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In This Issue:

Front Page
More Fed Rate Hikes Would Worsen Home Sale Cooldown
Builders Can Help End Obesity Trend in Children
Share Nation's Building News With Your Staff. It's Free.
Nation's Building News Will Not Be Published Aug. 7
Coast to Coast
Home Sellers Sweeten Deals
Housing Forum
Letters to the Editor: Housing Inflation and Interest Rates
Politics & Government
House Votes to Revitalize FHA Single-Family Insurance
Bill Would Lift Multifamily Loan Limits in High-Cost Areas
Housing Short-Handed Without Immigrant Workers
States Clamping Down on Illegal Immigrant Workers
Register for SLGA Conference by Friday, Aug. 4 and Save $50
Economics & Finance
Major Housing Markets in the West in for a Tough Year
Tentative Agreement Would Destabilize U.S. Lumber Market
Tips
Builder's Tip: Using Sandbags as Concrete-Form Anchors
Business Management
Builders Could Reap Up to 9% Tax Deduction in Years Ahead
Register for Custom Builder Symposium in Las Vegas
50Plus Housing
Half of All Households Will Be 55+ or Older by 2011
Multifamily
Free ICC Matrix Compares Accessibility Guidelines
Remodelers
CAPS Makes Home Accessible for Paralyzed Soldier
Construction Safety
SAFE Award Applications Now Available
Building Systems
Code and Consumer Design Hot Topics at BSC SHOWCASE
Education
Learn More Before NAHB's Fall Board Meeting
Want to Know More About Designations? Ask an Expert
Education Calendar
Green Building
Green Building Awards Open
Research
Buyers Want More Home Tech Than Builders Offer
Building Quality
Trade Contractors Should Be Quality and Safety Partners
Regulation
Michigan Builders Fight Costly Residential Fire Sprinklers
Legal
Register for Upcoming Construction Law Seminar
Labor
HBI Honors Its Job Corps Instructor of the Year
Building Products
Deck Mounting Makes Pot Filler Unique
TV
NAHB-Produced Programs on HGTV & DIY This Week
Endowment
Centex ‘Build Your Future’ Scholars Announced
Association News
NAHB Launches Video Newsmagazine, 'Eye on NAHB'
UPS Offers Up to 30% Discount to NAHB Members on Shipping
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 Video Newsmagazine, 'Eye on NAHB'

NAHB recently launched the inaugural issue of its video magazine, “Eye on NAHB,” created to help communicate the value of NAHB membership. “Eye on NAHB” features stories of success and partnership told by NAHB members.

Available on DVD, and soon to be available through a download from the NAHB Web site, the first edition of the video magazine features a story about how the Southwest Montana Building Industry Association used resources and expertise from NAHB's Legal Services Department to successfully sue the city of Bozeman over unjust impact fees.

In another segment, NAHB member Anne Riggle, of City Life Historic Properties in Baltimore, discusses how she integrated NAHB's "Biztools" business management ideas to turn her company around.

The first issue includes a feature about NAHB's 20 Club Program ― a network of business professionals from similar, but non-competing companies across the country who help each other find key business solutions. The issue also includes a feature about the newest  National Housing Hall of Fame inductees, Past NAHB President Bob Mitchell and the late Joseph Chudnow. 

Members and association staff are encouraged to share “Eye on NAHB” with their fellow members, boards of directors, staff and potential NAHB recruits.

To learn more, or to request a free copy, visit www.nahb.org/eyeonnahb on the NAHB Web site, or contact Niki Clark at NAHB at 800-368-5242 x8061.


 

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