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Week of February 23, 2004

Front Page

* High Wood Panel Prices Are Back With a Vengeance

* Home Builders Launch Tort Reform Initiative
* Housing Snapshot

President's Message

* Housing America's Working Families

Housing Forum

* Close-Knit Communities: New Urbanism Made Marketable
* Letters to the Editor

Housing and Economics

* January Housing Starts Slow From Record Pace
* Bad Weather Puts a Chill on Builder Confidence
* California Housing Supply Lags Behind Job Growth, Report Finds

Housing Politics

* Homeownership Tax Credit Included in 2005 Budget Proposal

State and Local

* Three Projects Receive Boost from State & Local Issues Fund

Housing Finance

* Treasury Updates Mortgage Revenue Bond Purchase Price Limits, Additional Changes Sought

Business Management

* Consumer Survey Says Professionalism, Integrity Win Customers’ Trust and Business

Multifamily

* RAM Designation Helps Apartment Managers Advance in Their Career

Seniors Housing

* Solomon Named Seniors Housing Council Chair
* Save $50-$150 by Registering for Seniors Symposium by Feb. 27

Design

* Design Focuses on Making Homes Emotionally Rich

Building Quality

* Awards Highlight Quality Achievements in Business Practices

Small Builders and Remodelers

* Remodelers Assess What's Hot and What's Not

Sales and Marketing

* What Motivates Women to Buy Homes?
* How to Organize Sales Training

Military Housing

* Army to Hold Major Housing Privatization Forum in March

Labor

* Residential Construction Academy Making Impressive Strides

Building Products

* Edwards Elected NCHI Lifetime Honorary Trustee
* Web-Based System Streamlines Appliance Purchase, Delivery and Installation

Building News Coast To Coast

Association News & Events

* Professionial Designations Offer Rewards and Opportunities
* Two Builders Named to National Housing Hall of Fame
* Help Build This Year’s Family Build Home for a Mother of Three
* Resolutions Can Be Viewed on NAHB Web Site Prior to Spring Board
* Calendar of Events

NBN Back Issues

 

Help Build This Year’s Family Build Home for a Mother of Three

Volunteers are needed to help build this year’s Family Build home for a mother of three who works as a school security officer in Washington, D.C.  Family Build, in conjunction with DC Habitat for Humanity, will be conducted from April 24-29 during the NAHB Spring Board of Directors meeting, and members and theirs spouses are encouraged to help for as many days as they can.

This is the second year that NAHB has conducted Family Build. Last year, the Seniors Officers’ wives, several area members and their spouses, a past NAHB CEO and Home Builders Institute Job Corps students helped build four homes in the Washington D.C. suburb of Forest Glen, including a home for the Ovalles family, who helped build their own home.

Transportation will be provided to and from the job site. Lunch and t-shirts will also be provided. No building experience is required. There will be tasks for all job levels, building skills and abilities.

For more information or to volunteer, click here or contact Shari Smith at 800-368-5242 x8308.


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