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In This Issue:

Front Page
Study Sheds Light on Home Component Life Expectancy
Apply for ‘Buy Now’ Advertising Assistance Grants From NAHB
Michigan Home Pointing the Way to Age-Conscious Construction
Share Nation's Building News With Your Staff. It's Free.
Coast to Coast
An End to Easy Money: Subprime Mortgage Lenders Retreat
Politics & Government
Bill Would Streamline Section 8 Voucher Unit Inspections
Bill Would Provide Affordable Housing for Hurricane Victims
Economics & Finance
Toll Says Unsold Housing Inventory Could Burn Off Soon
Mortgage Rates Fall to Lowest Levels of the Year
Useful Links to Monitor Economic and Housing Trends
Sales and Marketing
Building Pros Expect to See Business Improve in 2007
Tips
Builders’ Tip: Easing Your Load With a Simple Roof-Rack Roller
Women
Gender Miscommunication at Root of Job Site Conflicts
50Plus Housing
50+ Housing Symposium Features Three Housing Tours
Multifamily
Rental Apartments on the Mend as Condos Recede
Remodelers
Remodeling Holds Steady Despite Housing Slump
Building Systems
N.C. Panelizer William Dudley Named 2007 Chair of BSC
Concrete Tour Mixes Latest Trends, Networking, Plant Visits
Custom
Presenters Wanted for 2007 Custom Builder Symposium
Education
Education Calendar
Green Building
Springfield Builders Launch Voluntary Green Program
Green Standard Process Begins With April Meeting
Design
Design Matters. Register Now for the Design Institute
Regulation
Builders to Continue to Slog Through Wetlands Process
Legal
Holding Pond Not Subject to Clean Water Act, Court Rules
Labor
Job Corps Electrician Earns NAHB President’s Award
Wiseman Award Recognizes Electrician’s Exceptional Promise
Building Products
Stone Enhances Selling Points of Outdoor Living Areas
TV
NAHB-Produced Programs on HGTV and DIY This Week
Endowment
Pardee Homes Honored for Giving Back to the Community
Wanted: HBA Proposals for Challenge/Build/Grow Initiative
Association News
Free 'New Homes Month' Resources Available Online
GM Business Choice, Lowe’s Team Up to Reward NAHB Members
Office Depot Deals: Music to Your Ears
Lock in 2006 Visa/MC Processing Rates By March 31
Calendar of Events
NAHB Career Center

50+ Housing Symposium Features Three Housing Tours

Three housing tours showcasing different market segments of the 50+ housing industry — active adult communities, service-enriched communities and transit oriented development (TOD) — will be offered at the upcoming Building for Boomers & Beyond: 50+ Housing Symposium 2007 in Denver.

The symposium will be held at the Hyatt Regency Denver at the Colorado Convention Center from May 30-June 1.

Each of the three community tours will be held Wednesday, May 30, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

  • Active Adult/Lifestyle Bus Tour, Sponsored by Move.com

    This is a tour of four active adult communities in the Denver area. Builders’ teams from each community will provide an overview of the development, marketing and sales processes of that community. The communities include:

    • Heritage Todd Creek by Lennar Homes — a nine-model home park of ranch-style single-family, paired-patio and attached townhouses, along with a 32,000-square-foot golf course clubhouse

    • Anthem Ranch, Del Webb’s first active adult community in Colorado — three series of single-family detached homes featuring nine different floor plans

    • Vista Ridge by John Laing Homes — a golf-centered, master planned community featuring John Laing Homes’ newest detached, single-family patio home product

    • Vallagio by Metropolitan Homes — European-styled homes including elegant golf villas, row town homes, flats and loft residences

  • Service-Enriched Bus Tour

    Denver organizations are offering new, luxurious communities to meet the desires and needs of this segment of the seniors housing market. This tour will feature five continuing care retirement communities, with a builder presentation at each.

  • Transit-Oriented Development Housing Tour

    The expanded Denver Light Rail system has brought new, higher-density housing and services near the stations along these rail lines. Attendees will ride Denver’s light rail to the new Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) projects and then walk the projects. Communities on the tour include:

    • Promenade Lofts by East West Partners — the essence of “urban chic” with one- to four-bedroom lofts

    • River Front Tower by East West Partners — luxurious, traditional condominium floor plans with the look and feel of larger homes in the suburbs or mountains

    • The Glass House by East-West Partners — a 23-story glass and steel residential building with panoramic views of downtown Denver and the Rocky Mountains

    • The District at Southmoor Station by Pacific Properties — distinctive apartments and live-work units along with ground level restaurant, retail, offices and services

    • Lincoln Square Lofts — maximizes the potential of a small site for transit-oriented development using a mid-rise solution

    • The Alexan and Crest, developed by Trammel-Crow and purchased by a REIT (REEF) — high-value additions to the REEF apartment portfolio

    • Vallagio — one of Denver's first new urban, transit-oriented developments, featuring a vibrant office/retail center, dedicated light rail stop with pedestrian bridge and attached residences

 

The cost for each tour is $95 per person and includes transportation and lunch. (Note: Tour fees are in addition to symposium registration fees.)

To Register for the Symposium

Register online for Building for Boomers & Beyond: 50+ Housing Symposium 2007 by clicking here.

Register online by March 30 and save $100 off the registration fee. The housing tours fill up fast, so register early.



Find Out What Boomers Want

Boomers on the Horizon: Housing Preferences of the 55+ Market,” available through BuilderBooks.com, can help you better build and market homes to this age group.

Capitalize on the niches, needs and opportunities of this rapidly growing market by learning their preferences.

To view or purchase this publication online, click here, or call 800-223-2665


 

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