Spotlight on Pre-Show Education: Master in Residential Marketing (MIRM)

What is MIRM? The Master in Residential Marketing (MIRM) designation is the highest achievement for new home sales and marketing professionals. Earning the MIRM designation sets you apart from the competition and increases your marketability because it demonstrates commitment to continued industry knowledge and professionalism. It is the pinnacle of new home sales education.

Courses needed to earn your MIRM...

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Spotlight on Pre-Show Education: Project Management

Pre-show
education courses at the NAHB International Builders’ Show® (IBS) are one of
the best ways to gain knowledge on a specific topic in the building industry.
One of the pre-show courses available the weekend before IBS is the

Project Management course. 

A successful project is one that is built on time, on
budget and to the customer’s satisfaction. By enrolling in this course, you
will learn project...

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Spotlight on Pre-Show Education: Marketing & Sales for Building Professionals

Pre-show courses at the NAHB International Builders’
Show® (IBS) allow you to learn more about an industry topic while increasing
your skill set. There will be 27 pre-show
courses offered at IBS. Nowhere else during the year will you find all of these
courses available in one place, at one time.

What to expect from the Marketing & Sales for Building
Professionals
course: 

Let’s face it. The time of “build or...

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The 2017 New American Remodeled Home Phase 2 Update

An interesting nuance when remodeling homes is the story
the home tells when you look behind the walls. The 2017 New American Remodeled
Home (TNARH) renovation in the Lake Nona community in Winter Park, Florida held
a big surprise of its own. When the team of Phil Kean Design Group (PKDG)
tore down the walls, they discovered the home had experienced a traumatic fire—“one
that burnt it basically to the ground,” explained John Taylor, project...

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The New American Home 2017 Phase 2 Update

As of late July, Phase 2 of The New American Home (TNAH) was
nearly complete. It is during this phase that the home really starts to take
shape because the framing and wiring is complete. 

This is the second TNAH for Phil Kean Design Group
(PKDG)—a one-story home being built in the Lake Nona community in Winter
Park, Florida.

One of the biggest challenges—but also a fun aspect—is
that there are many first-time products...

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Spotlight on Pre-Show Education: Business Management for Building Professionals

Pre-show courses at the NAHB International Builders’ Show® (IBS) give you the chance to become completely immersed in a specific topic. There will be 27 pre-show courses offered at IBS. Nowhere else during the year will you find all of these courses available in one place, at one time. Pre-show courses are offered January 6 – 9, 2017 in Orlando.

Business Management for Building Professionals is a one-day course designated for builders,...

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