NBN Online for the week of July 25, 2005

New Ruling Strengthens Case for Delisting Pygmy Owl

Delivering good news for an area of the country where residential development has been constrained by a controversial 1977 Endangered Species Act listing of the pygmy owl, a recent court decision has helped to remove a regulatory barrier to development in Tucson, Ariz., in the process bolstering NAHB’s ongoing efforts to promote solid science as the basis for the federal listing of threatened or endangered species.

This favorable ruling builds on past decisions on the pygmy owl, which have vacated the bird’s critical habitat designation and have found that the federal government violated its own policies by listing the owls living in Arizona as a “distinct population segment” (DPS) under the Endangered Species Act.

[MORE]

Lumber Prices Provided by Random Lengths

Layouts for Living

Wells Fargo Supporting NAHB Initiatives

NAHB and Wells Fargo & Company announced last week that they are embarking upon an unprecedented three-year relationship that includes Wells Fargo’s sponsorship of NAHB events, extensive advertising and title sponsorship of NAHB’s Housing Market Index and Housing Opportunity Index.

“The nation’s pre-eminent home building federation and the leading lender to new home buyers are a perfect match,” said NAHB President David Wilson. “Wells Fargo’s commitment to the housing industry is a source of strength for our association and it will help our members provide their home buying customers with a wealth of innovative mortgage resources.”

Subscribe Your Employees — You Could Win a Digital Camera

Sign up three or more of your employees for Nation's Building News and you automatically will be entered in a contest to win a Sony digital camera.

There have been four winners already — the most recent winner is Bill O'Connor, of Wells Fargo Home Mortgage in Sioux Falls, S.D. — and you could be next.

To subscribe your employees to Nation’s Building News and be entered in the "Make Your Business Click" contest, visit our contest subscription page by clicking here. 

Subscribe your employees and they will begin receiving timely, valuable industry and business news at their desktops beginning with the very next issue. News that can help increase your company's profitability and efficiency. And all it takes is a few mintues of your time.