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2/13/2008 |
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PMC Homes head Steve Harris named Life Director of National Association of
Home Builders
June 14, 2007 – Steve Harris, founder and owner of PMC Homes in Bixby, has been
designated as a Life Director of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) at
the Association’s Spring Board of Directors Meeting in Washington, D.C. Mr. Harris has
been an active member of the Home Builders Association of Greater Tulsa for 17 years,
serving as president of the local organization in 1999, and as director at the national and
local levels.
Life Directors are elected by the NAHB Board of Directors, and have permanent
voting privileges on the Board. Harris was recommended by the Home Builders
Association of Greater Tulsa, after serving 10 years as a voting director and attending at
least two national board meetings per year.
Steve Harris, NAHB Life Director
“I am honored to receive this distinction and be among an elite group of respected
colleagues,” said Harris. “Over the years, my involvement in the Home Builders
Association has helped me to enhance PMC’s top-of-the-line homes and service, and
with this appointment, I look forward to playing an active role in continuing the forward
progress of the home building industry in Tulsa and across the country.”
In 2007, PMC Homes celebrates 20 years of building high quality homes in the
Tulsa area. PMC offers high-quality homes in three divisions: Bungalows by PMC,
starting in the $120,000’s; Cottages by PMC, starting in the $160,000’s; and PMC
Homes, starting in the $200,000’s. PMC Homes is a 100% Energy Star Home Builder,
meaning every home built meets the Energy Star guidelines for an energy-efficient home.
For more information, call 918-366-4144 or visit www.pmchomes.com
Harris currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Home Builders
Association of Greater Tulsa, and has been recognized by the Association as a former
Builder of the Year and Spirit Award Winner, two of the Tulsa HBA’s highest honors. A
graduate of Northeastern University in Tahlequah, he and his wife Norma reside in Tulsa,
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1/14/2008 |
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November 27, 2007
Dear Carrier Dealer:
As you are aware, a small number of consumers recently filed class-action lawsuits
claiming premature failure on the secondary heat exchanger found in Carrier highefficiency
condensing gas furnaces (90% AFUE or greater) produced after 1989.
We firmly deny these claims and maintain that we did not act wrongfully or unlawfully.
Carrier is extremely proud of our durable, safe, high-efficiency gas furnaces. We stand
behind our products and the performance of secondary heat exchangers in Carrier highefficiency
gas furnaces that use polypropylene-laminated (PPL) steel. These products
are some of the most reliable and energy-efficient furnaces on the market today.
Carrier Corp. has the largest installed base of ducted heating and cooling equipment in
North America and we stand behind all of our products in terms of quality, safety,
reliability and benefits for our customers.
In the interest of a timely resolution of this issue and to provide peace of mind for our
customers, Carrier has agreed to a proposed settlement which provides enhanced
warranty coverage in the unlikely event of a failure of the secondary heat exchangers on
our 90% AFUE or greater high-efficiency gas furnaces.
While we have seen an extraordinarily low national warranty rate, the settlement we
have agreed to would provide customers an industry-leading 20-year parts and labor
warranty for the secondary heat exchanger. In the event of a failure, customers would
have the option of coverage of the parts and labor for the replacement of the secondary
heat exchanger, or a credit towards the purchase of a new, more energy-efficient system
that can provide greater comfort and energy savings. For customers who have already
been required to replace their secondary heat exchanger, we would provide monetary
compensation to them.
This proposed settlement is before the court now, and will be reviewed in a court hearing
expected in second quarter 2008, following notification of all potential class members.
However, in the interest of customer satisfaction, if you should find a failure of a
secondary heat exchanger prior to the ruling, we will honor the terms of the proposed
settlement effective immediately. We will be issuing an SMB shortly with further
instructions.
We realize that you may have many questions about the process for fulfilling these
claims if a customer calls you, being reimbursed for service calls, and answering
customer questions. We’ve enclosed a service managers’ bulletin that provides you with
much of this information. However, we also encourage you to contact Carrier Expert
Central by phone at 1-877-574-0173 or by e-mail at expertcentral@carrier.com. You
can also find additional information that we’ve posted for consumers at
www.furnaceclaims.com (effective December 3).
The court settlement agreement includes notifying potential class members,
which will occur through an intense media campaign from early December
through February. We want to ensure that consumers receive the most accurate
information about this settlement. Therefore, we encourage you to direct them to
call 1-877-574-0173 or visit www.furnaceclaims.com.
We’ve never been more committed to delivering quality products and supporting your
business. You are the face of our brand and we’re doing everything we can to
accommodate our customers. We’re proud of our dealers and we appreciate your loyalty
to our company. Our commitment to high-quality products and services and honest
transactions is reflected in your business. Thank you for your continued support.
Sincerely,
Manuel Cuevas
Vice President, Sales
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Veros Forecasts Ten of the Nation’s Strongest and Weakest Markets
— Proven Forecasting Technology Indicates Some Markets Still Have Home Price Appreciation —
SANTA ANA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Veros Real Estate Solutions has released some results of the company’s quarterly review of their forecasts for the nation’s residential real estate markets. Covering the period from December 1, 2007 through December 1, 2008, the numbers reflect both the current and anticipated prospective impact of the current mortgage credit “crisis.” Veros has been developing and releasing these quarterly forecasts for nearly five years, with the first forecast report released in October 2003.
“We’ve been releasing results over the past five years, in both up and down markets,” Darius Bozorgi, president and CEO for Veros explained, “and our models are consistently accurate in both. Our models forecast market swings and changes better than any product on the market.”
The forecasts, based upon the VeroFORECAST models, reflect projected market gains and declines for single family residences in most major metropolitan areas and some non-metro areas, reflecting 75 percent of the nation’s population. These forecasts are not based on a single variable. Veros applies more than 50 factors in its analytics to develop these trends, including interest and unemployment rates, inflation, current housing inventory and other economic and geographic factors. This contributes to making VeroFORECAST results the most accurate forecasts in residential real estate markets.
The predicted five strongest markets are Wichita, Kansas, up four percent; Raleigh/Cary, North Carolina; Sioux Falls, South Dakota; Fargo, North Dakota; and Tulsa, Oklahoma, all up three percent.
The predicted five weakest markets are where the greatest impacts occur. Each reflect double-digit declines and represent some of the nation’s largest population areas. These markets are: Sacramento/Roseville, California, down 12 percent; Cape Coral/Ft. Myers, Florida, down 13 percent; Palm Bay/Melbourne/Titusville, Florida, down 14 percent; and the Riverside/San Bernardino and Modesto, California markets are both down 15 percent.
The heavy decline in the coastal markets, California and Florida, is due to the extended time properties remain on the market, combined with the excess residential inventory much of which is in condominium projects purchased speculatively. Also contributing to this decline is the need of sellers to dispose of their properties by lowering prices, often more than once.
The central part of the nation has thus far been largely unaffected by the rapid price appreciations that were seen in many other geographic areas. Consequently, this region is moving forward without distress from the depreciation felt elsewhere and is experiencing minor growth.
Veros uses two metrics to validate their models. R-squared measures how well any forecast model predicts an actual market change; an R-squared score of 1.0 indicates a perfect forecast, whereas an R-squared of 0.0 reflects no predictive capability in the model. The “Veros R-squared” is consistently in the 60-75 percent range.
The second metric is Mean Absolute Error; this measures the “typical error” in the model, where smaller is better. Typical error ranges for the Veros forecast are in the 2.5 percent to 5 percent range, well below that of their competitors’ efforts. These two metrics demonstrate that Veros is able to produce a forecast that is more accurate than their competitors. In business, having accurate data in hand often means the difference between profit and loss.
“If you’re looking for an accurate market forecast – consistently accurate – year after year, you’re looking for VeroFORECAST,” Eric Fox, vice president of Technology for Veros, added. “Ours are the only models with consistent, proven track records.”
About Veros Real Estate Solutions
Founded in 2001, Veros Real Estate Solutions is a proven leader in enterprise risk management and collateral valuation services. The company uniquely combines the power of predictive technology, data analytics and industry expertise to deliver advanced automated decisioning solutions. Veros products and services, integrated into industry leading companies, are now optimizing millions of profitable decisions throughout the mortgage industry from loan origination through servicing and securitization. Veros provides solutions to control risk and increase profits including automated and secured valuations, fraud and disaster risk detection, portfolio analysis, forecasting and next-generation collateral risk management platforms. Veros is headquartered in Santa Ana, Calif.
For more information visit www.veros.com. For access to Veros’ quarterly forecast updates, or to request a color graphic of the ten strongest & weakest markets (available in .pdf, .eps or .jpeg format), please call 404-626-9969.
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LEGAL NOTICE
If you own or owned a high efficiency gas furnace, you could get benefits from a class action settlement.
Includes Carrier, Bryant, Payne, and Day & Night furnaces made and sold since January 1, 1989.
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A Nationwide settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit about whether Carrier Corporation (“Carrier”) failed to disclose alleged defects in the secondary heat exchangers of its high efficiency gas furnace. The settlement provides benefits to those who own or owned a high efficiency gas furnace.
If you’re included, you may send in a claim form to request a payment, or you can exclude yourself from the settlement, or object to it. The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington authorized this notice, and will have a hearing to decide whether to approve the settlement, so that benefits can be issued. Get a detailed notice at www.FurnaceClaims.com.
Who’s Included?
The Class includes anyone who currently owns a Carrier 90+% high efficiency condensing gas furnace made and sold since January 1, 1989, and former owners of these furnaces who had a secondary heat exchanger failure. These furnaces were sold under the brand names “Carrier,” “Bryant,” “Payne,” and “Day & Night.” A list of the included models is available by calling 1-866-517-2490 or going to www.FurnaceClaims.com.
What Does The Settlement Provide?
Carrier will pay eligible Class members who had a secondary heat exchanger failure up to $270 and offer an enhanced 20-year warranty on secondary heat exchangers in their high-efficiency gas furnaces. Carrier will also provide a technical bulletin to furnace dealers to help identify furnaces eligible for coverage under the enhanced warranty. The settlement doesn’t mean that any law was broken, and Carrier denies it did anything wrong. Other benefits and more details about the settlement can be found in a Settlement Agreement which is available at www.FurnaceClaims.com.
How Do You Ask For Benefits?
You do not have to do anything to receive the enhanced warranty. However, to request a payment for a past secondary heat exchanger failure you must complete and submit a claim form. You can submit a claim form at www.FurnaceClaims.com. The claim form describes what you must provide to prove your claim and recieve a payment. Please read the instructions carefully, fill out the claim form, and submit it online or mail it postmarked no later than AUGUST 1,2008 to the address on the form.
What Are Your Other Rights?
If you don’t want to be legally bound by the settlement you must exclude yourself by March 21, 2008, or you won’t be able to start a lawsuit against Carrier on your own about the legal claims in this case. This case does not affect personal injury, wrongful death, or emotional distress claims. If you exclude yourself, you can’t get any benefits from the settlement, but you keep your original warranty rights. If you stay in the settlement, you may object to it by March 21, 2008. The detailed notice explains how to exclude yourself or object.
The Court will hold a hearing in this case, known as Grays Harbor Adventist Christian School v.Carrier Corporation, No. CV05-5437, on April 22, 2008, to consider whether to approve the settlement, and a request by Class Counsel for fees, costs, and expenses of up to $9,950,000. Class Counsel will also ask for a payment of $3,500 to each Class Representative who helped the lawyers on behalf of the whole Class. You or your own lawyer may ask to appear and speak at the hearing at your own cost, but you don’t have to. For more information, go to the website shown below.
www.FurnaceClaims.com 1-866-517-2490 |
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Can You Trust a 15-Year Parade of Homes Veteran to Build Your Dream?
Every year the Home Builders Association of Greater Tulsa puts the latest in home design and building technology on display in their annual Parade of Homes tour. A stroll through these homes reveals cutting edge, Energy Star efficiency, elegant architecture and the very best home builders in the greater Tulsa area.
What kind of house do you want to come home to?
Chances are, you’ve dreamed of incorporating these same elements in your own home. Choosing a home builder in good standing with the Home Builders Association of Greater Tulsa is the first step toward constructing the kind of house you’ve always imagined coming home to.
PMC Homes builds the best homes in Tulsa
For 15 years the innovative houses built by PMC Homes have impressed home owners and fellow builders alike at the Greater Tulsa Parade of Homes. http://www.pmchomes.com/design/homeFeatures.aspx From luxury kitchens and baths to energy-saving features, PMC Homes continues to build the highest quality into ever detail.
Saving the world (and money) one house at a time
PMC Homes was among the first builders in Greater Tulsa to showcase homes built with the environmentally safe and economically sound Energy Star standards. Over the past year, PMC Homes has raised the bar across the industry by being the first to build 100% of its homes according to the strictest Energy Star guidelines.
No one knows Tulsa like PMC Homes
If you look long enough, you might find another homebuilder who understands the importance of quality construction and energy efficiency. But PMC Homes understands Tulsa. They know how to keep a home standing for a century, even in tornado alley. They also know Tulsa’s style. They’ll give you the custom details you long for, while keeping the look and feel your community loves and expects.
Trust PMC Homes with your dreams
PMC Homes has been sculpting dreams into the shape of houses for nearly twenty years. Their customers build with them again and again, confident that PMC Homes will create a home they’ll always be proud to show off.
Start planning your dream home today! http://www.pmchomes.com/contact/default.aspx Click here to contact PMC Homes or e-mail them directly at information@PMCHomes.com. You can also talk to a PMC Homes representative by calling 918-366-4144.
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PMC Homes: A Foundation of Quality and Integrity
A house is only as strong as its foundation. Here at PMC Homes, we believe that the same is true of our company. Our founder, Steve Harris, is an award-winning builder and an industry leader who keeps us standing firm and towering above the competition.
An award-winning builder builds award-winning homes
Steve has dedicated his life to building homes that exceed every industry standard and live up to every home owner’s dream. He’s been a member of the National Association of Home Builders for 17 years and served as president of the local chapter. Steve also won numerous awards, including Builder of the Year and the Spirit Award from the NAHB.
Choose a builder who’s earned respect
Your home is the most important investment of your life. You can trust PMC Homes with that investment, thanks to the experience and unbending standards of Steve Harris. Throughout the years, PMC Homes has impressed industry peers and customers alike with their innovation and commitment to excellence.
Cheryl Hutchison, two-time PMC Home owner, knows firsthand how PMC built homes stand the test of time.
“We recently sold our house of fourteen years that was built by PMC Homes,” she said. “The inspectors repeatedly stated they had never seen a house in such good shape.”
What you can expect from a PMC Home
- A money back guarantee
- Control of the design choices for your home
- Comprehensive Energy Star efficiency
Still going strong after twenty years
It’s been twenty years since PMC Homes emerged as one of the strongest home builders in the greater Tulsa area, and they’ve only gotten better. Recently, they became one of the nation’s first builders to build every home to exacting Energy Star standards - a move that not only helps the environment, but saves money for home owners as well.
Build your house on a strong foundation
You won’t find a home builder with better standards than PMC Homes. If you want a home that stands strong and stands out, PMC Homes is the builder for the job. Click here to read PMC’s Code of Ethics. For more information send e-mail to information@PMCHomes.com or call us at 918-366-4144.
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6/15/2007 |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 14, 2007
Contact: Valerie Stump
Home Builder’s Association of Greater Tulsa
918-663-5820
vstump@tulsahba.com
PMC Homes head Steve Harris named Life Director of National Association of Home Builders
June 14, 2007 – Steve Harris, founder and owner of PMC Homes in Bixby, has been designated a Life Director of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) at the Association’s Spring Board of Directors Meeting in Washington, D.C. Mr. Harris has been an active member of the Home Builders Association of Greater Tulsa for 17 years, serving as president of the local organization in 1999, and as director at the national level.
Life Directors are elected by the NAHB Board of Directors, and have permanent voting privileges on the Board, which governs the Association. Harris was recommended by the Home Builders Association of Greater Tulsa, after serving the required 10 years as
a voting director and attending two national board meetings per year.
“I am honored to receive this distinction and be among an elite group of respected -more-
ADD ONE – Steve Harris, NAHB Life Director
colleagues,” said Harris. “Over the years, my involvement in the Home Builders Association has helped me to enhance PMC’s top-of-the-line homes and service, and with this appointment, I look forward to playing an active role in continuing the forward progress of the home building industry in Tulsa and across the country.”
Harris currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Home Builders Association of Greater Tulsa, and has been recognized by the Association as a former Builder of the Year and Spirit Award Winner. A graduate of Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, OK, he and his wife Norma reside in Tulsa, and have two grown children.
In 2007, PMC Homes celebrates 20 years of building high quality homes in the Tulsa area. PMC offers high-quality homes in three divisions: Bungalows by PMC, starting in the $120,000’s; Cottages by PMC, starting in the $160,000’s; and PMC Homes, starting in the $200,000’
s. PMC Homes is a 100% Energy Star Home Builder, meaning every home built meets the Energy Star guidelines for an energy-efficient home. For more information, call 918-366-4144 or visit www.pmchomes.com
The Home Builders Association of Greater Tulsa is a diverse group of more than 1,000 businesses that provide a variety of quality services for the residential building or remodeling industry. Professional members must meet stringent requirements, including customer and professional references, insurance certification, adherence to a strict code of ethics. Visit the HBA Web site at www.tulsahba.com.
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5/15/2007 |
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Building Peace of Mind: Money Back Guarantee
A house is more than just a solid financial investment. It's the place where you will raise your children, entertain your friends, relax after a long day and make the memories that will last a lifetime. It becomes more than a house. It becomes a home.
When you're looking for somebody to help you build your new home, it can be a process fraught with worry and apprehension. What if your new home is built, but you haven't been able to sell your old home? Can you afford two house payments? What if you have concerns about your new home? Will the builder listen to you?
All these are viable questions that should be answered to your satisfaction so that your worries are put to rest. You deserve peace of mind in building your home, and that is where PMC Homes comes in.
Peace of mind, guaranteed
PMC Homes offers a money-back guarantee: you will be satisfied with your home, or they will refund your money. If you have a complaint with anything under the builder's control, PMC Homes will do their best to ensure that your concerns are addressed to your satisfaction. If they are not, then your initial deposit will be refunded and you are under no obligation to purchase the house.
PMC Homes is the only builder in the country that offers such a guarantee. They believe strongly in customer satisfaction, and they'll bend over backwards to make sure it happens. You need to be able to trust the builder of your home. After all, they're the ones helping you build the place you'll make your life.
A worry-free purchase
If you're more worried about the possiblity of not selling your old home, PMC Homes has a solution for that as well. If your old home hasn't sold before your new home is ready, PMC Homes will buy your old home. That way, you have no need to worry about two house payments.
Trust your builder
Quality is crucial for homes. You're entrusting them with your life and the lives of your family. A shoddily built home can be more than just an annoyance; it can actually be harmful to those living inside.
With their money-back guarantee, PMC Homes can give you something other builders can't, and that's relief from your worries. They have unwavering confidence in their quality, their people and their process to offer you a guarantee like that.
If you've been mulling over a way to build your dream home but aren't sure it's worth the stress, PMC Homes's money-back guarantee is a way of giving you the house you've always wanted without the worry. Click here to ask about a specific area or model home.
Demand quality for the home of your dreams and give PMC Homes a call or visit our offices today at:
PMC Homes Office
14716 S. Grant
Bixby, OK 74008
(918) 366-4144 Office
(918) 366-4142 Fax |
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 PMC Homes
For twenty years, PMC Homes has built quality homes and provided customers with a level of service that is beyond comparison. PMC has received awards from the Home Builders Association of Greater Tulsa and the National Association of Home Builders. View PDF
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