NBN Online for the week of April 10, 2006

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In This Issue:

Front Page
Multifamily Builders Snapping Up Land to Offset Costs
FHA Reforms Needed to Spur Homeownership Opportunities
Coast to Coast
Are Our Kitchens Making Us Fat?
Housing Forum
Letter to the Editor: My Love-Hate Affair With Money
Politics & Government
Congress Still Wrestling With Fate of Immigrant Workers
Economics & Finance
Second Home Buyers Account for 40% of 2005 Resales
Eye on the Economy: Fed Policy Shifting Out of Neutral
Tips
Builder's Tip: Self-Made, Low-Cost Crown-Molding Clamps
Business Management
Don’t Be Hard-Headed About Investing in Software You Need
Rumors of Termite-Infected Mulch Untrue
50Plus Housing
Experts to Tell All at Building for Boomers & Beyond
Multifamily
Condo-Hotel, National Condo Developer Earn Top Honors
Construction Safety
OSHA Focusing on Home Builders in Many Locations
Building Systems
Modular the Way to Build on Remote Sites, Brochure Shows
Sales
Listen to Your Moms — Your Primary Customers
Education
Education Calendar
Green Building
Production Home Builders Ready to Build Green
Texas Builder Sees Baby Boomers Turning to Green Building
Research
Public Ready for Zero Energy Homes as Early as 2012
Workforce housing
Web Site Adds Resources on Social Services for Renters
Labor
Trustees Visit Construction Training Programs in Tucson
Building Products
Natural Disaster Survival Helped by Renewable Energy
Builder's Engineer
Getting Paid
TV
NAHB-Produced Programs on HGTV & DIY This Week
Endowment
Deadline Nears for Matching Funds Grant Applications
Association News
NAHB Has Free 'New Homes Month' Resources for You
Get Double Discounts on Dell Computer Products in April
GM $500 Exclusive Offer for NAHB Members
Find Employees Through New NAHB Online Career Center
NAHB Spring Board Meeting May 9-13
Calendar of Events
NAHB Career Center

Experts to Tell All at Building for Boomers & Beyond

If you have questions about the active adult market, don’t miss “Meet the Experts” at “Building for Boomers & Beyond: 50+ Housing Symposium 2006.”

Interact with active adult experts who can guide you and help you make the right business decisions to capitalize on this growing market. Join others in an interactive presentation with a panel of experts covering many active adult housing topics.

 “Meet the Experts” on:

Tuesday, April 25

  • Trends in Active Adult Housing
    10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

  • Options
    10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

  • Building Small and Midsize Active Adult Communities
    1:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m.

  • Selling and Marketing 50+ Housing
    1:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m.

  • Multifamily Active Adult Design
    3:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

Wednesday, April 26

  • Single-Family Active Adult Design — Community, Clubhouse, Home
    9:00 a.m.-10:30 p.m.

  • Customer Service
    10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.


Building for Boomers & Beyond" is April 24-26 at the Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs in Phoenix.

Onsite registration is available beginning April 24.


50+ Housing Publication Set Available at BuilderBooks.com

Save 15% when you purchase “The 50+ Housing Publication Set” through BuilderBooks.com. The set includes one copy of "Boomers on the Horizon: Housing Preferences of the 55+ Market," "Marketing Seniors Housing" and "The Best of Seniors’ Housing News." This publication set is a must for anyone serving the 50+ market. To view or purchase this publication set online, click here, or call 800-223-2665.


 

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