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Week of June 14, 2004

Front Page

* Harvard Report Predicts Higher Housing Production Ahead as More Households Are Formed
* Benefits of Good Planning in ‘Building Community’
* Federal Judge Yanks 'No Surprises' Certainty From Habitat Conservation Plans
* Housing Snapshot

President's Message

* You Can Help Solve the General Liability Insurance Problem

Housing and Economics

* Existing-Home Sales Headed for Yet Another Record, Economist Predicts

Business Management

* Take a Page From Big Builders: Use Customer Feedback to Build Your Business
* NAHB Members Urged to Watch the Mail for Liability Insurance Survey

Seniors Housing

* Seven Rules for Powerful Pre-Marketing to Active Adults
* New Marketing Categories Added to Seniors Housing Council Awards

Multifamily

* Upscale Lofts Put Problematic Site on the Right Side of the Tracks

Small Builders and Remodelers

* Remodelers Are Setting Up Shop in Cyberspace to Reach New Customers

Design

* Design Trends to Watch: 'Friends' Entries, More Courtyards
* Best in American Living Awards Entry Deadlines Near

Sales and Marketing

* Call for Entries for The Nationals to Open Soon

Member Dividends

* CGA Will Turn Your Associate Into a Beneficial Partner

Building Quality

* NAHB Research Center Certifies Two Builders for Commitment to Quality
* Competition Opens for EnergyValue Housing Awards

Housing Finance

* Home Buyers in Charlotte Can Boost Qualifying Income by Riding the Bus

Labor

* Job Corps Graduate Starts His Career With Help From Lowe’s and HBI

Building Products

* Merchandising Program Provides Upgrading Opportunities for Surface Materials

Building News Coast To Coast

Association News & Events

* 1976 NAHB President John Hart Dies in Indiana
* National Housing Endowment Awards Grants for Housing-Related Initiatives
* Home for Large Family Demolished and Rebuilt in the Most Extreme of ABC-TV’s ‘Extreme Makeovers’
* Six Leaders Named to California Building Industry Hall of Fame
* Sign Up for 2005 Committees and Councils by July 9
* Awards Programs Deadlines
* Calendar of Events

NBN Back Issues

 

Call for Entries for The Nationals to Open Soon

The call for entries is nearing for The Nationals — The National Sales and Marketing Awards — the largest and most prestigious competition for new-home sales and marketing professionals and communities. The Nationals are presented by NAHB’s National Sales and Marketing Council.

Held each year at the International Builders’ Show, The Nationals honors the best in architectural achievement, design, advertising and promotion, interior merchandising, Web site design and more, and is open to individual sales and marketing professionals, home builders, associates and sales and marketing councils.

The call for entries opens July 1.

The entry deadline is Sept. 24.

The Nationals features gold, silver, individual, council and regional awards in 45 categories.  

Celebrating its 23rd year, The Nationals winners will be showcased in national, regional and local publications. In addition, selected winners will be spotlighted in BUILDER magazine and by more than 26 publishers of New Homes Guide.

For more information and a listing of last year’s award winners, visit www.TheNationals.com.


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