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In This Issue:

Front Page
Builders Face Health Reform Without Onerous Provision
Some Relief From Lofty Lumber Prices Is on the Way
BALA Design Trends and Photos: Simplicity and Exquisite Details
Use Free NAHB Online Tools, Opportunities to Sell Homes in April
New Resources Available for Membership Day Recruitment Drive
Coast to Coast
Spurt of Home Buying as End of Tax Credit Looms
Politics & Government
Senate Panel Approves Financial Overhaul Bill
House Subcommittee OKs Home Star Energy Retrofit Bill
Mark Your Calendar for the 2010 NAHB Legislative Conference
Economics & Finance
Commercial Loan Limits Could Worsen Housing Credit Crunch
New Home Sales Gain Little Traction in February
Eye on the Economy: The Weather Disrupts the Housing Numbers
Spring Construction Forecast Conference Moves Online
Useful Links to Monitor Economic and Housing Trends
Tips
Builders’ Tip: Affixing Router Templates to Surfaces
commercial
Nonresidential Construction Remains Weak in February
Sales
Millennials Are Rising, Home Builders Need to Follow
Foreign Buyers Are Energizing the Southern California Market
50Plus Housing
Long-Time Chicago Residents Have New, Livable Homes
Webinar to Present 50+ Buyers Changes in Today’s Market
Multifamily
Proposed FHA Underwriting Changes Raise Concerns
Remodelers
NAHB Has Sample Contract Language for Lead Paint Rule
100-Year-Old Home Enters 21st Century Better Than New
Promote Remodeling With NAHB ‘May Is Remodeling Month’ Toolkit
Remodelers Only Have a Few Weeks to Prepare for Lead Rule
Apply for NAHB Remodelers Awards
Design
Survey Identifies Hottest Outdoor Living Trends for 2010
Free Webinar on Custom Home Builder Trends on April 7
Building Systems
Log Home Mill Recycling Effort Slashes Landfill Waste
Education
Education Calendar
Green Building
Lakeside Home ‘Outrageously Green’ With Rustic Surprises
National Green Building Conference Set for Raleigh in May
environment
Proposed Ozone Rule Would Constrain Economic Growth
Builders Bracing for Chesapeake Bay Clean-up Rules
Legal
Resources on Liability Issues Available to Members Online
global
Harvard Program Looks at Securing Chinese Finance
Workforce housing
Buying a Home Still Out of Reach for Many Key Workers
Building Products
JELD-WEN Honored as Energy Star Partner of the Year
Broan Introduces Solar-Powered Attic Ventilator
TV
NAHB-Produced Programs on the DIY Network
Endowment
Endowment Funds IBS Student Scholarships for 2011
Association News
Spring Board Last Chance for Spokesperson Training in 2010
NAHB Spring Board Meeting April 18-23 in Washington
To Mom With Love With an FTD 20% Discount to Members
HP Business AdvantEdge Laptop — $399 for NAHB Members
Members, Save on Reservations From Hertz
Calendar of Events
NAHB Career Center

Harvard Program Looks at Securing Chinese Finance

The Harvard University Graduate School of Design has teamed up with Peking University’s Center for Real Estate Law to present a two-day program on the tools and understanding that real estate professionals need to secure Chinese financing and investment.

China is beginning to use some of its accumulated wealth to finance and invest in western real estate, but western developers and owners, as willing asset sellers, and the Chinese, as willing investors, still have difficulty finding each other. And when they do, the differences in culture and business practices create barriers to successfully negotiating and closing deals.

Taught by faculty from both universities, as well as leading industry experts, the program will cover:

  • The differences between how Chinese and western professionals think about and conduct business
  • The appetite of Chinese investors for overseas real estate investments by class, including funds and securities
  • Effectively finding the right Chinese investor — government, institutional, corporate and individual — for each deal
  • How to manage Chinese legal and regulatory issues
  • How to prepare to approach a Chinese investor
  • How to negotiate and close a deal with a Chinese investor


By the end of the program, participants will be able to plan, step-by-step, how to find, approach and close a deal with a Chinese real estate investor.

“Strategies for Winning Chinese Real Estate Investors: What Developers, Owners, Fund Managers and Professionals Need to Know” is scheduled for May 10-11 at the Harvard Graduate School of Design in Cambridge, Mass.

For registration and additional information, click here.


 

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