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www.NAHB.org 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   Print This Article   Print All Articles   Email the Editor   Sponsored by: Countrywide Home Loans Learn how to reduce financial risk and convert leads faster with Countrywide's One-Time Close Loan. Check out the best part about Countrywide's EasyWay loan -- little or no down payment for qualified borrowers. go to top Sponsored by: National Association of Home Builders Register Now for The 2005 International Builders' Show! Reach 100,000+ Builders & Contractors Learn More. Earn More. The NAHB University of Housing. Members Save at BuilderBooks.com

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