NBN Online for the week of February 26, 2007

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In This Issue:

Front Page
Rapid Changes Foreseen for Home of the Future
Apply for ‘Buy Now’ Advertising Assistance Grants From NAHB
Learning Program Knocks Down Language Barrier for Hispanics
Share Nation's Building News With Your Staff. It's Free.
Coast to Coast
Housing Remains Steady Amid the Gloom
Housing Forum
Letter to the Editor: Bringing a New Dimension to Toilets
Economics & Finance
Indianapolis Remains Most Affordable Housing Market
U.S. Shenanigans Threaten to Unravel Canada Timber Pact
Useful Links to Monitor Economic and Housing Trends
Tips
Builders’ Tip: How to Make Invisible Drywall Butt Joints
Sales and Marketing
Real Living Needs Shape Dream Home Buyers Want
Must-Have Tech Trends Setting Homes Apart
Business Management
20 Ways to Cut Construction Costs and Improve Profitability
Multifamily
Survey Finds Price and Location Drive Condo Sales
Remodelers
Remodelors Council Changes Name to 'NAHB Remodelers'
Chicago Remodeler Mike Nagel Named Chair of NAHB Remodelers
Women
Minnesota Builder Willenbring Is New Women's Council Chair
Education
Education Calendar
Legal
NAHB Submits Brief in Clean Water Supreme Court Case
Design
AARP-NAHB Awards Honor ‘Livable’ Community Design
Workforce housing
Information Sought on Affordable Housing Developers
Labor
Freddie Mac Joins HBI for Gulf Coast Construction Training
Building Products
Owens Corning Shingles Fast to Install, Reduce Callbacks
Stud University Provides Steel Framing Training
TV
NAHB-Produced Programs on HGTV and DIY This Week
Endowment
Apply for Herman J. Smith Scholarships by May 3
Association News
Michael T. Rose, Washington, D.C. Area Developer, Dies at 63
Builders Join ‘Silly String’ Drive to Save Soldiers’ Lives in Iraq
Piedmont ‘Gas Girl’ Receives Associate of the Year Award
Office Depot Deals: Music to Your Ears
GM Business Choice, Lowe’s Team Up to Reward NAHB Members
Lock in 2006 Visa/MC Processing Rates Before Increase
Calendar of Events
NAHB Career Center

Information Sought on Affordable Housing Developers

Affordable housing owners and developers have until this Thursday, March 1, to download and complete a survey that will give them an opportunity to be included in the May and July issues of Affordable Housing Finance magazine.

The survey will be used to compile a list of the top developers and owners, as well as possible short profiles of the firms, for the magazine’s May issue. The July issue will feature a special section called “Developers Talk Back.”

To download the survey, click here (find the link at housingfinance.com). Fax completed surveys to 415-315-1248.

Best Affordable Housing Developments

The publication is also in the process of looking for information on the best affordable housing projects in the nation in 2006 and 2007. The finalists will be published in the August issue, and the magazine’s readers will then vote for the winner in each category. The final winners will be published in November and will receive awards at AHF Live: The Tax Credit Developers Summit, Oct. 24-26 in Chicago.

To download the nomination form as a PDF or Word document, click here (housingfinance.com). The deadline for entries is Monday, April 30.

For more information, e-mail Donna Kimura, deputy editor at Affordable Housing Finance, or call her at 800-989-7255 x309.


 

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