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Week of August 23, 2004

Front Page

* In Charley’s Aftermath, Florida Builders Start Down the Long Road to Recovery
* Earn National Recognition for Workforce Housing Projects
* Calls for Lifting Mexican Cement Tariffs Intensify as Florida Prepares to Rebuild
* Housing Snapshot

President's Message

* Please Take the Time to Help Us Solve the GLI Crisis

Housing and Economics

* Housing Starts Surge in July as Builders Try to Keep Up With Demand
* Lower Mortgage Rates a Boost for Builder Confidence in August
* Spotlight on: Jacksonville, FL

Business Management

* Diversify Your Custom Home Business Now, When the Market Is Hot
* Build Smarter, Earn More by 'Pricing for Profits'
* Tips to Manage the ‘People Part’ of Your Business on NAHB's Web Site
* Build Your Knowledge at the Custom Builder Symposium

Seniors Housing

* How to Maximize Option Sales in Your Active Adult Communities
* Enter the 2005 Best of Seniors Housing Awards

Multifamily

* HUD Proposes Drastic Changes for 2005 Fair Market Rents
* HUD Report on Accessibility Requirements Raises Compliance Concerns

Housing Finance

* More Builders Needed to Serve on Housing Finance Agency Boards

Small Builders and Remodelers

* Chicago Builders to Renovate Home for HUD’s Homewise Program
* Use Professional Design to Create a New Profit Center

Sales and Marketing

* Closing for Cowards

Green Building

* British Home Buyers Keen on Environmentally Sustainable Housing

Regulation

* Kentucky Builders Work With State Officials to Streamline Development Plan Reviews

Legal Issues

* Federal Court Asked to Hear Long-Simmering Property Rights Case in New Hampshire
* Maryland Court Rejects Challenge to Development Agreement

State and Local

* Interest Groups Put NOR Laws and Affordable Housing Concerns on the Agenda

Commercial Building

* Council Provides the Answers for Home Builders Considering Rounding Out Their Businesses

Labor

* Housing Industry Welcomes Summer Project CRAFT Graduates in Tampa

Building Products

* Home Owners Can Throw Their Food Waste Disposers a Chicken Bone

Builder's Engineer

* Mysterious Cracking — Causes and Remedies

Building News Coast To Coast

Association News & Events

* Sign Up for 2005 Committees and Councils by Sept. 3
* Register for Sunbelt Builders Show
* Save Up to 20% From Hertz, Get Fee Waived for #1 Club Gold®
* Awards Programs Deadlines
* Calendar of Events

NBN Back Issues

 

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