NBN Online for the week of April 11, 2005

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In This Issue:

Front Page
Land Shortage Shapes Strategy of Multifamily Builders
Condos Hot While Rental Market Warming Up
Nation's Building News Will Not Be Published Next Week
Subscribe Your Employees to NBN for Chance to Be the Next Winner of a Digital Camera
President's Message
NAHB Is Your Business Partner
Coast to Coast
Home Builders Association Launches Liability Insurance Company
Politics & Government
GSE Debate Continues on Capitol Hill
Arizona Voters to Decide on Mandatory Sprinklers
City Prices Out Minority Home Buyers in Texas
Economics & Finance
Eye on the Economy
Business Management
Change Order Strategies That Can Make You Money
Seniors Housing
Universal Design ― Satisfying a Growing Market
Multifamily
Pillars Awards Honor Excellence in Multifamily Housing
Remodelers
What’s Your Specialty? — Really
May is National Home Remodeling Month
Sherry Schwab — April Remodelor™ of the Month
Education
Booming Condo Market Commands Attention at Pillars
Education Calendar
Construction Safety
OSHA to Inspect Construction Sites on Weekends
Tips
Builders’ Tip: Cutting Engineered Joists
Sales
How to Get ‘The Look’ in Your Model Home
Design
Best in American Living Award Design Competition Now Open
Legal
IRAs Exempt From Bankruptcy Creditors, High Court Rules
Labor
Mississippi Celebrates First Project CRAFT Graduates
Job Training Initiative Beginning in Four States
Building Products
Special Theater Created for Sick Children in Florida
Builder's Engineer
The Soy Sauce Incident
Association news
Builders Celebrating New Homes Month This April
Jacksonville Builders Star in ‘Extreme Makeover’
Builder, Associate Named New Jersey Legends of Housing
Endowment Awards $100,000 Grant for Residential Construction Program
Get GM Discount on More Than 80 Vehicles
Help Tsunami Survivors Rebuild Their Homes
Calendar of Events

Related Articles

Booming Condo Market Commands Attention at Pillars

Education Calendar

May 4   

Essential Closing Strategies

Youngstown, Ohio

May 5   

Construction Forecast — Spring 2005

Washington, D.C.

May 16-18 

Building for Boomers & Beyond: Seniors Housing Symposium 2005

Chantilly, Va. 

May 22-24

Building Systems Councils Plant Tour

Charlotte, N.C.

June 13-14

Understanding Housing Markets and Consumers (IMR 1)

Bradenton, Fla.

June 13-15 

NAHB/BALA Design Institute for Builders

Denver, Colo. 

June 26 

Concrete Technologies Tour

Kansas City, Mo. 

Aug. 9-13 

2005 EOC Seminar

Big Sky, Mont.

Sept. 4-6

Certified New Home Sales Professional (CSP)

Reno, Nev.

Sept. 14-16

House Construction as a Selling Tool

Youngstown, Ohio

Nov. 11 

3rd International Conference of the Americas

Mexico City 

Nov. 6-9

2005 Building Systems Councils SHOWCASE

New Orleans, La. 

Nov. 11

Custom Builder Symposium

New Orleans, La.

Nov. 13-14

National Conference on Membership

Spokane, Wash.

Nov. 17-19 

2005 State and Local Government Affairs Conference 

Phoenix, Ariz.



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