NBN Online for the week of November 5, 2007

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In This Issue:

Front Page
FDIC Head, Diverse Groups Tackle Housing Affordability
Builders’ Show Registration Running Ahead of Last Year
Reader Survey: Tell Us What Housing News Is Important to You
Coast to Coast
Wildfire Fears Fuel Furor Over Housing
Politics & Government
Carried Interest in Cross Hairs of House AMT Tax Relief
Florida Sees Relief on Property Tax, Workers’ Comp Rates
Economics & Finance
Useful Links to Monitor Economic and Housing Trends
Tips
Builders’ Tip: Create Clean Edges With Painter's Tape Plus
Research
Awards Cited for Promoting Energy-Efficient Construction
NACo Senior Officers Tour NAHB Research Center
50Plus Housing
Homes That Excite 50+ Buyers Just as Important as Lifestyle
Remodelers
PATH Releases Top 10 Energy-Efficient Remodeling Projects
Few Boomers, Communities Prepared for Aging
Safety
NAHB Helps OSHA Understand Home Building, Safety Hazards
Sales
Tickets Now Available for The Nationals 2008 Gala at IBS
Register for Free Sales and Marketing Audio Conference
Custom
Five Ways to Stand Apart From Other Custom Builders
Multfamily
Enter Pillars of Industry Awards Competition by Nov. 9
Education
Education Calendar
Green Building
New LEED Certification for Development Found Wanting
Connecticut Green Builder Seeks to Keep Costs Low
Energy-Efficiency Concerns Drive Demand for Green Homes
Entries Sought for High-Performance Building Awards
Disaster Relief
California HBAs Help Fire-Damaged Communities
N.Y. City Looking For Post-Hurricane Housing Designs
Regulation
Workshop to Provide Guidance on Clean Water Act Rules
Workforce housing
Delaware Builder Honored for Affordable Homeownership
Labor
Maryland Students Spend a Day at Pulte Homes Job Site
Building Products
TruStile Doors Provide Superior Sound Performance
TV
NAHB-Produced Programs on DIY, Fine Living and HGTV
Endowment
Community Service Award Entries Due by Nov. 12
Students, Apply for Scholarships to Attend IBS by Nov. 15
Association News
Housing Advocates Inducted Into Tennessee Hall of Fame
Make Sound Bites Bark With NAHB’s ‘Interviewing Skills'
UPS Offers Up to 30% Discount to NAHB Members on Shipping
Drive Away With a New $500 GM Offer This Holiday Season
Calendar of Events
NAHB Career Center

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Tickets Now Available for The Nationals 2008 Gala at IBS

Register for Free Sales and Marketing Audio Conference

Industry veterans who have been through market shifts in their careers will discuss what sales and marketing changes should be made in order to thrive in today’s market during an upcoming audio conference that is free to NAHB members.

The hour-long teleconference, “Ramp Up Your Sales & Marketing in a Changing Market,” will begin at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12.

A panel of sales and marketing experts will discuss successful techniques that are working for them.

The teleconference will include a 40-minute presentation by the panel, followed by a 20-minute question-and-answer session.

Members are encouraged to e-mail questions to the panel in advance to Michael Copp at NAHB.

Teleconference topics include the following:

  • Minimizing objections: Understanding buyer needs, wants, abilities and fears
  • Being innovative and offering incentives to buyers and employees
  • Assessing your sales team
  • Strategizing product mix — shopping the competition
  • Reducing inventory
  • Cutting costs
  • Exploring legal means of collections
  • Renegotiating credit
  • Mortgage credit options for buyers
  • Contingency contracts
  • Financing tips
  • Maximizing vendor, lender and supplier relationships


Speakers include Bonnie Alfriend Fellow, MIRM, Alfriend and Associates, Pebble Beach, Calif.; Daniel Levitan Fellow, MIRM, Levitan & Associates, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; and Ross Robbins, MIRM, Lee Evans Group/Shinn Consulting, Inc., Littleton, Colo.

To Register

Free online registration is available by clicking here. For more information, read the teleconference flyer by clicking here.

HBAs and local sales and marketing councils are encouraged to host the audio conference call at their HBA.

For more information, e-mail Michael Copp at NAHB, or call him at 800-368-5242 x8340.

The conference is co-hosted by the National Sales and Marketing Council and Biztools™, NAHB's business management comprehensive resource on the NAHB Web site.



Survive Changing Markets

Bill Webb, MIRM, shows you how in “Sweet Success in New Home Sales,” available through BuilderBooks.com.

This book provides powerful techniques for selling more homes and making more money in leaner times. "Sweet Success in New Home Sales" lays out the proven approaches for crafting and delivering sales excellence.

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

 



Get the Marketing Edge With IRM

Meet the current market’s sales and marketing challenges with Institute of Residential Marketing (IRM) classes.

Courses include “The Challenge of New Home Sales Management,” “Understanding Housing Markets and Consumers,” “Marketing Strategies, Plans and Budgets” and more. The courses are part of the credits needed to earn the MIRM designation, the top-level achievement for professionals in new home marketing. 

Find upcoming IRM classes by clicking here.


 

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