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In This Issue:

Front Page
Clock Running Down on First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit
NAHB Asks Bank Regulators for Prompt Action on Faulty Appraisals
Compliance With Storm Water Rules Serious Business
Coast to Coast
High-End Homes Frozen Out of Budding Housing Rebound
Politics & Government
Lawmakers Approve Housing Initiatives Before Adjourning
No Floor Votes on Health Care Before September
NAHB Continues to Seek Co-Sponsors for NOL Bills
Economics & Finance
‘Second Look’ Program to Expand Mortgage Modifications
Mortgage Rates Rise Slightly Along With Optimism on Housing
Fed’s Beige Book Sees Spotty Signs of a Housing Turnaround
Useful Links to Monitor Economic and Housing Trends
Downturn
Webinar to Explore Selling to 50+ Buyers in a Down Economy
Free Aug. 17 Webinar to Discuss Land Development Opportunities
NAHB Provides HBAs Incentives to Save on Recruitment Training
Tips
Builders’ Tip: A Simple Way to Bore Clean Holes
IBS
Hot Housing Deals at IBS When You Register in August
Technology
Home Technology Can Add Value, Boost Appeal
Multifamily
Interest Grows in FHA Multifamily Finance Programs
Remodelers
Deadlines Near for Four NAHB Remodelers Awards
Education
Education Calendar
Green Building
Grant Supports Green Building in New Hampshire
Appraisal Institute Webinar to Look at Value of Green Homes
hbi
Lowe’s Helps Job Corps Grads Begin Industry Careers
Building Products
Dryvit Donates ‘Green’ Finish to Silo Eco-Home in Kansas
TV
NAHB-Produced Programs on the DIY Network
Endowment
Herman J. Smith Scholarship Award Winners Announced
Association News
Save Big on Summer Essentials at Omaha Steaks
Members, Continue to Drive Away With a Shiny New $500 GM Offer
Members Can Save Big on FedEx Shipping Services
Members, Get 15% Discount on New FTD Luxury Collection
NAHB Committee, Council Appointment Process Underway
Calendar of Events
NAHB Career Center

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Webinar to Explore Selling to 50+ Buyers in a Down Economy

NAHB Provides HBAs Incentives to Save on Recruitment Training

Free Aug. 17 Webinar to Discuss Land Development Opportunities

With banks hesitant to finance developments, equity investors seeking higher and quicker returns, municipalities hurting financially and developers still laboring under project agreements that were hastily entitled at the height of the market, NAHB’s Land Development Committee is hosting a free webinar on Aug. 17 beginning at 2:00 p.m. EDT that will explore opportunities in land development that are beginning to emerge in today’s uncertain environment.

Repositioning Development Agreements and Project Financing to Address New Market Realities” will include an overview of the current status of the development landscape, financing issues, how large-scale developments are faring and new home design trends.

In addition, webinar panelists will discuss lot banking, fire sale land purchases, competing with foreclosures and renegotiating existing development agreements.

Panelists include Carter Froelich and Eric Brown, of DPFG Consultants, which focuses on helping land developers and builder clients navigate the development and construction process in a timely and cost-efficient manner.

William Sanderson, of Forest City Land Group based in Cleveland and a member of NAHB’s Land Development Committee, will serve as the moderator.

To Register

To register for this free webinar, click here.

The presentation is the third in a series of webinars on development issues that is being provided by the NAHB Land Development Committee. Two additional webinars are planned.

Previous Webinars Available Online

Free recordings of the previous webinars in the series are available online.

To view "Top Trends in Impact Fees," an examination of the latest trends in impact fees to help developers shift the public conversation to other financing mechanisms, is available by clicking here. To view the presentation, enter the password, LandPlan1.

A recording of the second webinar in the series, "How to Get Through the Storm Water Regulatory Maze: Understanding the Alphabet Soup of BMPs, LID, TMDLs and SWPPP Processes," will be available beginning Wednesday, July 29.

Coming in September

The fourth webinar in the series, “Understanding Infrastructure Finance Tools That Are Successful Alternatives to Impact Fees,” will be held on Sept. 24 and will feature a panel of national experts who will dissect the use of special district financing tools and explore the variations and potential of these tools on local projects.

For more information on the webinar series, e-mail Jennifer Jones at NAHB, or call at 800-368-5242 x8469.



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