Seniors Housing e-Source - 03/31/2004 (Plain Text Version)View Graphical Version | Subscribe to NAHB Publications | Email our Editor... Join The Seniors Housing Council At The 2004 Spring Board MeetingNAHB's Spring Board of Directors meeting is April 27 - May 2 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, DC. Get involved in Seniors Housing Council committee meetings. Check out other NAHB committees, meet NAHB Senior Officers, and participate in various Spring Board activities. Seniors Housing Council committee meetings have been finalized for NAHB's 2004 Spring Board of Directors meeting. Most SHC activities will take place at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel. The dates, times, and sites are below: Thursday, April 29
Friday, April 30
All Seniors Housing Council members are invited to attend committee meetings. However, reservations are required for the Leadership Dinner from 6 - 9 p.m. Thursday, April 29, at The Enclave at Ellicott Hills, one of Maryland's newest active adult communities. Host Greenebaum & Rose, the developer, will provide an opportunity to tour the models by its community builders, Chateau Builders and Bozzuto Homes. Cost is $70, which includes dinner and transportation. Pick-up will be at 5:30 p.m. at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel's 24th Street lobby entrance. E-mail Eucklan Matthews or call her at 800-368-5242 x8220 to RSVP or for more information. Making Housing A Priority in Congress — Attend NAHB's 2004 Legislative Conference If you are arriving for Spring Board on Wednesday, April 28, make your voice heard in our Nation's Capital and sign up for the most important grassroots lobbying event of the year — NAHB’s 2004 Legislative Conference. The conference kicks off the NAHB Spring Board of Directors meeting and is your opportunity, along with fellow NAHB members, to:
The daylong event will start with a morning briefing, followed by visits to congressional offices and ending with a reception and feedback session. For information or assistance in scheduling meetings with your representative or senators, contact an NAHB Congressional representative at 800-368-5242 x8470. For information or to register online, visit the Legislative Conference page on the NAHB Web site. [return to top] Countdown To Chicago & Building for Boomers & BeyondPre-registration may be over, but it's not too late to make your plans to attend Building for Boomers & Beyond: Seniors Housing Symposium 2004 on April 14-16 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. More than 650 industry professionals will be blowing into the Windy City this year, making this year's confernence the biggest yet. Join your colleagues and other leaders in the senior housing industry at the premier educational and networking event on the 50+ housing market. The year's conference will feature 19 educational sessions in five tracks, including design and development, finance, marketing and sales, research and trends, and multifamily for seniors. Other highlights include an exhibit area with products tailored to older consumers and various networking activities. Back by popular demand are plan reviews. Bring your home and unit plans, land plans, interior designs, and clubhouse designs with you and have them reviewed by nationally recognized architects, land planners, and interior merchandisers. Experts will provide valuable feedback and suggestions that you can take back to your own communities. Plan reviews will be available at the following times: Thursday, April 15, 10:30 - 11 a.m., 12:30 - 1:30 p.m., and 3 - 3:30 p.m.; and Friday, April 16, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. All plan reviews are free to Symposium attendees. Other new additions to Building for Boomers & Beyond include:
Check out the Building for Boomers & Beyond brochure for a list of activities. On-site registration will be available during the Symposium at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. NAHB Seniors Housing Council members can save up to $150 — one of the many benefits of membership. E-mail NAHB's University of Housing, Office of the Registrar, or call 800-368-5242 x8338 for more information. [return to top] NAHB Resolution Protects Right To Age-Restrict FHA-Insured Rental PropertiesNAHB is working on a resolution that supports the right of multifamily builders and developers to age-restrict rental properties insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). The resolution, which will go before NAHB's Board of Directors during the Spring Board of Directors Meeting, seeks to protect the rights of FHA-insured property owners to pursue age-restricted rental properties as defined in the Fair Housing Act of 1988 and the Housing for Older Persons Act of 1995 (HOPA). HUD's policy, which is neither statutory or regulatory, denies FHA insurance under the Sections 221(d)(4), 221(d)(3), 207, and 223(f) programs if the properties prohibit children or others under the age of 62, even if the properties are designated as elderly-only and meet all Fair Housing Act and HOPA requirements. HUD's policy is based on its contention that grandparents may need to care for minor grandchildren in emergency situations; however, the Fair Housing Act and HOPA allow for emergency shelter for children for up to 90 days. HUD requires that, as a condition of mortgage insurance, children may reside permanently on the property. NAHB feels that HUD's policy impedes the production of affordable housing for the elderly and circumvents Congress' intent to ensure that elderly persons have the right to live in age-restricted housing. The resolution would urge HUD to provide FHA mortgage insurance for age-restricted housing solely for elderly persons. If HUD fails to change its position, NAHB would ask Congress to intervene and require HUD to comply. E-mail Claudia Kedda or contact her at 800-368-5242 x8352 for more information. [return to top] Experts Needed For Active Adult Sales Course, 2005 Symposium SpeakersThe Seniors Housing Council, in collaboration with NAHB's University of Housing, plans to develop a two-part educational course on Sales and Sales Training for Active Adult Housing. NAHB is looking for subject matter experts (SMEs) to contribute content to one or both parts of the course and work with the instructional designer to develop the course. In all, five SMEs are needed for each half of the course. The project will take 18 to 24 months to complete, with six to 12 months required for each part. In addition to SMEs, NAHB is looking for content reviewers to evaluate the course materials as they are developed. SMEs and content reviewers will be credited as contributors in all course materials. E-mail Janice Coyle, or call 800-368-5242 x8386 for details. Share Your Expertise — Be A Speaker at Building for Boomers & Beyond 2005 The Seniors Housing Council is accepting Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for education programs at Building for Boomers & Beyond: Seniors Housing Symposium 2005, May 16-18, 2005 in Chantilly, VA. Session topics will include the following:
Check out the Request for Proposals form for complete details. Please fax RFPs to the attention of Leslie Marks at 202-266-8073. All RFPs must be received by Friday, June 11. E-mail Leslie Marks, or call 800-368-5242 x8235 to find out how to become a speaker. [return to top] Be Listed In The 2004 SHC Membership DirectoryNetworking is the key to success in any business — especially seniors housing. Don't miss a great opportunity to network with your peers in the industry! Make sure you are included the 2004 Seniors Housing Council Membership Directory, which will be available only to members this spring on www.nahb.org/seniors. Members can go online to look up their peers and conduct business. The directory lists every member alphabetically and by state. However, the key element is the specialty listing in which members can identify their product focus as active adult, independent living, or service-enriched. They also can be listed in various other categories (i.e., single-family or multifamily builder/developer, architect, remodeler, etc.). If you need to update your information or wish to be added to the 2004 directory, fill out the SHC Membership Directory Update Form by Friday, April 9. Fax the form to Eucklan Matthews at 202-266-8073. E-mail Eucklan Matthews, or call her at 800-368-5242 x8220 if you have any questions. [return to top] Florida Retirement Village Paces Top-Selling Master-Planned CommunitiesThe Villages — an active adult community spanning Florida's Lake, Sumter, and Marion Counties — recorded the most sales of all master-planned communities in the nation last year, according to Maryland-based Robert Charles Lesser & Co. With a 69% boost in sales to 3,823 in 2003, The Villages nudged Las Vegas' Summerlin development out of first place for the first time in six years. The Florida retirement community currently has 20,000 homes and 35,000 residents, but it will encompass 55,000 homes and 100,000 residents on more than 20,000 acres when it is completed in 2013. In an article that appeared in the Ocala (FL) Star-Banner, James Raby, marketing director at Robert Charles Lesser & Co., notes that almost half of the 20 fastest-selling communities cater to retirees; and all but one of those 20 are located either in Florida, Arizona, Nevada, California, or Texas. Del Webb led the way with five communities on the list. Check out the press release for the complete list. [return to top] CCRC Accreditation Workshops OfferedThe Continuing Care Accreditation Commission is revising accreditation standards for continuing care retirement communities and similar organizations and making major enhancements to its accreditation process. Several regional workshops will be offered for CCRCs that are accredited or considering pursuing accreditation. Regional workshops will take place May 17 at White Horse Village, Newtown Square, PA, and Aug. 9 at Friendship Village of Schaumburg, Schaumburg, IL. Registration will be limited to 30 participants. Attendees will earn continuing education credits for nursing home administrators. Contact CARF-CCAC Education and Training at 888-281-6531 for more information. [return to top] National Membership Day And Other NAHB NewsNAHB's National Membership Day is just around the corner, Monday, April 26. How's this for an incentive? Recruit three new NAHB members in April, and you'll receive a great-looking 2004 NAHB jean jacket! Additional prizes include double Spike credits for recruiters who bring in new members in April, and double Spike retention credits for retaining 2003 members. First-year members who recruit the most new members within their group will receive a Rookie Recruiter Award. State and local HBAs also are eligible to win gift certificates from Sears, Roebuck & Co., courtesy of NAHB's sponsor, Sears Contract Sales. Go online or e-mail the Membership Hotline for more information. In other NAHB news:
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