NBN Online for the week of May 29, 2006

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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

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Seller-Funded Downpayment Help Not Tax-Exempt

Custom Home Builders, Have We Got an Award for You

Are you a master at transforming client wish lists into one-of-a-kind homes that complement both lifestyle and surroundings? Do you have a gift for acquiring that sought-after material or craftsman that will transform a room into a special experience? Have you experienced the thrill of a “first” in home building?

If your answers are, “yes,” “yes” and, “I absolutely want to,” then you should apply for NAHB’s newest award, the NAHB Custom Home Builder of the Year. 

Sponsored by Dryvit Systems, Inc., the award recognizes the best of the best in a unique segment of the home building industry — those who craft exceptional custom homes for discerning clients and are leaders in the industry and their community.

Award winners will be honored during the 2006 Custom Builder Symposium at the Hyatt Regency Lake Las Vegas Resort on Oct. 27-29.

To learn more about the award and to apply, click here.

To register for the symposium, click here.


 

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