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In This Issue:

Front Page
Tax Credit Key to Selling Homes, Marketing Experts Say
On Sales Tour, John Wieland Aims to ‘Get Housing Moving’
Facebook and YouTube Spreading the Word on Tax Credit
Coast to Coast
Urban Areas See Revival in Housing Construction
Politics & Government
Mortgage, Financial Markets Slowing Housing, Builders Say
Mark-to-Market Issues Addressed at House Hearing
Card Check Unionization Law Introduced in House and Senate
Attend Crucial Legislative Conference on Tuesday, March 24
Economics & Finance
Builders as Glum in March as They Were in February
Eye on the Economy: Home Sales Should Stabilize Soon
Register Online for NAHB Spring Construction Forecast Conference
Useful Links to Monitor Economic and Housing Trends
Downturn
Attend Free Webinar on Strategic Planning on April 7
Free Business Survival Tips Extended: Now Online Till April 17
What to Do When Money Is Tight
Tips
Builders’ Tip: A Coping Table for Crafting Molding
Sales
Go Back to Basics: Take the Time to Relearn Your Market
Business Management
CRM Can Help Salespeople Become More Productive
50Plus Housing
With the Right Approach, 50+ Holding Up as a Good Market
Award-Winning Universal Home Has Personality to Spare
Remodelers
Reposition Your Company to Work Through the Downturn
Building Systems
Panelized Construction Can Help Builders Trim Overhead
Education
Earn Professional Designations at NAHB Spring Conferences
Education Calendar
Green Building
Cutting-Edge Award Winner a Stop on Green Home Tour
Recycling Construction Waste a Success for St. Louis Builder
New Designation Educates Brokers on Green
Design
Enter 2009 Best in American Living Design Competition
Workforce housing
Impact on Children Growing Concern in Foreclosure Crisis
research
Forum to Present Fort Bliss Housing Job Opportunities
hbi
HBI and AmeriCorps Team Up to Rebuild Gulfport Homes
Building Products
Danze Pull-Out Faucet Features Three-Function Technology
TV
NAHB-Produced Programs on DIY, Fine Living and HGTV
Endowment
Endowment Awards HELP Grants to Five Universities
Applications for Centex ‘Build Your Future’ Scholarships Due April 6
Challenge/Build/Grow Initiative Proposals Due April 7
Association News
Avoid Visa/Master Card Hikes in Processing With Solveras
Register Online for Spring Spokesperson Training
Pitney Bowes Postage Meters Offer Convenience, Savings
Members Can Save 10% on Vacation Rentals Worldwide
Drive Away With a Shiny New $500 GM Offer
Calendar of Events
NAHB Career Center

Related Articles

Endowment Awards HELP Grants to Five Universities

Applications for Centex ‘Build Your Future’ Scholarships Due April 6

Challenge/Build/Grow Initiative Proposals Due April 7

The National Housing Endowment, the philanthropic arm of NAHB, is seeking proposals from state and local home builders associations through its Challenge/Build/Grow (CBG) matching funds initiative.

Under the program, HBAs are encouraged to find opportunities to build new partnerships in their communities to assist local programs targeting issues of importance to the industry — including job training, image building and  labor shortage, educational and scholarship support.

The endowment will award HBAs a total of $25,000 through the grant initiative, with each applicant eligible for a matching challenge grant of up to $5,000.

HBA Proposals Must Be Received by April 7

Applications and guidelines can be downloaded from the endowment Web site by clicking here.

Completed proposals can be e-mailed to the endowment at nhe@nahb.com.

HBAs requesting grants are encouraged to seek advice on their proposals from the endowment staff well in advance of the deadline.

Since the program was launched in 2001, more than $175,000 has been awarded to state and local HBAs throughout the country.

For more information about grant opportunities, or to download funding guidelines, visit www.nationalhousingendowment.org.


 

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