Entries for month: July 2010
NAHB Board of Directors meeting soon
All resolutions and/or recommendations to be considered at the 2010 fall Board of Directors Meeting should be submitted to NAHB on or before August 26, 2010, as required by the NAHB bylaws. The intent of this requirement is to provide directors, local HBAs and association leaders with drafts of proposed resolutions prior to the meeting to assure the fullest possible discussion of policy proposals at the grassroots level, and to encourage greater participation among directors during the policy-review process at NAHB Board meetings.
Please note: All resolutions/recommendations must be submitted by a current director on the NAHB Board of Directors and should be submitted by August 26, 2010 to the Chairman of the Board and NAHB staff.
The full resolution/recommendation should be e-mailed, faxed or mailed to Bob Jones, Chairman of the Board, through Jessica Lynch at NAHB. You can reach Jessica at jlynch@nahb.org or 800-368-5242, x8401. Alternatively, you can send a fax to 202-266-8097. Resolutions/recommendations submitted after the August 26 deadline will still be considered at the upcoming Board meeting, but they will require a two-thirds vote (rather than a simple majority vote) for passage by the Board of Directors.
Shortly after the August 26th deadline, a short summary of all resolutions to be considered during the fall Board of Directors meeting will be posted on the NAHB website. This memorandum will briefly describe each resolution and will include the name of the original sponsor, the committees/councils to which the resolution has been referred and the name of the NAHB staff person for that particular policy. A full text of the proposed resolutions will also be posted on the NAHB website.
For more details, please visit the Fall Board Resolutions page on www.nahb.org. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Jessica Lynch.
Author: CRBRA Admin | On: July 22, 2010 | In: Members | No Comments
Framing Lumber Prices
For the third week in a row framing lumber prices rose from the previous week. Although the futures price continued to decline.
NAHB's source set it at $255 per 1,000 board feet currently and a futures figure set at $198. The current price is a well below the year's high of $367 set the week of april 30.
See the data here.
Author: CRBRA Admin | On: July 20, 2010 | In: Members | No Comments
Slow Recovery Continues
Economists agree the economic recovery continued in the second quarter.
Author: CRBRA Admin | On: July 20, 2010 | In: Consumers | No Comments
Why your utility bill is high
One of the several reasons why New Yorkers pay the third highest utility rates in the country.
Author: CRBRA Admin | On: July 20, 2010 | In: | No Comments
Free Credit Card Compliance Webinar
Do you take credit cards for payment? If so you need to be compliant.
Author: CRBRA Admin | On: July 19, 2010 | In: Education · Members | No Comments
Loans only for the Powerful
As Congress continues to drag its feet on getting the lending industry to help the everyday "Joe" they make sure loans are available to them and their staffs.
Author: CRBRA Admin | On: July 19, 2010 | In: Government Affairs · Consumers | No Comments
State of Housing 2010 Report
Harvard University's annual report on the State of the Nation's Housing, released on June 14, asserts that housing has finally turned the corner of the worst downturn in more than 60 years, but acknowledges that the market continues to struggle due to high unemployment and much lower home prices.
Author: CRBRA Admin | On: July 16, 2010 | In: Members · Consumers | No Comments
Green Building Meeting Results
The CRBRA Green Building Resource Committee met Thursday, July 15.
Author: CRBRA Admin | On: July 15, 2010 | In: Green Building | No Comments
Research on Housing & Greenhouse Gases
Newly published NAHB research shows that the creation of higher-density communities is likely to alter travel behavior only modestly and have a similarly modest impact on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Author: CRBRA Admin | On: July 15, 2010 | In: Consumers | No Comments
Free Webinar on Improving Appraisals
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: Free Upcoming Webinar on Improving Appraisals
Author: CRBRA Admin | On: July 14, 2010 | In: Members | No Comments
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