NBN Online for the week of June 18, 2007

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In This Issue:

Front Page
Builders Sharpen Attack on Flawed Immigration Bill
Builders March on Capitol Hill With Housing Priorities
‘Buy Now’ Campaign Moves Fence Sitters in Upstate New York Market
Coast to Coast
Subprime Crash Squeezes Out First-Time Home Buyers
Politics & Government
Changes for Disabled Veterans Housing Program Sought
Tax Issues in the Hopper Could Hit Home Builders
Southern Arizona Builders See Major Impact Fee Reform
Oregon Builders Find Alternative to Development Fees
Reforms Give Florida a Fighting Chance Against No-Growth Bids
North Dakota Eases Restrictions on Marketing Out-of-State Homes
Economics & Finance
Housing Upturn Will Be ‘Solid’ But ‘Not Rapid’
Builder Confidence Slides More in June
Mortgage Rate Spike May Slow Housing Recovery
Home Price Growth Continues to Slow on OFHEO Index
California Sees Buy-Now Market Ready to Wind Down
California Markets Stabilizing, But Home Prices Raise Questions
Eye on the Economy: Housing Upswing May Be Long Climb Back
Useful Links to Monitor Economic and Housing Trends
Tips
Builders’ Tip: A Temporary Extension for Table-Saw Tops
Green Building
NAHB to Launch Green Home Certification Program
Voluntary Programs Certify Nearly 100,000 Green Homes
MIT Team Envisions Home Made From Living Materials
Research
NAHB Lab to Help Move New Products Into Housing Market
Business Management
Last Chance to Get Free 'Cost of Doing Business' Study
Help NAHB Help You With Software and Technology Issues
50Plus Housing
Best Of 50+ Housing Honored at Symposium in Denver
Environment
Agencies Provide Guidance on Wetlands Jurisdiction
Legal
NAHB Sues Over Equipment Exhaust Air Pollution Rule
NAHB Sues Corps Over Rules for Upland Ditches
Register for Upcoming Construction Law Seminar
Codes and Standards
NAHB Members Encouraged to Join ICC Process
Multifamily
Excess Inventory Takes a Toll on Condo Market
HUD Endorses Accessibility Requirement Safe Harbor
Texas Developer Honored for Affordable Housing Achievements
Remodelers
NAHB Remodelers Unveil New Logo to Go With New Name
Building Systems
Enter the 2007 Brick in Home Building Competition
Custom
Register for Custom Builder Symposium in Naples, Fla.
Design
Sustainable Communities on Design Institute Tour
Enter the 2007 Best in American Living Competition
Apply for HUD Secretary’s Award for Excellence
Women
Online Learning Tool Bridges Technology Use Gap
Federal Contracting Program Urged for Women-Owned Businesses
Education
Education Calendar
Safety
NAHB Extends OSHA Alliance for Two More Years
BuilderBooks to Give Away DVD Player for Safety Month
Labor
Disaster Mitigation Course Debuts in New Orleans
Building Products
Retractable Screens Let Custom Windows Shine
TV
NAHB-Produced Programs on HGTV and DIY This Week
Endowment
Lewis Ranieri Gives $1 Million to Endowment
Echo Valley, Inc. Renovates Home Ravaged by Katrina
Association News
James Shimberg, Sr., 84, Created Tampa's Suburbs
Drive Away With a Shiny New $500 GM Offer
Get One Month Free Credit Card Processing With Solveras
Get Free CD of Customer Service Forms From Biz Forms and Checks
Willams Scotsman: First-Month Storage Container Deals
NAHB Career Center: For a True Competitive Edge
Calendar of Events
NAHB Career Center

Best Of 50+ Housing Honored at Symposium in Denver

 

 

Leisure World™ of Virginia was named the best active adult community of more than 750 homes in NAHB's best in the 50+ Housing Awards competition.

 

The best in the 50+ housing industry were honored by NAHB during the Building for Boomers & Beyond: 50+ Housing Symposium 2007 in Denver earlier this month.

The NAHB 50+ Housing Council, which promotes excellence in the 50+ housing industry, presented gold and silver awards in 58 categories to current and on-the-boards projects from across the United States and as far away as Japan.

Design categories covered a range of product types such as active adult, aging in place, assisted living, continued-care retirement communities, for-sale condominiums, rental apartments and renovated seniors housing.

Winners were also honored for excellence in marketing strategies focusing on the mature market, and nine Jurors’ Innovation Awards were presented to projects that demonstrated extraordinary creativity and insight.

Among the top award winners were:

Active Adult Overall Community of the Year Gold Awards


Best Logo Gold Award


Best Web Site Gold Award


Best Sales Center Gold Award


Special Judges’ Award: Marketing Innovation


Special Judges’ Award: Active Adult Innovation


For a complete list of the Best of 50+ Housing Awards winners, visit www.nahb.org/50plusawards.

A 12-member panel of architects, builders, designers, marketing professionals and universal design specialists judged the projects on innovative architecture, interior design, merchandising, marketing and how effectively they responded to the housing demands of the 50+ market. Marketing categories focused on brochures, advertising campaigns, sales centers and special promotions.

For more information, e-mail Elizabeth Landry at NAHB, or call her at 800-368-5242 x8680.


 

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