NBN Online for the week of July 4, 2005

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In This Issue:

Front Page
FHA Zero-Down Loans Receive a Thumbs-Up From Builders
Will You Be the Next Winner of a Digital Camera?
HBAs, Builders Allowed to Continue Communicating by Fax
Layouts for Living
Floor Plans: Desert Jewel
Coast to Coast
Investors Buy Homes at a Record Pace
Politics & Government
Housing Tax Credits in Senate Energy Bill
HUD Secretary Commends Housing Efforts in Congress
Economics & Finance
HUD Renews Mortgage Settlement Reform Effort
Eye on the Economy
Tips
Builders’ Tip: Adding 'No Rot' Deck Rail Support
Business Management
Independent Contractor or Employee? The IRS Checks
Seniors Housing
Communications Key in Selling to Female Baby Boomers
Remodelers
Oh, to Be Young Again ― It’s a Matter of Perspective
Education
Designing Outside the Box — In an Intense Workshop
Education Calendar
Sales and Marketing
Big Builders Hooking Up With Hispanic Home Buyers
Educating Buyers Is as Easy as Gen X, Y (and Sometimes Z)
Marketing to Win the Baby Boomers' Business
Entries Sought for Sales and Marketing Awards
Green Building
Felician Sisters Convent Wins Green Building Award
Regulation
New York Builders Save $3 Million on Storm Water Fee
Commercial
NCBC 2006 Awards of Excellence Deadline Looms
Labor
Funding Report Voices Support for Training Efforts
Building Products
Red Feather Builds Affordable Straw Bale Homes
Builder's Engineer
How I Manage Projects
TV
NAHB-Produced Shows on HGTV & DIY — This Week
Endowment
Ken Klein Named to Endowment Board of Trustees
Association News
Help Tsunami Survivors Rebuild Their Homes
Put the NBN Hammer Cursor on Your Computer and Web Site
Save on DELL™ Computer Products
Save More With BuilderBooks.com Rewards
Calendar of Events

Related Articles

Big Builders Hooking Up With Hispanic Home Buyers

Educating Buyers Is as Easy as Gen X, Y (and Sometimes Z)

Marketing to Win the Baby Boomers' Business

Entries Sought for Sales and Marketing Awards

NAHB’s National Sales and Marketing Council (NSMC) has announced a call for entries for The Nationals new home sales and marketing awards. Home builders, developers, associates and consultants have until Sept. 23 to submit entries, including fees and exhibits.

"Celebrating their 25th anniversary in 2006, The Nationals are the most prestigious awards of their kind, setting the benchmark for innovations in new home design, marketing and sales," said Beth Williams, a Richmond Hill, Ga.-based builder and chairperson of the NSMC. "NAHB's commitment to recognizing originality, imagination and success has been exemplified by its award winners since the competition's inception."

Started in 1982 as the Institute of Residential Marketing (MIRM) Awards, The Nationals award program continues to recognize superior new home sales and marketing achievements.  With 53 categories across various disciplines of the new home industry, the awards honor excellence in product and community design, advertising, marketing and sales achievements by individuals and sales teams.

Presented as part of the International Builders' Show, the awards ceremony is scheduled for Jan. 11 at the Orlando World Center Marriott Resort and is expected to draw more than 1,000 attendees.

During a three-day judging process, a panel of industry professionals from across the country selects Silver and Gold award winners from a field that typically includes more than 1,200 entries.

The Nationals are co-sponsored by Gladiator Garage Works, KitchenAid, and Whirlpool Corporation. Additional sponsors include Countrywide Home Loans National Builder Division, Housing Guides of America, Centerpoint, Quest, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Builder magazine, First Horizon and HomeBuilder.com.

For entry materials, click here.

For more information, e-mail Lisa Parrish, or call her at 800-658-2751 or 909-987-2758.


 

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