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

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

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

Register for Spokesperson Training at Spring Board

Online registration is open for the NAHB Spokesperson Training sessions at the NAHB Spring Board of Directors’ Meeting and Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C. in April.

is open for the NAHB sessions at the in Washington, D.C. in April.

Members can register securely on the NAHB Web site with a credit card for one or both of the Spokesperson Training sessions — Interview Skills and Presentation Skills — when registering for the spring board meeting.

Interview Skills teaches NAHB members how to give clear, concise answers while in a high-pressure, spur-of-the moment interview. The training also helps participants master strategies for broadcast and print interviews, including message development.

Members attending the Presentation Skills session will learn how to confidently prepare and deliver dynamic presentations to any audience. The session focuses on how to organize and deliver a speech and presentation with accompanying question and answer sessions.

Spring Board Spokesperson Training Sessions:

  • Interview Skills — Thursday, April 22
  • Presentation Skills — Friday, April 23


Each one-day session is from 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Registration is limited to 12 participants.

The fee for each session is $495 per person.

For more information and to register, click here.

Members who are only registering for the Spokesperson Training courses and do not plan to attend any other event at the spring board meeting can download the registration form and mail or fax it to NAHB, as indicated on the form, with a payment.

For more information, e-mail Brooke Fishel at NAHB, or call her at 800-368-5242 x8061.

 


 

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