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Week of September 29, 2003

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President's Message

* The White House Has Sent Congress a Dangerous Proposal

Housing Politics

* Board Adamantly Supports HUD Oversight Over Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Programs

Housing and Economics

* August New Home Sales Pile on the Good Housing News
* August Home Resales as Good as They’re Likely to Get
* Home Starts Recede in August From 17-Year Peak
* Home Buyers Take a Breather From Rising Mortgage Rates
* Builders Confident of Healthy Six-Month Outlook for Home Sales
* Eye on the Economy

Multifamily

* Index Finds Rentals Weak But Improving and Condos Stronger

Smart Growth

* Workers Face Housing Affordability Woes in Rhode Island

Business Management

* Builders May Be Entitled to CIAC Refunds From Utilities
* Maximize Your Marketing With Press Releases
* Use ‘Administrative’ E-mail Addresses When Posting on Web Sites

State and Local

* Liability Insurance Top Housing Industry Concern
* NAHB Promotes Infrastructure Finance Alternatives Among Public Officials

Codes and Standards

* NAHB Prepares for Ventilation Standard Appeal Hearing

Research

* Sheathing Alternatives to OSB and Plywood May Be Worth Considering

Environment

* Environmentalists Charge Court Officials With ‘Voodoo’ Science
* More Anti-Housing Arson Attacks Reported in San Diego
* Model Legislation Targets Ecological Terrorists

Small Builders and Remodelers

* Don't Make Accounting a Foreign Language

Seniors Housing

* A New Concept in Retirement Housing Gains Favor

Housing Finance

* Congress Revives Stalled FHA Multifamily Insurance Programs
* More ARMs in the Future as Mortgage Rates Rise

Member Dividends

* HBAs Use NAHB e-Resources to Communicate With Members

Labor

* Field Superintendent Courses Tailor-Made for California

Building Products

* Implementing Best Practices Can Reduce Cycle Time

Building Systems

* Showcase 2003 a Time to Learn and a Time to Play

International Housing

* Mexico Is Focus of International Housing Conference

Building News Coast To Coast

Association News & Events

* Sears Recognizes Builders for Furthering the American Dream
* Boost Your Marketing Through These Awards Programs
* Calendar of Events

NBN Back Issues

 

More Anti-Housing Arson Attacks Reported in San Diego

Arson attacks in San Diego earlier this month that caused at least $450,000 worth of damage to homes under construction in Shea Homes' Avalon Point and Pardee Homes' Bordeaux communities are being blamed on environmental terrorists, presumably the Earth Liberation Front (ELF).

Authorities described the Sept. 19 destruction of four homes and damage to two others as “clearly an act of domestic terrorism in our city.”

A banner left at one of the arson sites read: “Development destruction. Stop raping nature. The ELFs are angry.”

ELF has been stepping up its attacks in recent months, including the destruction of a five-story residential development in San Diego in August that resulted in $50 million in damages.


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NAHB is once again urging its members nationwide to take precautions they feel are necessary to ensure the security of job sites, especially after hours.

This can include meeting with security companies, local law enforcement officials, fire departments and insurance providers to learn how to better protect their construction sites from arson. Other precautionary measures can include the installation of security video cameras and signage stating that the job site is monitored and protected by security cameras.

According to the FBI, ELF is one of the nation’s most active and destructive domestic terror groups, responsible for more than $43 million in damage in more than 600 attacks since 1996 against corporations, individuals and government agencies.

For more information, e-mail Neil Gaffney at NAHB, or call him at 800-368-5242 x8495.


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