NBN Online for the week of March 24, 2008

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In This Issue:

Front Page
Move to Ease Mortgage Credit Crunch Not Bold Enough
Salt Lake Builders Make ‘Buy-Now’ Headlines in Local Newspaper
Layouts for Living
BALA Room of the Year — A Boat Builder’s Refuge
Coast to Coast
Housing Slump Means Tough Times for Timber
Politics & Government
Foreclosures Taking a Big Toll on City Finances, Poll Shows
Mark Your Calendar for the 2008 NAHB Legislative Conference
Economics & Finance
Single-Family Starts Hug a Downward Road in February
Close Ties to Lenders Urged as Credit Crunch Spreads to Builders
Albany Faring Better Than Many Other Local Housing Markets
News Encouraging on Mortgage Rates, Existing-Home Sales
Eye on the Economy: The Core Problem Is Falling House Prices
Useful Links to Monitor Economic and Housing Trends
Tips
Builders' Tip: How to Cope-Cut Quarter-Round Trim
Business Management
Satisfied Customers Key to Success in Down Market
Knowing the Local Market Inside and Out a Matter of Survival
Use a Blog to Enhance New Home Customer Service
Building Quality
Researcher Offers 10 Survival Tips for the Housing Downturn
50Plus Housing
Attend 50+ Symposium in New Orleans on May 19-21
Help Rebuild New Orleans at 50+ Housing Symposium
Multifamily
Industry Experts Headed for Colorado Pillars Conference
Design
Enter the Best in American Living Awards Competition
Remodelers
Census Bureau Stops Collecting Remodeling Data
Join the Fun of Remodelers Night Out at Buffalo Billiards on May 1
Building Systems
Cement Consumption Expected to Be Down Until 2009
Education
Boost Business Skills During National Designation Month
Education Calendar
Green Building
Attend the Green Building Conference, May 11-13
Building Products
BASF Study Shows SIPs Cut Framing Labor in Half
JELD-WEN Says Buyers Judge a Home By Its Outside Appearance
TV
NAHB-Produced Programs on DIY, Fine Living and HGTV
Endowment
Endowment Awards HELP Grants to Four Colleges
HBAs: Challenge/Build/Grow Proposals Due by March 28
Applications for Centex ‘Build Your Future’ Scholarships Due April 7
Apply for Herman J. Smith Scholarships by May 5
Association News
Philip Polivchak, HBI President and Founder, Dies at 74
Get Free ‘April Is New Homes Month,’ Resources Online Now
Drive Away With a Shiny New $500 GM Private Offer
UPS Offers Up to 30% Discount to NAHB Members on Shipping
New: Register Online for Spokesperson Training
Introducing the Hertz Green Collection. Reserve and Conserve.
Calendar of Events
NAHB Career Center

Related Articles

Philip Polivchak, HBI President and Founder, Dies at 74

Get Free ‘April Is New Homes Month,’ Resources Online Now

Drive Away With a Shiny New $500 GM Private Offer

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

Introducing the Hertz Green Collection. Reserve and Conserve.

Calendar of Events

New: Register Online for Spokesperson Training

Online registration is now available for NAHB Spokesperson Training sessions at the upcoming NAHB spring board meeting in Washington D.C. in May.

With NAHB's new faster and more convenient registration process, members can now register securely with a credit card for one or both of the Spokesperson Training sessions — “Interview Skills” and “Presentation Skills.”

In the "Interview Skills" session of the Spokesperson Training program, NAHB members learn how to give clear, concise answers in a high-pressure, spur-of-the moment interview.  It helps participants master strategies for broadcast and print interviews, including message development.

Members who attend the "Presentation Skills" session learn how to confidently prepare and deliver dynamic presentations to any audience. "Presentation Skills" focuses on how to organize and deliver a speech and presentation with accompanying question and answer sessions.

Spring Board Spokesperson Sessions:

  • "Interview Skills" — Thursday, May 1
  • "Presentation Skills" — Friday, May 2


Both one-day sessions are from 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Registration is limited to 12 participants.

The fee for each seminar is $495 per person.

For more information and to register, click here.

Each seminar is led by professional communication consultants who have more than 30 years of experience training NAHB members on the critical issues they face every day.

More than 15,000 NAHB leaders have taken Spokesperson Training since the program began in 1979.   

For more information, e-mail Brooke Fishel at NAHB, or call her at 800-368-5242 x8061.


 

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