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Builders Schedule lmporlont Gonference ol Center Jqn. I O

"Builders' Intentions and the Home Building Outlook for 1957"-a comprehensive review of plans and problems of the home building industry for the coming year-will be l-reld January 10 at the National Housing Center, Washington, lvhen sorne 50 leading home builders, members of Congressional eommittees, private housing consultants, and top governrnent housing officials will attend the first major meeting on the Center's schedule for the new year, under the direction of the National Association of Home Builders.

"This r,r'ill be the second annual 'Outlook Meeting' at the Housing Center," said Chairman Thomas Coogan, "and rr'e believe that it lvill be of even greater significance than last year's trail blazins conference vr.hich so accurately foretold the trends in homebuilding for 1956. The year 1956 rvitnessed a major setback in housing production. This was due to some extent to the ignoring of the builders' forecast of upcoming difficulties by housing officials and others. The plans revealed and the problems tackled at the January 10 outlook meeting rvill serve to point up again what may happen in 1957 under present economic conditions and policies."

Each builder who will participate has been supplied in advance with a detailed questionnaire concerning his and other future plans for building activity in his area. Questions include: amount of housing production for 1956 and expected production tor 1957; prices and general charac-