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Week of December 15, 2003

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President's Message

* 2003 – A Year to Remember

Housing Politics

* ‘American Dream Downpayment Act’ to Increase Housing Opportunities
* HUD Secretary Martinez Resigns to Run for Senate
* Jackson Nominated as Housing and Urban Development Secretary

Multifamily

* FHA Multifamily Mortgage Insurance Receives Another Reprieve in Congress
* NAHB Hits the Target on All of Its FHA Multifamily Legislative Goals
* Managing Property Like a Pro

Business Management

* Protecting Yourself From Fraud: An Introduction

Seniors Housing

* Rental Apartments for All Ages Are Competition to Seniors Housing

Sales and Marketing

* Model Merchandising and the Sales Manager: Character Counts

Building Green

* National Green Building Awards Applications Due by Dec. 31

Small Builders and Remodelers

* Market Index Finds Home Remodeling Strong in Third Quarter

Housing Finance

* Senate Confirmation of Federal Housing Finance Board Director Applauded

Labor

* HBI Construction Academy Sees Spectacular Rise

Builders' Show

* Final Registration and Housing Deadline for IBS Is Dec. 17
* Learn About the Growing 50+ Market
* Alternative Construction Methods Take Center Stage
* Interactive Convention Session Focuses on Frost-Protected Shallow Foundations
* Show Activities Focus on Access Mexico and International Housing Opportunities
* Breakfast Honors the NAHB Associate of the Year
* Housing Industry Champions to Be Honored at Awards Breakfast
* Education Programs Geared to Small Builders and Remodelers
* OnSite Area the Place to Find How NAHB Membership Works For You
* Look for the Big Store at the Big Show
* Education Sessions and Exhibits Geared to Multifamily Builders
* Education Session to Highlight Advance of Zero Energy Home
* Walt Disney Imagineering Executive to Keynote EnergyValue Housing Award

Building News Coast To Coast

Association News & Events

* One Home at a Time, Mississippi Builder Putting Working Families on the Road to the American Dream
* Research Center Co-Founder Ralph Johnson Dies
* Find the Right NAHB Staff Faster Than Ever Online
* Calendar of Events

NBN Back Issues

 

Breakfast Honors the NAHB Associate of the Year

The 2003 NAHB Associate of the Year will be named and honored at the Associates’ Awards Breakfast on Tuesday, Jan. 20, from 8:00-10:00 at the Las Vegas Hilton, Ballroom B.

This prestigious award recognizes the associate member who has made outstanding contributions at the local, state and national levels to the home building industry and NAHB.

Each state association is asked to nominate an associate member for this award. The Associate of the Year and four other top finalists are selected from these nominees and are inducted into NAHB’s Society of Honored Associates at the breakfast.

Also honored at the breakfast is the associate member receiving the Bill Polley BUILD-PAC award and the local or state association receiving the NAHB/NOD/Aetna Disability Initiative Award.


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Sponsors of the breakfast are: Whirlpool Corporation, Dominion Virginia Power, Sears Contract Sales, Dow Chemical USA, HBA of Northern California, 2-10 Home Buyers Warranty, Entergy, the Home Builders Association of South Carolina, Michigan Association of Home Builders, North Carolina HBA, Piedmont Natural Gas, First American Title Insurance Company and HBA of Winston-Salem.

Tickets to the breakfast are $35 person ($40 at the door), or $280 for a table of eight.

E-mail Betty Thweatt for more information, or call her at 800-368-5242 x8246.
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