NBN Online for the week of October 19, 2009

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In This Issue:

Front Page
Lawmakers Look at Home Buyer Tax Credit to Spur Jobs
50+ Housing Sales Slump at the End of the Road
Coast to Coast
Uproar Over Appraisals: Property Owners Chafe at Change in System Designed to End Fraud
Politics & Government
Appraisal Groups Respond to NAHB Testimony
Economics & Finance
White House Gives a Boost to Affordable Mortgage Finance
Builder Confidence Slips in October
Eye on the Economy: The Economy Is Improving, Or Is It?
Don't Miss Oct. 21 Construction Forecast Conference, Webcast
Useful Links to Monitor Economic and Housing Trends
Downturn
Decorate With Emerging Trends to Extend Model Life
Manage Cash Flow With Accurate, Timely Cash Flow Projections
Tips
Builders’ Tip: An Easy-to-Build Dust-Isolation Box
codes and standards
2,400 Code Changes Under Consideration in Baltimore
IBS
Enter Talent Contest to Sing the National Anthem at IBS
Multifamily
Oct. 22 Webinar to Explore Multifamily Marketing
Sales
Go for The Nationals Gold — Entries Due Oct. 28
Remodelers
Attend NAHB Remodelers Events at Remodeling Show
Education
Nominations for 2009 Designee of the Year Awards Due Nov. 13
Education Calendar
Green Building
N.C. Builder Leads the Nation in Certified Green Homes
500th Home Achieves National Green Building Certification
hbi
Project CRAFT Success Cited at ICCA Conference
Building Products
Dow Breaks New Ground With Affordable Solar Roof Shingles
TV
NAHB-Produced Programs on the DIY Network
Endowment
BIA Uses CBG Funds to Create Student Recruitment Materials
Applications for Endowment IBS Scholarships Due Oct. 30
Submissions for Lee S. Evans Scholarships Due Oct. 30
Association News
Chicago Dream Home Raffle Supports Worthy Causes
Save Big — at Least 60% — on Selected FedEx Shipping
Earn One Free Hertz Rental Day for Every Two Hertz Rentals
Members, Save on HP Business Products and More
Authorization Process for GM’s $500 Offer Now Much Easier
Calendar of Events
NAHB Career Center

Oct. 22 Webinar to Explore Multifamily Marketing

Participants in the webinar, “Multifamily Marketing in Today's Complex Environment,” will learn how to increase occupancy and retain customers in apartment and condominium communities by reinvigorating accelerated and conventional marketing strategies. 

NAHB Multifamily is sponsoring the webinar beginning at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22.

The webinar is free to members of NAHB Multifamily and local NAHB Multifamily councils. The fee is $100 for other NAHB members and $125 for non-members.

During the webinar, marketing professionals will:

  • Discuss how to position multifamily marketing efforts in a complex market for maximum impact

  • Illustrate how to use social networking to better connect with target markets and how to maintain a fresh online presence

  • Evaluate case studies that are specific to the current marketing environment


The panelists include Jon Gollinger, founder and CEO of Accelerated Marketing Partners, LLC., a residential real estate marketing and consulting firm specializing in the development and implementation of conventional and accelerated marketing and sales programs; and David Tufts, president of The Marketing Directors, a marketing firm and exclusive sales agent for residential property across the country since 1980.

Garry Benson, president of Garrison Partners Consulting, which provides real estate consulting services, will serve as the moderator.

Attendees can receive continuing education credit for all NAHB professional designations.

To Submit Questions

For more information, or to submit webinar questions for the panelists, e-mail Sheronda Carr at NAHB, or call her at 800-368-5242 x8168. Webinar questions must be received by Oct. 19.

To Register

To register, click here.

For a list of upcoming NAHB Multifamily webinars, visit www.nahb.org/mfwebseminar.



Market Multifamily Housing Using Integrated Marketing Strategies

Marketing Multifamily Housing with Integrated Marketing Strategies,” available through BuilderBooks.com, provides strategies that blend communication, marketing, promotional and environmental tools to create a highly effective multifamily marketing plan.

To view or purchase this publication online, click here, or call 800-223-2665.


 

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