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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Nation's Building News Will Not Be Published Aug. 7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

Related Articles

Learn More Before NAHB's Fall Board Meeting

Want to Know More About Designations? Ask an Expert

Education Calendar

Aug. 1-6

2006 EOC Seminar

Uncasville, Conn.

Sept. 12

Effective Marketing on a Shoestring Budget

Salt Lake City, Utah

Sept. 12

Train the Trainer

Salt Lake City, Utah

Sept. 13

Designing for the Active Adult

Salt Lake City, Utah

Sept. 13

Sales & Marketing

Salt Lake City, Utah

Sept. 13

Housing Credit Group Forum

Salt Lake City, Utah

Sept. 20

Registered in Apartment Management (RAM) Exam

Washington, D.C.

Oct. 20-22

National Conference on Membership

San Antonio, Texas

Oct. 25

Fall Construction Forecast Conference

Washington, D.C.

Oct. 27-29

2006 Custom Builder Symposium

Las Vegas, Nev.

Nov. 5-8

2006 Building Systems Councils SHOWCASE

Miami, Fla.

Nov. 9-11

State & Local Government Affairs Conference

New Orleans, La.

2007

 

 

Feb. 7-10

2007 International Builders' Show

Orlando, Fla.

March 25

National Green Building Conference

St. Louis, Mo.



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