Seniors Housing e-Source - 03/12/2003 (Plain Text Version)

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Register for the 2003 Seniors Housing Symposium

today and guarantee your spot at the premier educational and networking event dedicated to the growing 50+ housing market. Take advantage of the early bird registration fee, which has been extended to Friday, March 14. Register now and save $100 off the on-site fee.

Building for Boomers & Beyond: Emerging Trends, Evolving Markets is an event you simply can't afford to miss! This year's conference, slated April 28-30 at the Renaissance Esmeralda Resort & Spa in Indian Wells/Palm Springs, CA., will attract 500 builders, developers, architects, and other industry professionals who serve the 50+ market. The Symposium is the perfect opportunity to build on your knowledge of the senior consumer and make valuable connections with industry experts and peers. Register online or click here to view a complete Symposium brochure.

Choose from 19 different educational sessions on core areas such as design, development, management, research and trends, marketing, and sales. Topics range from Affordable Seniors Apartments from A to Z to Truth or Dare? Is Your Marketing Plan as Successful as You Want It? Tour four active adult and senior communities in the Palm Springs area and see the hottest products in the Building for Boomers & Beyond exhibit area.

New this year is Under the Microscope, A Case Study: Creating an Infill Active Adult Neighborhood featuring California builder Ralph Spargo. Spargo and his Standard Pacific team will share their experiences while developing their Talega community. Other additions to the program include plan reviews by design experts, ad reviews by marketing pros, and an exploration of opportunities in rental housing for seniors.

Attendees should make their reservations now for the Renaissance Esmeralda. Discounted room rates of $180 per night are available until Monday, March 24. NAHB cannot guarantee rooms at the discounted rate after that date. Call 800-552-4386 today to make your reservation.

For more information about Building for Boomers & Beyond, contact NAHB's University of Housing at 800-368-5242 x8338 or registrar@nahb.com.

Country club-style living is gaining popularity

in the homes of today's seniors, especially in small- and mid-sized active adult communities. That was one of the hottest trends revealed during the 2003 Best of Seniors Housing Design Awards program. Winning projects featured beautiful clubhouses, a wider selection of amenities, and a more upscale feel from the interiors down to the landscaping, grounds, and outdoor gathering spaces.

Winners were announced at the Best of Seniors Housing Design Awards ceremony held during the recent International Builders' Show in Las Vegas. The NAHB Seniors Housing Council presented 52 Gold and Silver Awards to projects from across the United States and as far away as Japan in 25 categories, including active adult, independent living, and service-enriched. The top honor, the Jurors' Innovation Award, went to the Motion Picture & Television Fund's Fran & Ray Stark Villa in Woodland Hills, CA. This 70-unit, assisted-living facility, also a Gold winner in the large assisted-living category, is part of an existing congregate care retirement community dedicated to aging members of the motion picture industry.

To learn more about the awards competition, view a recent press release from NAHB. Click here for a complete list of 2003 winners. Call 800-368-5242 x8386 for information on the 2004 Best of Seniors Housing Design Awards program. [return to top]

Apply now to be a speaker at the 2004 IBS

to be held Jan. 19-22 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Be a key player in the biggest trade show of its kind in the world — an event that attracted a record 92,000 people in 2003. Request for Proposals (RFP) for the 2004 International Builders' Show currently are available on NAHB's public web site, www.nahb.org. Click here to fill out the RFP form and make sure to check off Seniors Housing. Only on-line RFPs will be accepted, and all speakers must have access to e-mail and the Web. Deadline for RFPs is Friday, March 14. [return to top]

Find out more about your local seniors market

through new data collected by NAHB's Economics Department. Using information from the 2000 U.S. Census, NAHB researchers can determine the potential size of the active adult market in your area, how fast it's been growing, and how much active adults can afford to spend on housing. Market information for each county in the United States is available for five age groups (under 45, 45-54, 55-64, 65-74, and 75 and older), giving you an an accurate picture of your prospective market.

This valuable resource is available to NAHB Seniors Housing Council members at a cost of only $20 per county. For details or to obtain data on a particular county, call 800-368-5242 x8220 or e-mail ematthews@nahb.com. [return to top]

New England forms a local seniors housing council

to serve the special needs of NAHB members in New England involved in all aspects of seniors housing. The New England Seniors Housing Council is open to NAHB members in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. The council will hold its first educational session, Active Adult Quick Fill Strategies, Thursday, March 27, at the Boston Marriott Newton. Click here for information on the council or the session, or contact Catie Whitcher at 617-773-1300 or catie@bagb.org.

Other local seniors housing councils affiliated with the NAHB Seniors Housing Council include Maryland/National (DC), Metro Harrisburg (PA), and Southern California. A new council also is forming in Atlanta, GA. Contact Jeff Jenkins at 800-368-5242 x8292 or jjenkins@nahb.com for more information on local councils or to how to start a local council in your area. [return to top]

Need for nursing homes is probably two decades away

for most of today's oldest boomers. According to a research study by AARP, the boomer-driven demand for long-term supportive care likely will not increase for at least 20 years and will not peak until after 2030. A 2002 study by the AARP Public Policy Institute, Before the Boom: Trends in Long-Term Supportive Services for Older Americans with Disabilities, revealed 14 trends that are reshaping this sector of the industry. Among the trends are:

The use of nursing homes has declined substantially, especially among people ages 75 and older.
Growth in the older population, which was heavily skewed toward the 75-and-older categories in the last decade, will shift to the “younger old” in the next two decades.
The narrowing ratio of men to women in old age has contributed to the declining use of institutional care and likely will continue to do so over the next few decades.
Assisted living has grown substantially over the past decade, although the extent to which it last replaced nursing home services is not well-documented.

Click here to view a summary of the AARP report, or call 800-424-3410 for details. [return to top]

Get informed about the growing multifamily industry

by attending NAHB Multifamily's 2003 Pillars of the Industry Conference & Awards Gala. Co-sponsored by the Urban Land Institute and Mortgage Bankers of America, the Pillars Conference will take place March 23-25 at the Boca Raton Resort & Club in Boca Raton, FL. Topics range from Students, Seniors & Soliders: New Ways of Looking at Niche Markets to Apartment Security: Safeguarding Your Property in a Changed World. Click here for a list of sessions or visit www.pillarsconference.com for more information.

You also may want to check out the National Green Building Conference to be held March 30-April 1 at the Marriott Waterfront in Baltimore, MD. The most important environmental home building conference of the year, the show will focus on innovative building technologies and the direction the green building industry is headed. Click here for more details or call 888-602-HOME. [return to top]

New stormwater rules are now in effect

for builders nationwide as the Environmental Protection Agency implements Phase 2 of its stormwater management regulations. The new phase requires permits for construction projects that disturb one to five acres as of March 10 — but compliance could be tricky for some builders because more than a third of states don't yet have a Phase 2 permit in place. Further complicating matters is the fact that the Phase 1 permit — which could serve as a stand-in until the new permits are available —- has expired in some states. If you're uncertain what to do, you are not alone. Contact NAHB staff experts Amy Ericksen at 800-368-5242 x8662 or Marolyn Parson at x8157 if you have questions. [return to top]

Member Advantage: Save with Airborne Express, shipping services

NAHB members get discounts on shipments across the state, the country, and around the world through the Home Builder Association Member Advantage program. NAHB members, including members of the NAHB Seniors Housing Council, can save up to 30% off the competition's published rates with Airborne Express Overnight Delivery Discounts, with on-demand pick-up from most locations, plus next-morning, next-afternoon, and second-day delivery.

Other great shipping deals that are available include:

Flight-Ready — Incredible savings and amazing benefits that allow members to ship overnight with no weight limits and no billing hassles. Flight-Ready, a unique service from Airborne Express, enables members to pre-purchase letters and packages at one low member rate.
Emery Worldwide — Choose Emery for freight that needs to be there overnight.
Roadway Express — Great discounts and reliable service for less-than-truckload freight.

Get complete details online now. For these special member rates and a FREE Airborne Express Starter Kit, call 800-636-2377 from 8 a.m.-7 p.m. EST to request your free member rate quote. Or visit www.membersales.com/nahb to learn about big-time savings on all these shipping services. For the full line of money-saving discounts, visit memberadvantage.nahb.org. [return to top]