50+ Housing e-Source - 04/30/2008  (Plain Text Version)

Joanne Theunissen
50+ Housing Council Chair

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In this issue:
50+ Consumers Are Buying Into Green Technology
Attend the 50+ Housing Council Networking Reception This Thursday!
50+ Symposium Highlights
The Economy Faces a Mild Recession
Mortgage Credit Crunch Stimies AD&C Lending
Wall St. Journal Features Products for 50+ Market.
Lifelong Learning: A New Trend in Senior Communities
Council Member Honored in Livable Communities Ceremony
The Big Hunt Sets Its Sights On National Membership Day
Resources: NAHB Technology Services Directory


50+ Symposium Highlights

Don't miss these special events, Register Online Today!

50+ HOUSING AWARDS GALA
Tuesday, May 20 — 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Join the spirited celebration of the finest work in 50+ housing! See the “best of the best” active adult communities, apartments, CCRCs and assisted living communities, as well as the most innovative marketing materials produced promoting the communities. Get your Awards Gala tickets now.  
 
The Awards Gala is sponsored by:  Best Bath Systems
                                                                 Whirlpool Corporation
                                                                 Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition
                                                                 Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
                                                                 Mary Dewalt Design Group 


COMMUNITY TOURS:  Monday, May 19
      
                   

Active Adult/Lifestyle Bus Tour
7:30 - 4:30 p.m
$95 per person
Louisiana is relatively new to active adult housing. Discover how builders in the Pelican State are tapping into the underserved 55+ housing market.

New Orleans Recovery Tour
8:00 - 4:00 p.m.
$125 per person
Find out how residents are battling back from one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history.  Tour areas most devastated by Hurricane Katrina, view the recovery efforts that have been made and discover up-close the many challenges still facing the city.  

The Community Tours are sponsored by: AARP
                                                                       

COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT
REBUILDING HOMES, REBUILDING LIVES
Saturday, May 17 and Sunday, May 18
7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m

Rebuilding Together New Orleans: Make a Difference!
 
Building for Boomers & Beyond: 50+ Housing SymposiumSM is proud to partner with Rebuilding Together New Orleans and the NAHB National Green Building Conference
on a special two-day community service project. Join forces with your fellow Symposium attendees to rehabilitate homes in New Orleans severely damaged by Hurricane Katrina. This is an extraordinary opportunity to be a part of the ongoing rebuilding effort in one of America’s most beloved cities. For more information view this page.

 


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