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Nation's Building News Will Not Be Published Aug. 7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

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

Interactive skills-building sessions, hot issues and prime networking opportunities will be featured at NAHB's State and Local Government Affairs Conference in New Orleans on Nov. 9-11.

Register by Friday, Aug. 4, the early bird deadline, and save $50. Plus, stay for an afternoon after the conference and help with a scheduled Katrina cleanup.

The conference is for association staff members and leaders who work with their local or state governments on regulatory and other state and local government issues.

Conference basics:

When: On-site registration begins at noon, Thursday, Nov. 9, and the conference will continue through 1:30 p.m.  Saturday, Nov. 11.

Where: The Sheraton New Orleans, in the heart of the Crescent City.

Cleanup: There will be a voluntary community service project on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 9 to help with the Hurricane Katrina clean-up.

Conference Fees: Early bird registration — available until Aug. 4 ― is $275 for NAHB members and HBA staff. Beginning Aug. 5, the fee is $325. (Fees for non-members are $325 and $375, respectively.)

Spouses or guests can join you at meals and social functions for $125.

Register online, download the registration form and fax it to 202-266-8501, or call 800-368-5242 x8338 to register.

For more information, visit the NAHB Web site at www.nahb.org/slgaconference, e-mail Alex Strong at NAHB, or call him at 800-368-5242 x8279.


 

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