NBN Online for the week of July 17, 2006

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In This Issue:

Front Page
Too Much Fed Tightening Could Jar Soft Housing Landing
New Program Teaches English to Hispanic Construction Workers
Share Nation's Building News With Your Staff — It's Free
Coast to Coast
In Land of Giants, Smallest Houses Larger Than Ever
Politics & Government
Property Rights Bill Moves Forward in the House
Economics & Finance
Eye on the Economy: Fed May Put Future Rate Hikes on Hold
Tips
Builder's Tip: A Tool to Make Seamless Stucco Patches
Business Management
Stay on Top of Your Finances With Free Tool From NAHB
Register for Custom Builder Symposium in Las Vegas
50Plus Housing
50+ Market Growing, Changing in Southeastern Pennsylvania
Multifamily
Builders Urged to Oppose FHA Insurance Premium Hikes
Apartment Builders Battle High Construction Costs
Remodelers
Who Will Be the Next Remodelor™ of the Year?
Building Systems
Deadline Nears for 2006 Brick in Home Building Competition
Sales
Boost Your Career by Getting Involved With Your Council
Education
Want to Know More About Designations? Ask an Expert
Education Calendar
Research
Award-Winning Homes Harness Passive Solar Energy
Florida Solar Grants Boost Residential Energy Efficiency
Judges Selected for EnergyValue Housing Awards
Green Building
HBAs Finding Green Building Programs Recruit Members
New Green Building Report Analyzes Market Trends
Environment
Web Search Tool Helps Locate Endangered Species
EPA to Study Effectiveness of Its Storm Water Management
Seminar Focuses on Building With Trees
Money-Saving Tool From NAHB Navigates EPA Regs
NAHB Tells EPA Leaders to Reject Proposed Dust Standard
Katrina Recovery
Missouri Builders Help Katrina Refugees Start a New Life
Building Products
Identifying, Managing Risk Key to a Builder's Success
TV
NAHB-Produced Programs on HGTV & DIY This Week
Endowment
Herman J. Smith Scholarship Award Winners Announced
Association News
NAHB Launches Free E-Mail Newsletter for Consumers
GM $500 Exclusive Offer for NAHB Members
Find Key Employees Through the NAHB Online Career Center
Fall Board Meets Sept. 13-17 in Salt Lake City
Calendar of Events
NAHB Career Center

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Calendar of Events

NAHB Launches Free E-Mail Newsletter for Consumers

  

NAHB launched the first issue of the free, quarterly electronic newsletter for consumers, NAHB HouseKeys, last week. The newsletter will offer consumers advice from national experts on building, remodeling and caring for their most important investment, their home.

Available free via e-mail, NAHB HouseKeys will guide consumers through every stage of homeownership and the home building process.

“NAHB has a long, proud history of providing top-notch resources to our country’s home owners,” said NAHB President David Pressly. “With NAHB HouseKeys, we can provide even more great information to consumers, delivering it directly from the experts, right to the reader’s inbox.”

In this inaugural issue, renowned consumer author Carol Smith writes about how to choose a home builder and learn the pros and cons of the three main types of home builders — production, semi-custom and custom. Find out more here.

Also in this issue, Kenneth R. Harney, an award-winning, nationally syndicated real estate columnist, delves into different types of mortgages. Harney’s columns regularly appear in 90 different newspapers across the country. His guidance on the pros and cons of some of the most popular new alternatives to traditional mortgages is a must for any prospective home owner. Read more here.

More great articles in this first edition include:


For more information on NAHB HouseKeys or to subscribe, go to www.nahb.org/housekeys on the NAHB Web site.


 

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