NBN Online for the week of March 8, 2010

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In This Issue:

Front Page
Lumber, Materials Prices to Rise as Housing Recovers
Builders Go Head to Head With Foreclosures and Win
NAHB Finds Construction Costs Are Three-Fifths of Home Price
Coast to Coast
As Loans Dry Up, Builders Work for Banks
housing forum
Letter to the Editor: Builders Are Not the Economy's Enemy
Politics & Government
Democrats Move Forward on Health Reform on Their Own
Mark Your Calendar for the 2010 NAHB Legislative Conference
Economics & Finance
New Single-Family Home Sales Down in January
Builders Concerned About FDIC Distressed Loan Sales
Home Buyer Tax Credit Extended for Some in the Military
Builders Need to Remind Buyers of Tax Credit Expiring Soon
Eye on the Economy: Housing Stumbles on Road to Recovery
Useful Links to Monitor Economic and Housing Trends
Tips
Builders’ Tip: A Simple Angle Grinder Dust Collector
Business Management
Market Effectively, Efficiently With Automated Marketing
Compare Business Performance in ‘Cost of Doing Business Study’
sales and marketing
Toolkit Helps NAHB Members Market New Homes Month
NAHB Book Provides Social Media Strategies for Selling Homes
IBS
Summaries of 30 Most Popular IBS Sessions Available
50Plus Housing
Webinar to Discuss Selling to 50+ Buyers in New Decade
Enter the AARP-NAHB Livable Communities Awards
Cohousing Conference Set for March 20 in Maryland
Multifamily
Good Marketing Can Rent Up Apartments in Tough Times
NAHB Supports FHA Underwriting Standards That Meet Market Needs
Robert Greer Tapped to Chair NAHB's Housing Credit Group
Enter Pillars of the Industry Multifamily Awards by April 9
Building Systems
Log Homes President's Tour Has Been Cancelled
Education
Education Calendar
Green Building
Builders Commend Proposed Energy Efficiency Incentives
National Green Building Conference Set for Raleigh in May
‘National Green Building Standard Commentary’ Now Available
Legal
Legal Action Grants Support Challenges to Fees, Exactions
Free Webinar on Chinese Drywall to Be Held on March 11
hbi
HBI Helping to Mentor Teens on Construction Careers
Building Products
GAF Fascia Intake System Solves Ventilation Problems
TV
NAHB-Produced Programs on the DIY Network
Endowment
Challenge/Build/Grow Initiative Proposals Due March 26
2011 HELP Grant Applications Due March 26
Association News
Kevin Kelly a Candidate for 2011 NAHB Third Vice Chairman
Michael Kurpiel Named 2009 NAHB Associate of the Year
HomeAid America Completes Its 200th Shelter
Register for Spokesperson Training at Spring Board
In Florida, Insurer Pledges $100,000 to Polk County BA
HP Business AdvantEdge Laptop Offer for NAHB Members
Avoid Credit Card Processing Rate Increases With Solveras
Members, Take Advantage of Special Offers From Hertz
Calendar of Events
NAHB Career Center

Related Articles

Enter the AARP-NAHB Livable Communities Awards

Cohousing Conference Set for March 20 in Maryland

Webinar to Discuss Selling to 50+ Buyers in New Decade

Participants in the upcoming webinar, “The ‘New Deal’ for Selling in the New Decade,” will learn how experts are redefining the "four Ps" of marketing — people, process, pursuit and purchase — for the 50+ market and how they can be applied to provide a higher probability of sales success.

The hour-long webinar will begin at 2:00 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, March 31.

The webinar is free to NAHB 50+ Housing Council members. The fee is $69 for other NAHB members and $100 for non-members.

Panelists include:

  • Todd Harff, CAASH, of Creating Results, and Jane Marie O’Connor, CAASH, MIRM, CMP, CAPS, of 55 Plus, LLC. Both served as content providers for the sales and marketing courses for NAHB’s Certified Active Adult Specialist in Housing (CAASH) designation.

  • Barbara Kleger, CAASH, of 55+ Consulting, a division of KD Partners, LLC, have helped hundreds of clients market and sell 50+ communities across the country.


Participants can receive one hour of continuing education credit for CAASH, MIRM, MCSP, CSP, CMP and other NAHB designations.

To Register

To register for the webinar, click here.

For a list of upcoming 50+ Housing Council webinars and to view past webinars, visit www.nahb.org/50pluswebseminar .

For more information, e-mail Jeff Jenkins at NAHB, or call him at 800-368-5242 x8292.



Find Out What the 45+ Housing Market Wants

Right House, Right Place, Right Time: Community and Lifestyle Preferences of the 45+ Housing Market,” available through BuilderBooks.com, will help determine the right design, home features and amenities to attract boomer home buyers in your market.

Author Margaret A. Wylde guides readers through the latest survey results on this important consumer group and explains what their responses mean for today’s and tomorrow’s home building industry.

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


 

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