www.NAHB.org Week of February 14, 2005 Subscribe to NBN Online Front Page n Demand for Rental Housing Poised for Improvements in 2005 n Help Tsunami Victims Rebuild Their Homes n Senate Passes Class Action Bill, House Approval Expected This Week n Housing Snapshot   President's Message n NAHB Is Your Business Partner   Housing Politics n President Proposes Spartan Spending on Some Housing Programs n Builders Support OSHA Reform Package n Builders Support Congressional Efforts to Improve Endangered Species Act n NAHB Ad Campaign Targets Congress for Support   Housing and Economics n Eye on the Economy   Business Management n Survey Finds Contractors Often Underestimate Expenses n Don’t Be a Mind Reader: Ask Home Owners for Feedback   20 Clubs n Builder 20 Clubs Help Maximize Benefits of NAHB Membership   Multifamily n NAHB Statistical Model Helps Identify Apartment Features That Bring Higher Rents n Apartment Builder Andrew Chaban Honored for Affordable Housing Advocacy   Small Builders and Remodelers n A Cool Kitchen Checklist to Wow Your Clients n Kitchens, ‘Hiving’ and Financing to Drive Remodeling Trends in 2005 n Will You Be the Next Remodelor™ of the Month?   Building Systems n Covenants Prohibiting ‘Prefabricated’ Housing Can Unintentionally Exclude Systems-Built Homes   Seniors Housing n Marketing, Customer Satisfaction, Design to Be Featured at Senior Housing Symposium   Education n Take Advantage of National Designation Month — Before It Ends   Research n Report Calls Smart Kitchens a ‘Technology to Watch’   State and Local n Florida Builders Determined to Continue Fight Against ‘Outrageously High’ School Impact Fee n New Hampshire Takes Up Regulation and Licensing to Curb Contractor Abuse   Workforce Housing n Accommodative Zoning Helps Developer Build Affordable Homes in Newport News   Labor n Proposed Budget Would Cut Job Corps Funding, Move Youthbuild to Labor Department n Freddie Mac and NAHB Student Chapter Job Site Events Focus on Housing for Working Families   Building Products n 30-Year Warranty Offered on EIFS Residential Systems   Builder's Engineer n Dip in the Road   Building News Coast To Coast   Association News & Events n HomeAid and ‘Extreme Makeover’ Build Transitional Shelter for Two Denver Families n Get GM Discount Pricing on More Than 80 GM Vehicles n Subscribe Your Employees to NBN Online and a Digital Camera Could Be Yours n Calendar of Events   NBN Back Issues   Print This Article   Print All Articles   Email the Editor     Search 2005 International Builders' Show Exhibitors Plan to attend the National Green Building Conference Contribute to NAHB's Tsunami Relief Effort Reach 100,000+ Builders & Contractors go to top Discover how our affiliate LandSafe® can provide high-value-added real estate closing services. See how Countrywide's 80/20 Loan Program eliminates down payment requirements for qualified borrowers.

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