NBN Online for the week of May 8, 2006

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In This Issue:

Front Page
Financial Realities to Hit Retirement-Age Baby Boomers
Quality of Life Found to Rise With Residential Growth
The Race Is On for National Membership Day
Nation's Building News Will Not Be Published May 15
Coast to Coast
Nine Months After Hurricanes, Construction Costs Still Up
Politics & Government
Oklahoma 29th State to Enact Opportunity to Repair Law
Economics & Finance
Miami Could Be the First Hot Market to Land With a Thump
Immigrants Help to Fill U.S. Construction Labor Shortages
Hovnanian Lowers 2006 Expectations as Market Cools
Eye on the Economy: Fed Chair Hints at Another Rate Hike
Tips
Builder's Tip: Shop Vac Works for Hard-to-Fill Glue Ups
Legal
Employment Records Subject to Immigration Law Audits
Business Management
Vendor Summits Build Winning Team, Increase Profits
50Plus Housing
Awareness of Active Adult Housing Rising Sharply
Multifamily
Cooling Housing Market Could Deliver a Glut of Condos
Remodelers
May Is ‘Remodeling Month’ and NAHB Has Resources for You
Commercial
Small Tilt-Up Projects Can Be Profitable and Efficient
Education
Want to Know More About Designations? Ask an Expert
Education Calendar
Building Quality
Sponsorships Available as 28th Builder Earns NHQ Certification
Research
Builders Can Help Guide New Product Development
Labor
Job Corps Students Step Up for National Youth Service Day
Building Products
America’s Ugliest Doors Win High-Performance Makeovers
Builder's Engineer
'Builder's Engineer' Column on a Hiatus
TV
NAHB-Produced Programs on HGTV & DIY This Week
Endowment
Enter Awards Programs for Community Contributions
Association News
GM $500 Exclusive Offer for NAHB Members
Find Employees Through New NAHB Online Career Center
Calendar of Events
NAHB Career Center

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Find Employees Through New NAHB Online Career Center

Calendar of Events

GM $500 Exclusive Offer for NAHB Members

  During 2006, qualifying NAHB members are eligible for a
  $500 offer on most GM vehicles.

Throughout 2006, qualifying NAHB members are eligible for a $500 exclusive offer on most GM passenger cars, light-duty trucks, vans and SUVs.

  • All eight GM nameplates are included in the offer — Chevrolet, Pontiac, Buick, Cadillac, GMC, Saturn, Saab and HUMMER.

  • Vehicles excluded from this offer are Cadillac XLR and XLR-V, Chevrolet Corvette Z06 and SSR, HUMMER H1 Alpha, and Pontiac Solstice. Medium duty trucks are also excluded.

  • The $500 exclusive offer can be combined with most retail national and regional incentives in effect at the time of delivery.

For complete details, visit www.gmfleet.com/nahb.

The program runs through Jan. 3. 2007.

GM NAHB Affinity Cards and details on this offer were mailed directly to NAHB members from GM, and members should use the affinity card when purchasing a qualifying vehicle.

Members who have misplaced or otherwise do not have a GM NAHB Affinity Card may print out their own replacement cards in order to show member verification to a GM dealer. Note: Members must be logged in to www.nahb.org in order to print their replacement card.

Members with a www.nahb.org login should go to www.nahb.org/MA and click on the “GM Exclusive Offer.” This will take members to a Web page with program details and instructions for printing a replacement card. 

There are also instructions for members who do not have a login (they will be sent to www.nahb.com/loginGM and returned to the page to get a replacement card).

For more information, e-mail Tiffany Smith at NAHB, or call her at 800-368-5242 x8273.

Other Member Advantage Discounts

For the most up-to-date details on the Member Advantage discount program and all of the participating companies, go to www.nahb.org/MA.



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With an expansive "For Consumers" section, www.nahb.org provides a credible source of information on home building and remodeling for your customers. The Web site also provides a wealth of member discount programs and business resources developed for you.

Plus, to make it easy to get what you need, the Web site has built in time-saving features like My NAHB to customize the site to your interests, My Favorites so you can select specific links to appear on your www.nahb.org Home page and online Staff Directories so you can find NAHB housing industry experts quickly and easily.

Use www.nahb.org to stay on top of the latest housing industry news, access your council and committee materials, register for courses and events and stay abreast of NAHB’s efforts to promote housing.

Log in today to start taking advantage of this free NAHB member benefit.


 

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