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Week of February 23, 2004

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* High Wood Panel Prices Are Back With a Vengeance

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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
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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
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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

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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

 

Army to Hold Major Housing Privatization Forum in March

The Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations and Environment is planning to conduct a Residential Communities Initiative (RCI) Forum for the FY 2005/2006 Army Installations solicitations.

The forum will be held on March 11-12 at the Hyatt Hotel, 320 West Jefferson Street, Louisville, KY 40202.

All together, these projects will involve the construction and management of almost 12,000 single-family homes in the Army's Southeast II Group (Forts Benning, GA; Rucker, AL; and Gordon, GA); and the Central Group (Forts Knox, KY; Leavenworth, KS; and Redstone Arsenal, AL).

Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOps) and Request for Qualifications (RFQs) announcements for the Southeast II RCI group will be released between late March and early April, followed by announcements for the Central Group in late June or early July.


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The forum will begin with a networking social on the evening of March 11 and continue on March 12 with a half-day session of formal presentations by senior officials, who will provide an overview of the RCI program, an outline of the RFQ procurement process, an overview of the Army's Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization program and presentations for all Army installations in these solicitations.

To participate in the forum, register at www.rci.army.mil or www.mhli.org, or complete and fax a registration form to 703-327-4005. 

Although advance registration is encouraged, on-site registration will be available at the Hyatt Hotel on March 11 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. and on March 12 from 7:00-7:55 am. The formal session will begin promptly at 8:00 a.m. and will end by 2:00 pm. 

A confirmed site tour schedule for all participating installations in this solicitation group will be provided on the RCI Web site.

The registration fee to attend the industry forum is $175, and $20 additional for each installation site visit.

For more information, e-mail William Renner, NAHB’s director of single-family finance, or call him at 800-368-5242 x8597.
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