Builders Mega Seminar - How To Thrive in the Recovering Market

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Home Builder Association of Greater Chicago presents a joint seminar for May 21.  It has been a long time since we have had a seminar available for builders and associates which specifically addresses our local market and covers many of the current issues we are dealing with on a daily basis.  It appears for the foreseeable future that as the market slowly recovers, builders will continue to concentrate their efforts developing and building smaller and infill projects.  These projects present a number of challenges different from Greenfield development.  After a quick breakfast the next four hours cover a host of current topics.  I hope to see you there:    Location is Hilton Lisle/Naperville, 3003 Corporate West Drive, Lisle, Illinois, 60532, USA TEL: 1-630-505-0900 Tuesday, May 21.   BUILDER’S MEGA SEMINAR “HOW TO THRIVE IN THE RECOVERING MARKET”   8:00 – 8:30    Registration & Continental Breakfast   8:30 – 9:15    Chicago & Local Housing Market Overview -  by Chris Huecksteadt, with Metrostudy, has earned a reputation in the Midwest for thorough analysis and thoughtful insight into the many factors that affect the success of residential and commercial developments. Mr. Huecksteadt regularly meets and consults with many of the top homebuilders in the Chicago markets as well as lenders, private investors, public utilities, and governmental institutions concerning trends in the Midwest economy and their effect on real estate values and the demand for housing throughout the region. (45 min)   9:15 – 9:55   Land Planning Considerations for Small & Infill Projects - by Managing Partner, Charles M. Hanlon of Land Vision, Inc., is a multi-disciplinary land planning professional services firm with three offices in Chicago, IL, St. Charles, IL, and Springfield, MO.  The Firm provides land planning, town planning, design guidelines, entitlements, zoning, streetscape design, visioning programs and other planning services. (40 min.) ·        Considerations in small & Infill Projects. ·        Reimagining Development - from project start up to project completion,    including legal, financial, design, implementation/construction ·        Regional or Local Examples of Successfully Responding    to Stalled Development Challenges   9:55 – 10:40   Current Engineering Challenges in Building on Infill Lots – by William Zalewski, PE, with SPACECO.  Bill is an experience civil engineer who has participated in the engineering of hundreds of residential projects from one lot to hundreds of lots in size. (45 min) ·        Matching grades to adjoining properties ·        Impervious surface calculations & storm water considerations, ·        Permitting requirements & procedures ·        Stormwater requirements ·        BMP & Erosion control requirements techniques ·        Site plan requirements, grading, setbacks, required improvements           10:40 – 10:50        Break (10 min.)   10:50 – 11:35  Builder Panel Discussion Building Homes and Tear Down Projects In Established Infill Neighborhoods. (Builders, Court Airhart, Airhart Construction, Tom Stephani, Custom Construction Concepts, Georg Havlicek, Havlicek Builders, Tom Drake, The Drake Group– A panel discussion with a moderator and three local member builders to discuss the challenges, issues and solutions in building in infill established communities. (45 min) ·        Site Challenges ·        Permit requirements ·        Managing a single site infill building project ·        How to avoid traps & pitfalls ·        Managing costs   11:35 – 12:20       Compliance with Applicable Laws & Regulations and Review A Draft Contract for Remodeler’s & Builder’s working on existing homes – Richard M. Guerard, a partner at Guerard, Kalina & Butkus has been involved in the real estate industry for 30 years.  He is an attorney, licensed Real Estate Broker a general partner of Wyndham Deerpoint, LLC, which is a Builder/Developer.  Also speaking will be Corey B. Stern of Chitkowski Law.  Corey has extensive experience in construction law and represents many builder companies in the Chicagoland area.   Firm Failure to comply with the Home Repair and Remodeling Act requirements can have dire consequences, including failure to get paid, and penalties for civil and criminal liability. (45 min.) Topics covered will be:  ·        A Draft Form Contract in compliance with Illinois Law ·        The Home Repair and Remodeling Act requirements ·         “Storm Chaser” amendment ·        Pamphlet, “Home Repair: Know Your Consumer Rights” ·        Recent Illinois Supreme Ct. case of K. Miller Const Co, Inc v McGinnis ·        Homeowner Rights of rescission ·        Mechanic lien perfection requirements ·        Insurance requirements Insulation Disclosure requirements