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- Q&A with Certified Builder Dusty Johnston
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- What Realtors want to know about green building
- Dale: Reasons Why Consumers Should Care about using a Certified Builder
- COHBA president: Great information found at IBS
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- How to help the troops coming back to Oklahoma
- Reeves on America's Best Builder Award
- Video: Why I build green
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- Tragedy strikes home building community
- Shawnee Home Builders install new president
- Certified Aging in Place Specialist (CAPS) classes offered
- Enid home builders hold installation, honors
- Home builders giving back to community amid their hard times
- Bartlesville honors Thrash
- Video: Why choose a certified builder
- Rogers County Home Builders hold event
- Tony Foust: Why Builders Should Become Certified
- Message from the President: December
- Perkins honored as Tulsa Builder of the Year
- Video: Why I Became A Certified Builder
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- Video: About the OSHBA Certified Builder Program
- Musings about Tax Credits
- Video: Why build green?
- Jeff Click: Why I Sought My Certification
- Video: Why should a builder become certified
- Don't forget sporting clay event
- Hats off to Moore homebuilders -- doing good for others
- Certified Green Professional course is Nov. 9-10
- Message from the President: November
- Without licensing, Oklahoma’s top builders create their own standard of excellence
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- Introducing the "Build it Right" workshop
- OSHBA member partners with FEMA
- Energy conservation code changes just one of many reasons to attend Summit
- Speaking to the benefits of energy tax credit
- OKC-area builder green home featured in July's Slice
- Natural gas another component to building green
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- The meaning of Home - 2 views
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- From the President: Increased Optimism
- Focus on Long-Term Goals Has Paid off for Developer
- Click Here for Home Design and Technology
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- Turner addresses shift in buying habits; may benefit HVAC contractors
- Why should homebuilders use social media? Local expert tells you why.
- Local media report focuses on bad appraisers making bad appraisals
- Federal housing law creating problem for Walters
- Homebuyer: Reputation on line with ‘Certified Builder’
- Roofer registration law protects homeowners
- Parade of Homes seeks iPhone app for this year’s event
- The guru of social media in homebuilding tells how
- Legislative update: state newspapers provide information on OSHBA progress
- State Questions - what to vote?
- State Residential Building Code
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Monthly Archives: February 2012
What Realtors want to know about green building
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Dale: Reasons Why Consumers Should Care about using a Certified Builder
By Mark Dale, Past President, Oklahoma State Home Builders Association A patient would not go to an under-qualified doctor. Nor would a client file taxes through an accountant without his or her CPA license. And consumers look for licensing when hiring a Realtor. This … Continue reading
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COHBA president: Great information found at IBS
From time-to-time we like to run messages from other associations in the state. Here is a recent note from Central Oklahoma Home Builders Association president Kurt Dinnes to his members. Good Morning COHBA Members, I had a great time at … Continue reading
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IBS attendees saw ‘latest and greatest’
More than 200 Oklahomans attended the International Builders Show in Orlando, Fla., last week, including OSHBA President Brandon Perkins; Tulsa’s Phil Rhees; Kurt Dinnes, president of Central Oklahoma Home Builders Association; COHBA Vice President Steve Allen; and Enid Home Builders … Continue reading
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