NBN Online for the week of March 23, 2010

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In This Issue:

Front Page
Builders Rise to the Challenge of Corrosive Chinese Drywall
Onerous Health Care Provision for Small Builders in Senate’s Hands
Lead-Paint Rule Could Blunt Home-Star Energy Retrofit Push
Coast to Coast
Loan Squeeze Thwarts Small-Business Revival
Housing Forum
Toyota President Apologizes for TV Commercial
Letter to the Editor: Expand Energy Efficiency Incentives
Politics & Government
Obama Signs $17.6 Billion Jobs Bill Into Law
Economics & Finance
February Finds Single-Family Starts on Stable Ground
Foreclosures, Blizzards Weigh on Builder Confidence in March
Eye on the Economy: The Economy Shows Slow Improvement
Spring Construction Forecast Conference Moves Online
Useful Links to Monitor Economic and Housing Trends
Tips
Builders’ Tip: A Simple Angle Grinder Dust Collector
Business Management
Technology Trends the Industry Should Adopt Now
Design
AIA Survey Finds Kitchens, Baths More Modest, Functional
Free Webinar on Custom Home Builder Trends on April 7
Enter the 2010 BALA Design Competition
Sales
Create Sales Urgency Through Personal Enrichment
Evoke Emotions to Appeal to Gen Y Consumers
50Plus Housing
Webinar to Discuss Selling to 50+ Buyers in New Decade
Multifamily
El Paso Encourages Use of Green Building Standard
McGougan Named 2010 Housing Credit Certified Professional
Attend Free Webinar on Next Generation Wiring on March 23
Enter Pillars of the Industry Multifamily Awards by April 9
March 25 Webinar to Present Steps to a Smart LIHTC Rehab
Education
Education Calendar
codes and standards
ICC Green Construction Code Released for Public Comment
Green Building
Burt’s Bees CEO to Address Green Building Conference
Home Buyers Can Now Call on 5,000 Green Professionals
EcoHome Awards to Honor Green Home Design
environment
New Effluent Limit Rules Going Into Effect One State at a Time
Building Products
Formaldehyde-Free Insulation From JM Exclusively at Lowe’s
TV
NAHB-Produced Programs on the DIY Network
Endowment
Challenge/Build/Grow Initiative Proposals Due March 26
2011 HELP Grant Applications Due March 26
Four College Professors Awarded IBS Fund Grants
Association News
Houston Builder on Mission to Help Wounded War Veterans
NAHB Spring Board Meeting April 18-23 in Washington
Annual Report Highlights NAHB Efforts in Challenging Times
Avoid Credit Card Processing Rate Increases With Solveras
Register for Spokesperson Training at Spring Board
HP Business AdvantEdge Laptop Offer for NAHB Members
Members, Take Advantage of Special Offers From Hertz
Calendar of Events
NAHB Career Center

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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