NBN Online for the week of May 26, 2008

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In This Issue:

Front Page
Northeast Will Be First to See Signs of a Housing Upturn
Free ‘National Homeownership Month’ Material Available
Florida County Sees Housing Doing Better Than Rest of the State
Audio Seminar to Look at Green Building Challenges, Opportunities
Coast to Coast
Housing Skid Leads to Exodus of Builders
housing forum
Letter to the Editor: A Local Paper Sells Housing Short
Politics & Government
Grassroots Push On as Senate Panel Advances Housing Bill
Sluggish Revenues at Core of State Budget Woes
States Continue to Tackle Immigration Issue
New Jersey Builders Battle New Development Rules
Economics & Finance
April Upward New Home Sales Blip ‘Not Much to Celebrate’
Housing Affordability Rises for Third Straight Quarter
Useful Links to Monitor Economic and Housing Trends
Tips
Builders’ Tip: Story Sticks Make Measuring Easy
Business Management
How to Make Salespeople Part of the Warranty Service Team
Multifamily
Condos Decline, Credit Tightens in First Quarter
Remodelers
Potential Energy Savings Huge With Green Remodeling
Education
University of Housing Seeks Feedback on Education
Education Calendar
Safety
HBAs: Host a Fall Protection Training Seminar This Year
Green Building
Hovnanian Testing the Waters for Green Building Plunge
Newest Class of Certified Green Professionals Inducted
Legal
Register for Construction Law Seminar on Sept. 11-12
Labor
Florida Builder Receives ‘Hands That Work’ Award
Building Products
GE Tankless Gas Water Heaters Cutting Energy Costs
TV
NAHB-Produced Programs on DIY, Fine Living and HGTV
Endowment
Six HBAs Awarded Challenge/Build/Grow Grants
Association News
1980 NAHB President Merrill Butler Dies in California
Save 10% With Office Depot Large-Format Printing Services
GM $500 Private Offer: Easy as 1-2-3
Sign Up for ‘Spokesperson Training’ Sessions at Fall Board
Willams Scotsman Offers $1.99 First-Month Storage Container
UPS Offers Up to 30% Discount to NAHB Members on Shipping
Calendar of Events
NAHB Career Center

Register for Construction Law Seminar on Sept. 11-12

 

 

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Legal issues that have surfaced during the housing downturn and how construction attorneys can help their clients navigate the uncharted waters of the slowdown will be discussed during a Construction Law Seminar in Las Vegas on Sept. 11-12

David Jaffe, NAHB staff vice president for construction liability and legal research, will participate in a Sept. 11 panel discussion on “Today’s Legal Challenges in Representing the Home Builder.”

Other panelists include Jeffrey Berger, general council and secretary for the home building operations of St. Louis-based McBride & Son Enterprises, and Jeffrey Masters, partner in the litigation department for Cox, Castle and Nicholson, LLP of Los Angeles.

In addition to the home builder-specific panel, the two-day seminar will also include topics such as right to repair statutes; the business and legal risks associated with building green; destroying or defending construction witnesses with technology in the courtroom; and more. The seminar will even feature a hands-on construction session that will enable participants to build a construction component.

The seminar is open to coverage attorneys, in-house counsel for construction or engineering firms, class action coordinating counsel, construction litigators, claims professionals, home builders and product manufacturers.

The seminar is being conducted by DRI, the Chicago-based national organization of defense trial lawyers and corporate counsel.

To Register

For more information and to register, click here, or call 312-795-1101.

To read the seminar brochure online and download a faxable registration form, click here (in PDF format).


 

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