50+ Housing e-Source - 04/19/2006 (Plain Text Version)

Norman Cohen
Chairman

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In this issue:
It's Not Too Late to Attend Building for Boomers & Beyond
New PennDel 50+ Housing Council Forms; More Local Council News
Make Your Plans for 50+ HC Events at NAHB's Spring Board
Designing for the Active Adult Course Available at Spring Board
Check out the Spring Issue of 50+ Housing Magazine
Recruit New Members in May, Win Prizes
Welcome New 50+ Housing Council Members!
50+ Housing In The News
Member Advantage: April Brings Double Discounts!
NAHB News
Industry News

Check out the Spring Issue of 50+ Housing Magazine

The current issue of 50+ Housing Magazine features a full-color story on the Gold and Innovation winners of the 2006 Best of Seniors Housing Awards. Other stories include:

Making the Switch: Traditional Building to Active Adult — Brookfield Homes' Dorothy Harper describes how she led her company into the Active Adult market. It took a lot of preparation and a lot of changes, but it led to great success for Brookfield.
Attached Housing: A Necessary Component of Active Adult Communities — David Smith of Cambridge Homes shows how viable and desirable attached housing is in this market, and shares a wealth of tips on how to make the best of your attached product.
Good Things Come In Small Packages — Architect Carl Malcolm makes the case for smaller communities. He shows that they can be cost-effective, easy to manage, and best of all, extremely beneficial to residents.
Research: How Much 55+ Housing Is There? NAHB housing economist Yingchun Liu, Ph.D. analyzes data from the 2003 American Housing Survey.

The Spring 2006 issue of 50+ Housing Magazine should arrive in member's mailboxes soon.