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U.S. Chamber of Commerce Benefits Now Available
For those of you that haven’t yet taken advantage of the new NACHI/USCC alliance, take a few minutes to read more about the benefits available to you here.
Free NACHI Booths & Displays
Planning on exhibiting at a trade show in 2007? NACHI has colorful booth and display materials available free. Check them out here.
Coming Soon: NACHI Clothing Line
We’ll soon be launching a line of official “NACHI Wear,” starting with a high quality jacket with flashlight holder, deep padded pockets, an inside pocket for business cards, and an outside clear pocket to put your I.D. Read more here.
Fidelity Investments Seeks NACHI Partners
Fidelity National Field Services is seeking NACHI inspectors interested in joining their independent contractor network to provide inspections with photos, rush inspections, loss draft inspections and occupancy inspections. Compensation varies by area. For more information, click here, or call 800-767-8674 ext. 5020.
Inspection Universe Trade Show & Exposition comes to Orlando
March 15-18, 2007
The Home Inspection Event of the Year is coming! Join your fellow NACHI members in Orlando and take the opportunity to meet over 250 exhibitors, see the industry’s latest tools and technology, attend continuing education classes and enter win a 2007 Hummer H3! Click here to learn more.
NACHI Education Resource Site
The new NACHI Certified Education program is being designed to offer premium training seminars to all home inspection professionals – regardless of association or affiliation – throughout the world. For more information,
click here.
Additional Revenue Opportunity for NACHI Members
Want to add value to your clients’ inspections (and additional revenue for yourself)? Check out Neighborhood Environmental, a new “neighborhood reporting” program that provides everything from the status of local hazardous waste sites to health risks specific to your neighborhood. Learn more about it here.
IAC2
The International Association of Indoor Air Consultants (IAC2) is a non-profit, certifying body for home and building inspectors who have fulfilled certain educational and testing requirements including those in the area of indoor air quality. Membership is free to all qualified NACHI members. For more information, visit the IAC2 website.
NACHI Volunteers Needed
Home Works of America (HWA) is seeking NACHI inspectors in Louisiana, Georgia and the Carolinas to inspect homes of the elderly, disabled and poverty-stricken neighbors. HWA is a nonprofit organization that repairs homes and restores hope. For more information, call Jennifer Stalford at (803) 233-8097 or visit the HWA website.
Web Finds
“What to Expect® Guide to a Healthy Home.” Free (PDF) here.
Rick Bunzel of Pacific Crest Inspections offers a handy guide to increasing your web site’s search engine rankings. Free (PDF) here.
The U.S. Fire Administration has a number of interesting materials available online. Check them out here.
If you have a link that other NACHI members could benefit from,
please send it to us at nachinews@comcast.net and we’ll try
to include it in the next issue.
Free PowerPoint Series
If you haven’t already seen them, Chicago Chapter president Will Decker has posted an array of PowerPoint inspection presentations, all downloadable and fully customizable. Check them out here.
Buying & Selling Tips from an Industry Leader
Coldwell Banker CEO Jim Gillespie has some good, solid advice on buying and selling homes in the current market. Click here to read more.
New Home Sales Sink 25% from Last Year, Median Price Rises Modestly
Inman News reports that he rate of new single-family home sales dropped 25.4 percent in October compared to the same month last year, while the median price increased 1.9 percent and the average price increased 5.5 percent. Read more here.
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