NBN Online for the week of August 25, 2008

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In This Issue:

Front Page
Strong Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Top Priority for NAHB
50+ Home Buyers in Prime Spot to Lead Housing Recovery
Nation's Building News Will Not Be Published Sept. 1
Coast to Coast
Orange County Housing Slump Ends After 33 Months
Economics & Finance
Builders Rein in Housing Production Further in July
Housing at Its Most Affordable Level in Four Years
Rules Changed for Capital Gain Exclusion for Second Homes
Eye on the Economy: New-Home Sales Are Approaching a Bottom
Useful Links to Monitor Economic and Housing Trends
Tips
Builders’ Tip: Removing Nails From Old Lumber
Technology
Builder-ESC Relationship Could Reap Missed Profits
design
‘Recovery by Design’ Offers Buyers What They Don’t Have
Safety
Apply for NAHB SAFE Award by Oct. 13
Commercial
Crane Safety Addressed in Georgia Work Stand-Down
Sales
Persistence, Training Pay Off When Asking for the Sale
Multifamily
Rental Apartment Builders See Weaker Second Quarter
Enter Pillars of Industry Marketing, Design Awards
Remodelers
Free Workshops, Golf Swing Analysis at Remodeling Show
Member Profile: Providing Details, Adding Value
Custom
Custom Builder Symposium Can Help Navigate Downturn
Education
Education Calendar
Environment
Panel Looks at Effluent Rule Impact on Small Business
international
Student Teams Sought for New Solar Decathlon in Madrid
Legal
Register for Construction Law Seminar on Sept. 11-12
Labor
Independent Study Enhances HBI’s Superintendent Training
Building Products
New Andersen Windows Feature Recycled Materials
TV
NAHB-Produced Programs on DIY, Fine Living and HGTV
Endowment
Applications for Endowment IBS Scholarships Due Oct. 31
Association News
NAHB Fall Board Meeting Set for San Diego Sept. 23-26
Presentation Skills Sold Out; Few Spots Remain for Interview Skills
Use NAHB PR Toolkit to Help Promote Tax Credit
HBAs: Apply for NAHB/NOD Disability Initiative Award by Sept. 2
Office Depot: $10 Off First $100 for New Member Customers
Fix Credit Card Processing Rates for Two Years With Solveras
Dell Offering Double Discounts in September
GM $500 Private Combined With GM Employee Discount Till Sept. 2
Calendar of Events
NAHB Career Center

Related Articles

NAHB Fall Board Meeting Set for San Diego Sept. 23-26

Use NAHB PR Toolkit to Help Promote Tax Credit

HBAs: Apply for NAHB/NOD Disability Initiative Award by Sept. 2

Office Depot: $10 Off First $100 for New Member Customers

Fix Credit Card Processing Rates for Two Years With Solveras

Dell Offering Double Discounts in September

GM $500 Private Combined With GM Employee Discount Till Sept. 2

Calendar of Events

Presentation Skills Sold Out; Few Spots Remain for Interview Skills

The “Presentation Skills” session has already sold out and only a few spots remain for the “Interview Skills” session of Spokesperson Training at NAHB's upcoming fall board of directors meeting in San Diego.

NAHB members and leaders of state and local home builders associations can now register securely online with a credit card for the remaining open "Interview Skills" sessions.

In the “Interviewing Skills” session of the Spokesperson Training Program, NAHB members will learn how to give clear, concise answers in a high-pressure, spur-of-the moment interview.

The "Interview Skills" course has been scheduled for one day and registration is limited to 12 participants. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis.

Spring Board Spokesperson Sessions:

  • "Interview Skills" — Wednesday, Sept. 24   
  • "Presentation Skills" — Thursday, Sept. 25  SOLD OUT!


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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