NCHI The Preferred Supplier Resource - 03/06/2007 (Plain Text Version)

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In this issue:
New/Renewed American Homes Met with Resounding Success
New American Home Program Keeps on Giving
Updates from The 2008 New American Home
Preliminary NCHI Agenda for Spring Board of Directors Meeting
Opportunities
Welcome New NCHI Members for 2007!
Mark Your Calendars
Mike Weber Named One Of The Top 10 Most Influential People In Concrete!
Pictures of Recognition from IBS
NCHI Liaison Reports to NAHB Committees & Councils
NCHI Internal Operating Committee Reports
NAHB Promotes "Buy Now" Campaign to Bolster Home Sales

Opportunities

Spring Construction Forcast Conference - NCHI Members receive 2 FREE tickets or can attend via the webcast for FREE, a value of $700.

When: April 26

Where: NAHB National Housing Center, Washington, D.C.

Will housing demand outweigh affordability hurdles, inventory overhangs and the retreat of investors?
Which metro markets are strengthening and how many are still weakening?
How do equity investors rate the home building sector?
How well do we measure home prices?
Where are home prices headed?

This semiannual conference provides an outstanding opportunity to learn about economic trends, government policies, and developments in the housing industry. Panels of nationally recognized experts will discuss the Outlook for the Economy and Housing, the Regional Housing Outlook, and the results from NAHB's recent surveys. To download the full Spring Construction Forecast agenda, click here.

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Only NCHI Members Claim an Exclusive Spot in Each Edition of NAHB’s Weekly e-Newsletter, Nations Building News (NBN) - Reach over 175,000 NAHB members when your product’s article runs in the “Building Products” section of Nations Building News. “Building Products” is one of the most well-read sections of NBN. Many NCHI members have found this free publicity—available only to members of NCHI-The Supplier 100 --- to be outstanding. To take advantage of this opportunity, you must submit an article of 350-450 words. The article should be informational in tone. Please educate the builder. Press releases are not accepted. Your web link and a photo can also be included. Please email your submission to Barbara McMurray, Staff VP at bmcmurray@nahb.com. She will submit articles to the editor of NBN that meet the criteria.

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Contacts for HBI Student Chapters-The Workforce Arm of NAHB. We have secured a list of all of the Home Builder Institute’s Student Chapters across the US. These high school, community college and university students are America’s future builders. If you are interested in connecting with these students, hosting an event or providing an educational program, for example, please contact Barbara McMurray at: bmcmurray@nahb.com for a copy of the list.

Useful links to monitor economic and housing trends are now offered as a weekly feature in NBN Online. This helpful new page puts you a mouseclick away from constantly updated data that should be helpful to you and your business. Whether you need the latest mortgage interest rates; historic facts, figures and trends regarding housing; data on characteristics of new housing; information on median home prices; helpful facts on the economic impacts of new housing; or a wide array of other data, you'll find it by opening your weekly subscription to NBN Online and scanning the left-hand side of the page until you get to the blue Economics & Finance tag. Then, just click on "Useful Links to Monitor Economic and Housing Trends." It's that easy! Contact Elliott Finkelstein (x8055) for more information on this great new NBN feature.

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