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8 • october 2017 • world fence news Check out some of the best web sites in the fence industry at www.worldfencenews.com Housing market continues to make gains, although permits fail to keep pace In a further sign that the U.S. housing sector is continuing to gain momentum, nearly 300 markets na- tionwide posted an increase in eco- nomic and housing activity from the first quarter to the second quarter, ac- cording to the National Association of Home Builders/First American Lead- ing Markets Index (LMI) released in August. The LMI measures current home price, permit and employment data to plot the economic health of an indi- vidual market. Based on the 337 markets tracked by the index, nationwide markets are now running at an average of 102 per- cent of normal housing and economic activity. However, individual components of the LMI are at different stages of recovery. While employment has reached 98 percent of normal activity and home price levels are well above normal at 152 percent, single-family permits are running at just 54 percent of normal activity. "This report shows that the hous- ing and economic recovery is wide- spread across the nation and that housing has made significant gains since the Great Recession," said NAHB chairman Granger MacDon- ald, a home builder and developer from Kerrville, Tex. "However, the lagging single-family permit indicator shows that housing still has a ways to go to get back to full strength." a Programs 1,200 call in users a Holds 400 pin codes a Change codes via text message a Sends report of who comes in and out via text message to gate owner a LED lights on or off controlled via text message 704.768.2230 • www.myECGO.com Get your FREE ECGO App at the App Store! Code: ECGO FREE SHIPPING WITH ALL ORDERS! JUST MENTION WORLD FENCE NEWS! ECGO-GKP and ECGO-G The Latest Cell Phone Entry Systems From The Originators, East Coast Gate Operators Inc. ECGO-GKP with key Weatherproof stainless steel construction NOW! New and improved front face with lock and hinged door on both models! ECGO-G Non keypad model a Fast and easy programming from anywhere a The ECGO-GKP and the original ECGO-G have many more features that you can check out on the myECGO.com web site a No land lines – presents no problem! Standard sim card (required) costs less per month than land line And introducing. . . . The New ECGO App! ECGO cell phone entry systems work with all gate automation systems Master Halco launches new, improved website DALLAS – Master Halco has just launched their new website, which in- volved a total rebuild from the ground up. The results are a fresh look and feel as well as features to make it eas- ier to use. "We stock a large selection of products, so it was important for us to make it easy for our customers to find the right information they need in a timely matter," said Nathan May, Master Halco digital marketing spe- cialist. "We spent a lot of time making sure that you can get to the product downloads in just a few clicks from the homepage. You can easily navi- gate and find brochures, installation instructions, product cut sheets, war- ranties, catalogs, shop drawings, and more." Videos from the YouTube channel – youtube.com/c/masterhalcofenc- ing – allow users to see how to install products from the website. The other design change that will benefit customers is that the website is now mobile friendly. "A lot of our customers spend limited amounts of time in their phys- ical offices. To address that we made sure our new website is easily acces- sible from a phone, tablet or laptop," said May. Visit MasterHalco.com to check out the new features. Master Halco is North America's leading manufacturer and wholesale distributor of perimeter security and fencing. Since 1961, the company has been the provider of choice for thou- sands of professional fence and secu- rity contractors, and quality building material retailers.