Nation's Building News Online

Plain Text Version (Click Here for Graphical Version)

Sponsored by Countrywide Home Loans National Builder Division

www.NAHB.org
Week of June 7, 2004

Front Page

n Builders Mark National Homeownership Month With Efforts to Meet Workforce Housing Needs
n Sign Up for 2005 Committees and Councils by July 9
n Builder Ralph Manley, 80, Re-enacts D-Day Jump Over Normandy
n Online Registration for 2005 Builders’ Show Now Open
n Calendar of Events
* New Web-Based Resource Documents Important Role of Builders in Species Conservation Efforts
* Test Third Headline
* NAHB Members Urged to Watch the Mail for Liability Insurance Survey
* Housing Snapshot

President's Message

* You Can Help Solve the General Liability Insurance Problem

Housing Politics

* Find Out How Your Members of Congress Voted on Key Housing Issues
* Homeownership Alliance Presents 'Homeownership Hero' Awards

Housing and Economics

* Commerce Proposes to Cut Canadian Lumber Duties in Half, But Builders Want Them Eliminated
* Homeownership Declining Among Families With Children, Study Finds
* No Unsustainable Speculative Bubble in U.S. Housing Market, According to UCLA Physicists
* Eye on the Economy

Construction Safety

* Home Builders Responsible for the Safety of Subcontractors
* Free Construction Safety Seminar at Various Locations This Summer

Environment

* Report Finds Insufficient Link Between Mold and Serious Illnesses

Building Quality

* Competition Opens for EnergyValue Housing Awards

Business Management

* Do Your Financial Statements Add Up? If Not, Be Alert to Fraud

Small Builders and Remodelers

* There’s Nothing Sub About Your Subs

Design

* Best in American Living Awards Entry Deadlines Near

Seniors Housing

* Rentals for Active Adults: An ACE Opportunity for Builders

Multifamily

* Luxury Apartments Rekindle Hollywood’s Golden Era
* NAHB Multifamily Is Looking for Speakers for Pillars Conference

Military Housing

* Air Force and Navy Housing Opportunities Announced

Labor

* New Training Program Enables Association Members to Improve Skills of Their Superintendents

Building Products

* HVAC Contractors Using Fiber Glass Duct Board After Rise in Price of Scrap Metal

Building News Coast To Coast

Association News & Events

* Builders Mark National Homeownership Month With Efforts to Meet Workforce Housing Needs
* Sign Up for 2005 Committees and Councils by July 9
* Builder Ralph Manley, 80, Re-enacts D-Day Jump Over Normandy
* Online Registration for 2005 Builders’ Show Now Open
* Calendar of Events

NBN Back Issues

 

NAHB Multifamily Is Looking for Speakers for Pillars Conference

NAHB Multifamily is currently looking for presenters for next spring’s Pillars of the Industry Conference at the Doral Resort in Miami on April 3-6.

Presentations on a range of issues of interest to professionals in the nation’s multifamily home building industry will be a highlight of the conference. The conference is looking for expert presentations on innovations in development, marketing, finance, management and technology.

Applications are currently being accepted from those who would like to address the conference or who would like to suggest a speaker.


Sponsored by: Countrywide Home Loans

Find out how our forward commitments program can lock in rates for extended periods.
See how you can get a loan with as little as no down payment through Countrywide’s Zero Down Plus Program.

To download a submission form, click here. Proposals will be accepted through June 30.

For more information, e-mail Courtenay Brown, director of professional development, or call her at 800-368-5242 x8168.
[ Go to Top ]


Sponsored by: National Association of Home Builders

The 2005 International Builders' Show—Register Now!
Reach 100,000+ Builders & Contractors
Membership has its Advantages
Learn More. Earn More. The NAHB University of Housing.

To unsubscribe or to manage your subscription, CLICK HERE

Nation's Building News Online is produced and distributed by the National Association of Home Builders