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Newsletter for February 2008:
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Resources from NAHBFree online resources are available to help NAHB members  navigate
today's challenging business environment, and your national association
wants to make sure you're aware of what's out there. NAHB President Brian
Catalde reached out to the national membership just after the holidays with
an e-mail message assuring you that "We are collaborating around the clock
witih industry organizations and the government to reverse the housing
downturn, working with the national media to combat the negative media
coverage, and producing a supply of resources to help you sell homes in this
challenging market." Several resources that are available right now can
either be customized to include specific company information or used "as
is." Following are links to these resources. In order for them to work,
members must be logged in to
www.nahb.org with their NAHB user
name and password (if you need help finding your login ID or password,
please contact Member Services at 800-368-5242): Consumer Flyer: Top Reasons You Shouldn't Wait to Buy a New Home Consumer Handout: Answers to Your Home Buying Questions Consumer Handout: Is Buying a Home in Today's Economy a Good Idea? Plus, five new Consumer Print Advertisements for newspapers, newsletters and more. In addition, NAHB members can continue to take advantage of the following continuously updated resources:
Buy Now Promotional Toolkit:
complete with ready-to-use consumer materials
This is shaping up to be a truly extraordinary year and everyone has an opportunity to be a part of it. The Home Show committee is looking for volunteers from every local to be a part of presenting this event to be on hand during the show to assist in crowd management, ticket sales, manning the popcorn stand, the HBRANH booth and more. It is a great time to meet other members from other locals, re-connect with old friends, do a little networking, help out your State and Local association as well. You get into the show for free, enjoy being in the heart of things for a few hours, AND our local North Country association will share in the event revenues proportionally to our helping out - up to $500 !!! Wow! If you have a couple of hours to enjoy the fun in Manchester, please contact DAVE BOWMAN at dbowman@hbranh.com or at 603-228-0351 and tell him to sign you up as a NORTH COUNTRY local volunteer!!!!
Daniel Oppenheim upgraded shares of KB Home, MDC Holdings Inc. and Pulte Homes Inc. to "Buy" from "Neutral," and raised Toll Brothers Inc. stock to "Neutral" from "Sell." He said he thinks the stocks will rise by an average of 20 percent as demand for homes gradually rises through the rest of the year. Oppenheim, who named KB Home and MDC as his top picks in the sector, said home sales have declined because prices were too high for buyers. "Recent declines in mortgage rates and home prices have resulted in affordability levels better than the average from '91-'07," he said. He added that a decrease in construction will leave the home builders with lower inventory levels, and real estate agents are showing more homes, which means sales are going to rise. KB Home shares
rose 85 cents, or 3.3 percent, to $27.01 premarket. The stock finished at $26.16
Monday.
Be sure to come to our next North Country meeting -
it will be a blast!!! . |
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North Country Home Builders and Remodelers Association is a locally controlled non-profit association to help local builders and related businesses maintain high standards for quality construction, form productive networks to obtain supplies and links between businesses, to develop and maintain a strong and sustainable housing business environment, to uphold professional and ethical standards, to provide a practical and collective voice for legislation and regulation considerations, and to provide the public with high quality affordable housing. Affiliated with:
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