The Federal Investment Tax Credit of $2,000 has been removed and replaced by a 30% tax credit on the installation of your solar system. What will a solar system cost a home owner? + $43,000 Typical Residential System Cost – $12,900 Federal Solar Tax Credit (30%) – $20,000 State Rebate $10,100 Total Solar System Cost [...]
Florida’s Governor Crist along with California’s Governor Schwarzenegger have taken the lead in addressing the energy crisis in the United States. In Florida, new home construction in 2010 will require a 20% reduction in energy usage and new homes built in 2019 will require a 50% reduction in energy usage. This legislation recently passed the legislature [...]
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Manatee and Sarasota Counties in Florida have seen a modest increase in new home building over the last three months. Amid the large home inventory, this is great news. Manatee County had 194 single family home permits for the first three months of 2008 and 290 single family home permits for the April, May and June [...]
The Department of Commerce stated on Friday that housing construction in April increased by 8.2% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.03 million units. Apartment construction increased by 36%, while construction in the single family sector fell by 1.7%. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson added on Friday that “financial markets are considerably calmer now than [...]
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Pursuant to Section 553.844 Florida Statutes strengthening of existing site-built, single family residential structures to resist hurricanes shall be provided. 101.3 When any activity requiring a building permit that is applied for on or after July 1, 2008, and for which the estimated cost is $50,000 or more for a building that is located in [...]
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