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Shelly’s August Event Calender

Friday, July 24th, 2009

August 18 -

Freeland Location – 11AM to 1PM Lunch and Learn sponsored by Dupont Tyvek and Parksite. Learn about Dupont Tyvek’s 10 year limited warranty and which products are required.

Also DMC will be here with HB&G Columns, Coffman Stair Parts and Jeld-Wen Exterior Doors. Come see what these manufacturers have to offer while having lunch on us. Contact Cindy in Freeland for info.

 

August 22- Saturday Morning WorkShop

Perkasie Store – 9:00 AM - Tax Credits & Replacement Windows Workshop. Donna Testa from Atrium Vinyl Windows will be at Perkasie to answer questions regarding the WeatherLok Vinyl Replacement Window and how you can qualify for the stimulus tax credits with replacement windows. Contact Jeremy in Perkasie for more info.

 

 August 27 -

Kimberton Location – 11AM to 1PM Lunch and Learn sponsored by WeatherBest Vinyl Railing Systems. See what WeatherBest has to offer in Exterior rail systems.

Souderton Store- 11AM to 1PM Lunch and Learn by DMC and Shellys. Come have lunch on us while learning about what is new from HB&G Columns, Coffman Stair Parts and Jeld-Wen Exterior Doors. Contact Kent at Souderton for more info.

Perkasie  Store -  9AM to 1PM Lunch and Learn and Demo by Paslode. Cordless gun cleaning. Also Huber Engineered Wood products will be here with Zip Sheathing information and installation instructions. Contact Thad for details.

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MORE GOOD NEWS!

Friday, July 17th, 2009
Housing starts rise again  

 

(Jul. 17) Housing starts are on a roll, sort of. Up 14.4% for single family homes. Government statistics released Friday morning show total starts in June increased to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 582,000.

The 582,000 estimate is a 3.6% increase over the revised May figure of 562,000. Still, total starts are down 46% from the June 2008 figure of 1.078 million.

Single-family housing starts in June also showed a much-welcome double-digit surge of 14.4% to a SAAR of 470,000. The upwardly revised figure from last month was 411,000. June marked the fourth straight month of single-family increases. Single-family starts are down 28.2%, however, from June 2008.

On a regional basis, single-family starts showed growth in all four geographic regions. The total starts showed a month-to-month increase in the Northeast of 28.6%.

The forward-looking indicator of building permits came in at a rate of 563,000, an increase of 8.7% over the May rate.