one-on-one with their elected representatives on Capitol Hill and to push for housing policies that will help their businesses and our industry.  We are currently in the process of scheduling our hill visits with our delegation and also a joint delegation dinner.

Upcoming Dates

• NDAB Summer Social/BUILD-PAC Event & Meetings: July 30-31 (Grand Forks)
• NAHB Spring Leadership Meeting and Legislative Conference: June 11-14 (Washington, DC)
• NAHB Fall Leadership Meeting: October 1-3 (San Antonio, TX)
• NDAB Annual Banquet & Meetings: November 12-13 (Williston)
• Bourbon Event: November 11 (Williston)

Please reach out to me with any questions about NDAB or your membership! brittney@ndbuild.com or 701-240-3540.

Brittney Roehrich, NDAB CEO

Greetings NDAB! My name is Tom Spaeth with the BIA of the Red River Valley. I have the honor of being your NDAB State President for 2024.

Since I've started my position, I've had the opportunity to visit two of our locals to swear in their new officers for 2024. It started with a visit to Minot on November 30th. It was a great gathering of their association, and it was nice to network and get to know more of the members. Jeff Haider as always was a wonderful host. My second trip was to Grand Forks on January 25th. We had our gathering at Downtown Axe. I had the privilege of swearing in their new officers as well. It’s always good to see all our great builder neighbors to the north!

The next trip was to Bismarck for our Spring Board Meeting. We started on March 19th with our committee meetings which included Executive Officers, the Executive Committee and PAC Trustees where great discussions were had! That evening we had a social at the Luft in downtown Bismarck. We raised funds for BUILD-PAC with a Silent Auction and great fun was had by all! We had our Board of Directors meeting on Wednesday morning, March 20^th. It was well attended, and we had some great guest speakers. Doug Nelson (State Fire Marshal), Tracy Becker (ND CTE), and Heather Voorman (NAHB).

I’m looking forward to being busy with the Association for the remainder of 2024. Please keep me in mind for any of your social events or meetings. I would love to attend as many as I can. 

Thank you again for having me serve as your State President this year! Cheers to you all for what you do, and I hope your year will be wonderful and prosperous!

Tom Spaeth

2024 NDAB President

Our spring events are almost here! The NDAB Spring Social will take place in Bismarck on March 19^th at the LÜFT from 5-7pm with food catered by Jimmy V’s. This is a fun, casual event where members can socialize with one another in a laid-back setting. Please register online at ndbuild.com/events. The Spring NDAB Board Meeting will take place the following morning on March 20^th.

We just returned from the International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas. The show celebrated its 80th year with the biggest show floor in 15 years! Various meetings were held for PWB members, Executive Officers, National Delegates, BUILD-PAC trustees, amongst many other NAHB committees and councils. Congrats to the Bismarck Mandan Professional Women in Building Council for being awarded the NAHB PWB Council of the year (Medium Category)!

The annual Area 10 (ND, SD, WI, MN, IA) reception was at the Westgate where all members and student chapters were invited. Other events included the BUILD-PAC parties, Young Professionals party, Opening Ceremonies featuring Mat Franco, and the Cole Swindell Closing Concert. Teams from NDSU and NDSCS competed in the NAHB Student Chapter competitions. Congrats to NDSCS on placing 3^rd in the Associate Program category! Mark your calendar for IBS 2025 -- February 25-27 in Las Vegas!

Registration and the NAHB hotel room block will open the week of April 1^st for the NAHB Spring Leadership Meetings & Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C. on June 11-14. These meetings bring together the Leadership Council, Board of Directors, committee/council members, and executive officers to make decisions and provide guidance on advocacy, membership and the future of the association. NAHB’s most important lobbying event in 2024 will take place on Wednesday, June 12, in conjunction with the Spring Leadership Meeting. This is a unique opportunity for members to speak one-on-one with their elected representatives on Capitol Hill and to push for housing policies that will help their businesses and our industry.  The NAHB Fall Leadership Meetings will be in San Antonio, Texas on October 1-3.

Upcoming Dates

• Spring Social & Meetings: March 19-20 (Bismarck)
• Summer Social & Meetings: July 30-31 (Grand Forks)
• Annual Banquet & Meetings: November 12-13 (Williston)
• BUILD-PAC Bourbon Event: November 11 (Williston)

Please reach out to me with any questions about NDAB or your membership! brittney@ndbuild.com or 701-240-3540.

Brittney Roehrich, NDAB CEO

We had quite the range of temps in January – from very cold to quite “warm!” Home show season is about to begin so don’t forget to stop out to your local HBA show in the next few months to see the latest trends in the building industry. Fargo-Moorhead is up first (February 23^rd-25^th), Minot (March 1^st-2^nd), Bismarck-Mandan (March 15^th-16^th), Dickinson (April 5^th-6^th), Williston (April 12^th-13^th), and Grand Forks (April 20^th-21^st).

The International Builders’ Show is this month on February 27^th-29^th in Las Vegas with leadership meetings beginning the weekend before. The show is celebrating its 80th year and it will have the biggest show floor in 15 years with over 1,600 exhibitors (717 of them are NEW!). There will be 120+ education sessions and a segmented show floor separated into six categories, so you can quickly and easily find what interests you.

The Area 10 Reception will be on February 27th at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort (NDAB’s hotel block) in Pavilion 9. This is a great opportunity to visit with your peers across the state and to also introduce yourself to our Student Chapters. Other events include the Gold Key/Platinum/Capitol Club Parties (Feb 26 – Club Members Only), Opening Ceremonies featuring Mat Franco (Feb 27), House Party (Feb 27 – SOLD OUT), Young Pro Party (Feb 28), and the Cole Swindell Closing Concert (Feb 29 – SOLD OUT).

Go to www.buildersshow.com to register if you haven’t already and you can view the IBS Preshow Planner here https://mydigitalpublication.com/publication/.  An itinerary is available, and it will be emailed to all NDAB attendees. Other NAHB events in 2024 include the Spring Leadership Meetings in Washington, D.C. on June 11-14 (Legislative Conference is June 12) and the Fall Leadership Meetings in San Antonio, TX on October 1-3.

Big news for one of our locals! The Home Builders Association of Fargo-Moorhead has officially changed their name to The Building Industry Association of the Red River Valley. They made the big announcement at their New Year Celebration event. Special guest NAHB President & CEO Jim Tobin attended, and he also swore in their 2024 Board of Directors earlier that day.

Save the Date for our 2024 Events. Our Spring Social will take place in Bismarck on March 19^th with the Spring Board Meeting the following morning on March 20^th. The NDAB Summer Social will be in Grand Forks on July 30^th and the Summer Board Meeting on July 31^st. Our year will conclude with our Annual Banquet in Williston on November 12^th and the final meeting of our 2024 Board of Directors will take place on November 13^th.

Brittney Roehrich, NDAB CEO

The new year is here! 2023 saw a lot of changes for NDAB, and we are excited to see what 2024 has in store for us. In December I attended the State EO Meetings in Florida where 18 other state association Executive Officers gathered for a two-day meeting to discuss various topics such as Advocacy, PAC, Membership, and we had great discussion with NAHB CEO & President Jim Tobin. We were grateful to have him attend these meetings. We also heard from various member benefits affiliates!

Save the Date for our 2024 Events! Our Spring Social will take place in Bismarck on March 19^th with the Spring Board Meeting the following morning on March 20^th. The NDAB Summer Social will be in Grand Forks on July 30^th and the Summer Board Meeting on July 31^st. Our year will conclude with our Annual Banquet in Williston on November 12^th and the final meeting of our 2024 Board of Directors will take place on November 13^th. Our annual BUILD-PAC event date hasn’t been decided. Keep your eye out for further details on all our events coming soon!

Welcome to our new board members in 2024! NDAB Treasurer, Rich Stradling (DABA), new State Representative, Tom Spaeth (HBA of F-M), and new Alternate BUILD-PAC Trustee, Joe Stenvold (MAB). Our Area 10 National Area Chairman will be from our state starting after IBS 2024, Don Dabbert (HBA of F-M). New members on the Board of Directors include Joe Vetter (BMHBA), Rob Clemow and James Donivant (DABA), Adrian Cummings (FORX), Joyce Balstad and Shannon Roers Jones (HBA of F-M), Scott Lee (MAB), and Tom Freeman (WABA). We are excited to have you all join our leadership team!

Don’t forget to register for the International Builders’ Show. The show will take place in Las Vegas on February 27-29, 2024. Go to www.buildersshow.com to register. The Area 10 Reception will be on February 27th at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort (NDAB’s hotel block) in Pavilion 9. This is a great opportunity to visit with your peers across the state and to also introduce yourself to our Student Chapters. Other NAHB events in 2024 include the Spring Leadership Meeting & Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C. on June 11-14 and the Fall Leadership Meeting in San Antonio, TX on October 1-3.

Please reach out to me with any questions about NDAB or your membership! brittney@ndbuild.com or 701-240-3540.

Brittney Roehrich, NDAB CEO

It is hard to believe that 2023 has come and gone and my time as President of the North Dakota Association of Builders is coming to an end. It has been a rewarding experience for me to serve our association for the past year as your President. As I look back over the past, there have been many ups, downs and challenges our association has had to overcome. This past year has been rewarding for me as the association continues to grow and support all ND home builders and those that support our industry.

I would like to thank the 2023 NDAB Executive Committee for helping guide the association through an Executive Officer change and the entire board for placing your confidence and trust in me to lead our association over the past year. I would also like to thank all members and other HBA’S for stepping up and helping the association pull off all the events we hosted this year.

With an election year approaching in 2024 I would like to thank all members for past PAC donations and urge you to continue with your donations and recruiting new donors to PAC. Without your BUILD-PAC and NDAB-PAC dollars we lose our voice in our Local, State and Federal elections.

Remember to always be recruiting. We have strength in numbers. Membership applications are available for each local association and staff are always on standby to follow-up on referrals.

Jeff Sattler

2023 NDAB President