NAHB Working to Open Up Business Opportunities With Mexico - 3/29/2004 - International Real Estate

NAHB Working to Open Up Business Opportunities With Mexico

Meeting with CANADEVI President Hector Aguirre and discussing a letter of intent was the first official step toward the two associations working together in promoting cross-border opportunities at the 2nd International Housing Conference of the Americas, which will be held Nov. 7-10 at the Four Seasons hotel in Mexico City.

NAHB’s continued participation in this endeavor is part of the Access Mexico Project, for which the association received a $397,899 seed grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce last October.

“The goal is to help expand trade channels by providing something of a ‘one-stop shop’ for those who want to learn how Mexico’s housing market works and what it takes to get involved in it,” Conine noted.

He also personally extended an invitation for CANADEVI’s leadership to visit NAHB headquarters in Washington, D.C., and expressed interest in exploring additional areas for collaboration among the industry groups that are constituents of the NAHB membership.

“With Mexican builders planning to build more than one million new homes annually for low- and moderate-income households over the next three years and an anticipated annual growth rate of 4.5% in this market, this is a great place for NAHB members to explore their opportunities for bringing goods and services to the international forum,” Conine said. “Our partnership with CANADEVI will ensure that our constituents get the information they need to pursue such opportunities.”

For more information about NAHB’s partnership with CANADEVI, the upcoming 2nd International Housing Conference of the Americas or the Access Mexico project, e-mail Rita Feinberg or call her at 800-368-5242, x8415.