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Florida’s home builders are reeling from the effects of the state’s failing economy. From June 2007 through June of this year 80,000 fewer homes were built. That’s about a 50 percent drop in the new homes market. The Florida Home Builders Association says its membership has declined by 25 percent. Five out of every ten Floridians on the state’s unemployment roster is a former homebuilder. Florida Home Builder’s Association President Robert Parish is asking the state for help.

“We’re not looking for an aspirin, we’re looking for an antibiotic, we’re looking for the cure right now. This is about today and this is about later and there’s no blame going around right now, there’s no one we’re blaming, because no one saw this coming. No one predicted this thing would be as bad as it is,” said Parish.

The Association is asking the governor to assemble a taskforce to see what can be done to help homebuilders rebound.