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Week of December 6, 2004

Front Page

* Builders Meet With Fed Chairman as Market Conditions Turn Less Favorable
* Workforce Housing Problem Hits Close to Home
* Proposed Salmon Habitat Designation Follows Cost-Benefit Approach Advocated by NAHB
* Housing Snapshot

President's Message

* Participating on the Home Builder Research Panel Is Easy and Rewarding

Housing and Economics

* Eye on the Economy

Business Management

* You Can Become the Ritz-Carlton of Builders
* Tech Talk: It Doesn't Hurt to Convert — If You're Prepared

Seniors Housing

* Affluence, Amenities and Other Active Adult Trends to Note
* Take the Active Adult Bus Tour, Let Experts Review Your Plans at IBS

Builders' Show

* Structural Insulated Panels Stand Up to Hurricane Force in ‘So Small Showhouse’
* Make Your IBS Plans Now — and Save

Housing Finance

* Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Announce Higher Conforming Loan Limits for 2005
* NAHB Task Force on Housing Finance Reform Seeking Input from Association Members

Small Builders and Remodelers

* A Clear, Concise Paper Trail Leads to Smoother Running Jobs

Green Building

* Entries Sought for National Green Building Awards

Environment

* Vigilance Advised as Effort Begins to Modernize Flood Insurance Rate Maps

Construction Safety

* OSHA Clarifies Fall Protection Requirements for Working From Exterior Wall Top Plate

Multifamily

* Ron Terwilliger Named Chair of Multifamily Leadership Board
* Sustainability of Current Condo Boom Among Topics to Be Examined at Pillars Conference

Women's Council

* Number of Women in the Construction Industry Grew 22%

Sales and Marketing

* SMI Magazine Wins Folio Award

Commercial Builders

* Adaptive Reuse Is a Profitable Alternative When Budgets Are Tight

Labor

* Student Chapter Job Fair at Builders’ Show Expected to Be the Largest Ever

Building Products

* New Technology Gives Home Builders and Buyers Easy Access to Warranty Information

Builder's Engineer

* Bad News Bearers — Friend or Foe?

Building News Coast To Coast

Association News & Events

* Grand Rapids Builders Lament Loss of Bill Zylstra
* Save 50% on NEBS Holiday Cards, Calendars and More
* Awards Programs Deadlines
* Calendar of Events

NBN Back Issues

 

Sustainability of Current Condo Boom Among Topics to Be Examined at Pillars Conference

The best multifamily minds in the business will gather in Miami on April 3-6 for the NAHB Multifamily Pillars of the Industry Conference.

One of the sessions at the conference will examine the current condo boom and include a discussion of warning signs to watch for when the market is on the verge of cooling down.

Condominium development and conversion are hot topics in today’s market, and leading developers, architects, designers, financiers and marketers will examine this issue and many other topics in 13 concurrent breakout sessions.


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Pillars Conference Chairman Ron Terwilliger, chairman & CEO of Trammell Crow Residential, one of the nation’s top multifamily development companies, will kick off the conference with an opening session featuring multifamily and single-family heavy hitters, including Ara K. Hovnanian, president, CEO and director of Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.; George M. Perez, chairman of The Related Group of Florida; and Chris D. Wheeler, CEO of Gables Residential. The high-powered group will discuss the convergence of rental and for-sale, single- and multifamily housing, and share where they think the industry is headed over the next five years.

The featured attraction of the event is the prestigious Pillars of the Industry Awards Gala, where the “best of the best” in the multifamily industry will be recognized for their contributions to the housing industry in the areas of design, management and individual achievement. For more information at the Pillars Conference Web site, click here.
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