NBN Online for the week of April 9, 2007

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In This Issue:

Front Page
Builders Need to Make Energy Efficiency a Selling Point
National Membership Day 2007: More Prizes Than Ever Before
‘Buy Now’ Advertising Assistance Nears $1 Million. Apply Now.
Share Nation's Building News With Your Staff. It's Free.
Coast to Coast
Housing Slump Pinches States in Pocketbook
Politics & Government
Momentum Grows to Revitalize FHA Lending
Economics & Finance
Useful Links to Monitor Economic and Housing Trends
Tips
Builders’ Tip: Fabricating Better Garage-Door Weatherstripping
Business Management
Five Actions to Manage Your Finances in a Changing Market
Sales
Six Simple Tips to Make Your Model Sell
Building Systems
Concrete Adds Strength to Disaster-Resistant Home
Concrete Tour Mixes Plant Visits, Latest Trends
Custom
Free NAHB E-Newsletter on Custom Home Building
Remodelers
Green Building the Next Step for Remodeling Industry
Apply for the NAHB Remodeler of the Month Award
50Plus Housing
Symposium Explores 50+ Buying and Selling Trends
Education
Education Calendar
Green Building
Builders Asked to Help Benchmark Healthy Products
Disaster
2007 Expected to Spawn Very Active Hurricane Season
Legal
New Emissions Rules Could Await Construction Equipment
Green Builders Need Legal Counsel to Limit Risks
Housing Discrimination Complaints Hit a Record in 2006
Workforce housing
Policies to Address Affordable Housing Shortfall Discussed
Labor
Pulte and HBI Promote Diverse Housing Workforce
More Than 600 Students Participate in Builders Youth Day
Building Products
Home Depot Reaches Out to Hispanic Contractors
TV
NAHB-Produced Programs on HGTV and DIY This Week
Endowment
Veridian Homes Works With Charities, Police Dog Honored
Endowment Support for Team Builders at IBS a Success
HBA Challenge/Build/Grow Proposals Due by April 16
Association News
Reach Out to Buyers With Free Window Safety Material
Get Free 'April Is New Homes Month' Resources Online Now
20% Off OptiPlex Desktops and Select Latitude Notebooks
Drive Away With a Shiny New $500 GM Offer
UPS Offers Up to 30% Discount to NAHB Members on Shipping
Lock in 2006 Visa/MC Processing Rates. Offer Ends April 30.
Calendar of Events
NAHB Career Center

Related Articles

Reach Out to Buyers With Free Window Safety Material

Get Free 'April Is New Homes Month' Resources Online Now

20% Off OptiPlex Desktops and Select Latitude Notebooks

Drive Away With a Shiny New $500 GM Offer

UPS Offers Up to 30% Discount to NAHB Members on Shipping

Calendar of Events

Lock in 2006 Visa/MC Processing Rates. Offer Ends April 30.

Year after year MasterCard and Visa have consistently announced nationwide interchange processing rate increases each April. If your HBA and members accept credit cards for payment, you know how much these changes impact your association's and your members' bottom lines.

Industry experts anticipate another rate increase this spring.

Lock in 2006 Rates by Monday, April 30

NAHB has negotiated an exclusive deal for members to avoid this potential increase. Members who enroll in the NAHB Credit Card Processing Program through Solveras Payment Systems by Monday, April 30 will lock in 2006 rates.

That means if MasterCard and Visa raise rates in April, your processing rates will not increase with the rest of the country, but instead remain at the same 2006 levels.

Add that to the program’s regular discounts on credit card processing, simplified monthly billing and an easy-to-read account statement, and you’ll find an excellent opportunity for you to keep more profit on every credit card sale.

Take advantage of the free savings analysis to see in writing how this program can cut your monthly costs and streamline your billing process. This tool consistently uncovers savings for two out of three businesses — finding average projected savings of 17%.

You and your members should take a moment to see how this program could impact your bottom line.

For Your Free Solveras Savings Analysis

Simply fill out the form linked to the Solveras Payment Systems Web page (scroll down to the linked PDF) and fax the form to 800-297-3405 for your free analysis, or call 800-613-0148.

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.



Free NAHB Kit Gives Builders Back-to-Basics Tips in Cooling Market

With the current cooling of the nation’s housing market expected to persist into the middle of the year, NAHB has developed a comprehensive online toolkit geared to providing association members with information that will help them prosper in today’s changing business environment.

To access the “Back to Basics” toolkit, you must be an NAHB member and have a login to www.nahb.org. To create a login, go to www.nahb.org/login or click on the log-in button on the main menu bar.

For assistance, call the NAHB Member Service Center at 800-368-5242.


 

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