Other stories by Kent Conine

  • From the President: A Great Year

    The NAHB scored some significant successes in 2003 in a productive and exciting year.

  • From the President: Legacy Builders

    Home builders should be proud of their contributions this year to both the U.S. economy and the stability their product creates.

  • It's Show Time!

    By Kent Conine. Mark Jan. 19-22, 2004, on your calendar, and start packing your bags and planning what you're going to see and do during the upcoming International Builders' Show (IBS). The highlight of a day of special programs showcasing the use of technology in new homes, Immelt's keynote...

  • From the President: A Fair Hearing

    Thanks to a major push by the NAHB, home builders are finally getting their day in court and prevailing on issues that have major repercussions for the cost of housing. Nobody wants to become embroiled in a lawsuit if they can help it. But there are times when legal action is the only remedy, and...

  • From the President: Building for Tomorrow

    Few things in contemporary America are more contentious than the question of how to fund new infrastructure and improvements to existing infrastructure. To help identify innovative ways of meeting the infrastructure needs of the growing U.S. population, the NAHB's new report--"Building for...

  • From the President: Opportunity for Growth

    By Kent Conine. One of my proudest moments to date as president of the NAHB was the opportunity to attend the White House ceremony when President Bush signed landmark legislation to cut taxes. Provisions of the economic growth package that the NAHB helped shepherd through Congress are already...

  • From the President: Housing for Heroes

    "Workforce heroes" -- firefighters, police officers, teachers, nurses, and others -- can't afford to live in the communities where they work.

  • From the President: Call to Advocacy

    Housing needs advocates, and in Washington and across the country there is no better housing advocate than the NAHB. On the front lines of housing advocacy, there is no greater fighting force than the NAHB's 205,000 grassroots members and their employees, their colleagues in housing-related...

  • From the President: Continuing Education

    "Nation's Building News Online" is not only the place to learn about the housing industry, it's the place for the NAHB's grassroots members to express their views and concerns and to share their knowledge with fellow members.

  • From the President: Opportunity Knocks

    With few exceptions, builders nation-wide have seen costs for general liability insurance soar; some have found that insurance isn't available at all. The NAHB has been working on liability insurance--which I have identified as a priority for 2003--and I am pleased to report that we are making...