NBN Online for the week of March 27, 2006

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In This Issue:

Front Page
Green Home First to Use NAHB Guidelines in a Subdivision
Working Families With Children Locked Out of Homeownership
Find Employees Through New NAHB Online Career Center
Reader Survey: Tell Us What News Is Important to You
Coast to Coast
Slowing Home Market to Ripple Through Many Layers of Jobs
Economics & Finance
Canada Causing Builders to Find New Sources of Lumber
Slide Out West Cuts New Home Sales in February
Rise in February Home Resales Suggests Stabilizing Market
California Builders Want to Reverse the Tide on Home Prices
Eye on the Economy: Rebounding From a 'Soft Patch'
Tips
Builder’s Tip: Sharing Compressed Air
Business Management
Two Sure Ways to Improve Profitability
50Plus Housing
Former Del Webb CEO to Builders: ‘Do Your Homework’
Learn How to Market and Sell to the 50+ Home Buyer
Multifamily
Real Rents Slip in January as Energy Costs Rise
Attend Upcoming Multifamily Conference in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Remodelers
Extension of Comment Period Sought for Lead Paint Rule
Sales
26 Design Trends for 2006
Education
CAPS Credits Available at Pre-50+ Symposium Courses
Education Calendar
Commercial
Insurance Rates Are Going Down
Womens Council
Woman Builder Works Miracles for Katrina Shelter Victims
Labor
Sacramento BIA Participates in Workforce Development Grant
Building Products
Energy Star-Rated Appliances Save Water, Cut Bills
Builder's Engineer
In the Toilet, Part 2
TV
NAHB-Produced Programs on HGTV & DIY This Week
Endowment
$1 Million Gift From M/I Homes to Further Education
South Carolina Builders Help Feed the Hungry
Kentucky Students Graduate Pre-Apprenticeship Program, Get Jobs
Association News
NAHB Spring Board Meeting May 9-13
Spokesperson Training Still Available for 2006 Spring Board
GM $500 Exclusive Offer for NAHB Members
Calendar of Events
NAHB Career Center

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Real Rents Slip in January as Energy Costs Rise

Attend Upcoming Multifamily Conference in Scottsdale, Ariz.

The NAHB Multifamily Pillars of the Industry Conference will be at the Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort and Spa at Gainey Ranch on April 2-4. Onsite registration is available.

Attend the Multifamily Pillars of the Industry Conference, the premier event for the multifamily industry, on April 2-4 in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Online registration is closed, but onsite registration is available.

The conference focuses on best practices and real-life lessons presented in case studies on the finance, design and development of rental apartments and condominiums.

Among the session topics to be presented are:

  • Affordable housing
  • Mixed-use communities
  • The maturation of the condo cycle
  • Marketing tactics
  • Planning for and managing escalating construction costs
  • Emerging design trends


For a complete listing of concurrent sessions at the conference, click here.

The conference will be at the Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort and Spa at Gainey Ranch

For more information about the conference, click here.


 

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