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President's Message

* June Is National Homeownership Month

Housing and Economics

* Reports Show Positive Local Economic Impact of Housing
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* Eye on the Economy

Housing Politics

* Sen. Graham Offers Support for Homeownership Tax Credit
* Bill Addresses Reducing Wildfires in National Forests

State and Local

* Construction Defect Laws Help Restore Liability Insurance
* Builders Watching How States Remedy Budget Deficits
* Arizona Workers Feel Housing Affordability Squeeze
* Report Tackles Misperceptions About Housing and Growth

Building Quality

* Housing Quality Awards Accepting Remodeler Entries

Legal Issues

* NAHB Litigators Support Property Owner Rights
* NAHB Works to Open Federal Courts for Land Use Cases

Codes and Standards

* Home Ventilation Committee Seeks New Members
* ICC Approves Low-Cost Foundations for Remodelers and Builders

Member Dividends

* NAHB Helps Oklahoma Builders Advance Impact Fee Alternatives

Seniors Housing

* Center Provides Information on Housing for Seniors
* NAHB Supports Voluntary ‘Visitability’
* Four Named 2003 Icons of the Seniors Housing Industry

Business Management

* Don't Put the CAD Before Your Product

Sales and Marketing

* Ask a MIRM About Standard and Upgraded Features and Finishes

Multifamily

* Rep. Johnson Honored for Commitment to Affordable Housing

Labor

* Nashville Looks to Training for Safer Communities

Building Products

* New York Requires More Wind-Resistant Windows

Building News Coast To Coast

Association News & Events

* Four New Members Inducted Into National Housing Hall of Fame
* HomeAid Assisting Homeless Veterans

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Four New Members Inducted Into National Housing Hall of Fame

In honor of their contributions to the nation’s housing industry, four new members were inducted into the National Housing Hall of Fame on May 10 during NAHB’s spring board of directors meeting in Washington, D.C.

Joining the more than 200 other honorees in the Hall of Fame, which is located in the Grand Hall of the National Housing Center, are:

  • H. Daniel Pincus, who served as NAHB president in 1997 and is the owner of HDP industries, a diversified building and development company in Toms River, NJ, and Hilton Head, SC. His company has built active adult retirement communities, commercial shopping centers and detached and attached single-family subdivisions. Pincus also served as NAHB’s Area II national vice president, the New Jersey national representative and as a member of many committees.

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  • Franklin D. Raines, chairman and chief executive officer of Fannie Mae. Under his leadership, Fannie Mae has expanded its products and technology and committed to invest $2 trillion in financing affordable homeownership and rental housing for 18 million families. Raines also serves as chairman of the Fannie Mae Foundation, the largest foundation in the U.S., which focuses its efforts on housing and community development.
  • Nicolas P. Retsinas, director of  Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies. The center conducts research to examine and address the most critical housing and community development issues in America. Its yearly report, “The State of the Nation’s Housing" is a nationally recognized source of information for housing researchers, industry analysts and policy makers.
  • Peter W. Segal, outside general counsel to NAHB and a partner in the firm of Powell Goldstein Frazer & Murphy LLP. Over the years, Segal has provided counsel for more than 30 presidents of NAHB. He represents home builders, developers and owners of multifamily and commercial property. His clients include Countrywide Home Loans, the Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing and the National Housing Endowment, which he helped create and for which he continues to provide pro bono legal services.

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