NBN Online for the week of November 12, 2007

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In This Issue:

Front Page
Heading Off Home Foreclosure Damage on Fed’s Radar Screen
Fed Governor Lists Steps to Remedy Subprime Distress
Reader Survey: Tell Us What Housing News Is Important to You
Layouts for Living
Floor Plans: A Desert Oasis Made in the Shade
Coast to Coast
Good Time to Buy, Housing Expert Says
Politics & Government
Tax Hike on ‘Carried Interest’ Would Disrupt Real Estate
Toughest U.S. Immigration Law Takes Effect in Oklahoma
Home on Break, Montana Legislators Visit Building Sites
Economics & Finance
Recent Home Price Dip Pale Compared to Five-Year Rise
Eye on the Ecomony: Housing Vacancies Still Riding High
Useful Links to Monitor Economic and Housing Trends
Tips
Builders’ Tip: Create Clean Edges With Painter's Tape Plus
Business Management
Make Your Web Site Work Harder and Smarter for You
50Plus Housing
Gain 50+ Know-How With CAASH Designation
Multifamily
Pillars Awards Entry Applications Due Nov. 16
Remodelers
Remodelers Put on Thinking CAPS With Revised Courses
Sales
Differentiate or Die: How to Stay Alive in Today's Market
Register for Free Sales and Marketing Audio Conference
Tickets Now Available for The Nationals 2008 Gala at IBS
Commercial
Banks, Churches Among Best in Commercial Building
Education
Industry Speakers Available Through NAHB Online Directory
Education Calendar
Research
Drought Prompts Tips to Cut Residential Water Use
Green Building
Poll Finds Strong Support for Voluntary Green Program
Hearings Move Green Standard Closer to Expected 2008 Approval
Regulation
Manual Helps Builders Fight Inclusionary Zoning Battles
Labor
Students Start Industry Jobs With Grants From Lowe’s
Building Products
Hydronic Heat Brings Comfort, Efficiency to N.Y. Condos
TV
NAHB-Produced Programs on DIY, Fine Living and HGTV
Endowment
Webcast to Feature NAHB’s Howard, Seiders
Builder Achievement Award Deadline Extended to Dec. 3
Students, Apply for Scholarships to Attend IBS by Nov. 15
Association News
End Public Speaking Anxiety With ‘Spokesperson Training'
Drive Away With a $500 GM Offer This Holiday Season
UPS Offers Up to 30% Discount to NAHB Members on Shipping
Calendar of Events
NAHB Career Center

Pillars Awards Entry Applications Due Nov. 16

 

 

The Setai, a Miami Beach condo-hotel, was named "Best Mixed-Use Community" — and "Project of the Year" — in the 2006 Pillars of the Industry Awards competition.

Entries are open for the 2008 Pillars of the Industry Awards competition honoring excellence in apartment and condominium design and development — including the best mixed-use community — as well as leadership in marketing and property management.

Apartment owners and developers, property managers, architects, interior designers and others involved in the multifamily housing industry are invited to enter.

The application deadline is Nov. 16.  

Entry notebooks are due Dec. 14.

The Pillars of the Industry Awards program is the largest and most prestigious of its kind, and both housing professionals and the media look to the awards as a showcase of future trends and innovation.

The awards recognize superior achievement in three areas: building, marketing and individual excellence, including “Multifamily Development Firm of the Year” and “Best Multifamily Community of the Year.”

Award recipients will be honored at a gala ceremony during NAHB Multifamily’s Pillars of the Industry Conference at the Broadmoor Colorado Springs, Colo. on April 2. The conference is the premier educational and networking event for multifamily developers, owners, managers and lenders.

For complete details, including eligibility requirements and application forms, go to www.nahb.org/pillarsawards, e-mail multifamily@nahb.com, or call 800-368-5242 x8215.

To see a list of last year's winners, available on the NAHB Web site, click here.



Get Informed, Make Connections at Pillars Conference

Attend the 2008 Multifamily Pillars of the Industry Conference & Awards Gala, April 1-3, and find out what’s next in the rapidly changing multifamily market from top economists and multifamily market experts.

Network with the top professionals in the field and find out how they’re navigating the current market. Walk away with new contacts and fresh perspectives.

For more information, visit www.nahb.org/pillarsconference.


 

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