July 2006
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THREE RIVERS BUILDERS SHOW � YOU CAN�T AFFORD TO MISS IT!
Mark your calendars for Thursday, Sept. 28, and Friday, Sept. 29, for the Three Rivers Builders Show held at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh.
The show will offer attendees practical educational seminars on the latest building practices and a packed exhibit floor with more than 250 booths featuring the latest building products and technologies. Get your exhibit space today - more than 75 percent are sold! If you want to showcase your builder-related products and services to an estimated thousands of attendees, there is still limited exhibit space available. Showcasing your products and services at the show can be an important marketing effort that will enable you to introduce your products to the area�s top builders and remodelers, generate sales leads, build brand image and awareness, and much more. To learn more about exhibit opportunities, contact Dave Heiges at (800) 368-5242, ext. 8342 or via e-mail at [email protected]
Builders Services, Inc., the service arm of PBA, is teaming with the Builders Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh and NAHB to produce the show. Even if you don�t get a booth you should seriously consider attending for the educational experience. For more information, visit www.3riversbuildersshow.com . Check back often - registration begins soon! Article provided by PBA |
WOMEN HOMEBUYERS ON THE RISE Single women are becoming a driving force in the homebuying market. National studies show that they make up the fastest growing segment of homebuyers today and are twice as likely to buy their first home than single men. Instead of waiting for someone to provide them security, single women are building their own nest eggs with home equity.
Single women are the second largest group of homebuyers in the United States, responsible for 21 percent of transactions, according to the National Association of Realtors. Single men, by contrast, represent 11 percent of buyers. Unmarried couples account for 8 percent and married couples are the largest group accounting for 59 percent.
Reasonable interest rates and creative financing options are motivating single women, many of whom have delayed marriage or are divorced. They are investing in single-family homes, condominiums, townhomes and vacation properties.
Many single women today - inspired by do-it-yourself workshops at local retailers and a growing market of female-friendly power tools - are not only buying their own homes, they are remodeling them as well. As you determine which markets you want to target with future development and construction projects, don�t forget this growing segment of the homebuying market. Article provided by PBA
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