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In This Issue:

Front Page
• Copper Prices Put Plastic Water Piping on the Rise
• Share Nation's Building News With Your Company's Employees
• Southeast U.S. Told to Prepare for More Hurricanes
Layouts for Living
• Floor Plans: 'Katrina House' Auction Benefits Four Families
Coast to Coast
• Market Action Slips Away From Coasts
Politics & Government
• OFHEO Identifies Corrective Steps for Fannie Mae
• Senate Puts Immigration Reform on the Right Track
• House Reforms Would Revitalize the FHA
• Minnesota Latest to Enact Opportunity to Repair Law
Economics & Finance
• Fed Policy a Growing Concern for Housing
• New Home Sales Rise in April, But Trend Is Down
Tips
• Builder’s Tip: Landscape Fabric As Tarp for Power-Washing
Business Management
• Seller-Funded Downpayment Help Not Tax-Exempt
• Custom Home Builders, Have We Got an Award for You
Codes and Standards
• Green Building Guidelines to Become a Standard
Multifamily
• Alternative Sought to HUD Section 8 Reform Approach
• Rising Tax Assessments Threaten Tax-Credit Apartments
Workforce Housing
• Builders Work With NAACP to Close Homeownership Gap
Remodelers
• Too Big a Backlog? Time to Raise Your Prices
Building Systems
• Tilt-Up Construction: Not Just for Box Warehouses Anymore
• Enter the 2006 Brick in Home Building Competition
Sales
• More New-Home Buyers Using the Internet to Find Homes
Education
• Want to Know More About Designations? Ask an Expert
• Education Calendar
Katrina
• Volunteers Needed to Help Hurricane Victims
Building Products
• Tracing Bit Takes Measuring Out of Cutting
TV
• NAHB-Produced Programs on HGTV & DIY This Week
Endowment
• Endowment Funds Affordable Healthy Housing Symposium
Association News
• Michael T. Rose Recognized for Contributions to NAHB
• Avoid Credit Card Processing Rate Increases With Solveras
• GM $500 Exclusive Offer for NAHB Members
• BuilderBooks.com Offers Free Shipping on Books in June
• Find Employees Through New NAHB Online Career Center
• Calendar of Events
NAHB Career Center

Related Articles

Michael T. Rose Recognized for Contributions to NAHB

Avoid Credit Card Processing Rate Increases With Solveras

GM $500 Exclusive Offer for NAHB Members

Find Employees Through New NAHB Online Career Center

Calendar of Events

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