NBN Online for the week of September 4, 2006

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In This Issue:

Front Page
NAHB, NAACP Hope to Shrink Minority Homeownership Gap
The Wrong Sub Can Seriously Disrupt Your Job
Free NAHB Video Shows Members How to Deal With the Media
Play Free Builders' Pro Football for Prizes and Fun
Share Nation's Building News With Your Staff. It's Free.
Coast to Coast
Slower Housing Market Spells Project Delays
Housing Forum
Letter to the Editor: Investors Are Not Gamblers
Politics & Government
Builders Step Up Push for House Storm Water Bill
Economics & Finance
House Price Appreciation Slows in Second Quarter
Mortgage Rates Drift to Lowest Point Since April 6
Tips
Builder’s Tip: A Methodical Approach to Blocking
Business Management
Feds on Lookout for Invalid Social Security Numbers
50Plus Housing
What Do Boomer Women Want From Builders? Lifestyle.
Multifamily
Rentals on the Rise as Condo Market Settles Down
Mary Anderson Receives HCCP of the Year Award
Katrina Recovery
KB Home First Big Builder to Return to New Orleans
Education
Want to Know More About Designations? Ask an Expert
Education Calendar
Sales
Enter The Nationals Sales and Marketing Awards by Sept. 29
Green Building
Entry Period Underway for Green Building Awards
Regulation
New Regulatory ‘Listening Sessions’ Scheduled
Legal
Ask the Lawyer: About When the Clock Starts for Employees
Labor
Popular HBI Superintendent Courses Coming to IBS
Building Products
Web Links Builders and Buyers During Production Cycle
TV
NAHB-Produced Programs on HGTV & DIY This Week
Association News
September Is Associate Member Appreciation Month
Take the Solveras Savings Challenge and Save; or Make $50
GM $500 Exclusive Offer for NAHB Members
UPS Offers Up to 30% Discount to NAHB Members on Shipping
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

NAHB-Produced Programs on HGTV & DIY This Week

The NAHB Production Group produces four weekly television shows on HGTV and DIY for consumers. The following is this week's lineup:

"I Want That" on HGTV

Episode: "Personalized Pop Art"

•  Sept. 6, 8:30 p.m. ET/PT
•  Sept. 7, 12:30 a.m. ET/PT
•  Sept. 8, 11:30 p.m. ET/PT
•  Sept. 9, 3:30 a.m. ET/PT
•  Sept. 10, 2:00 p.m. ET/PT

 

Turn any photo into a personalized piece of pop art. A cyclonic glass fireplace lights up any room. A model rocket contains a video camera in its nose cone. Other items include a toothbrush sanitizer, a guitar that teaches you to play and a humane way to catch and release unwelcome spiders.

"Dream Builders" on HGTV

Episode: "Virginia Treasure, North Carolina Lodges"   

•  Sept. 9, 10:30 a.m. ET/PT

 

A Virginia home renovation reveals an architectural treasure hidden beneath years of bad additions. A North Carolina developer shows how he builds homes that appear to float over the mountains. And a French manor house is built to a tee in Tennessee, doors are crafted the old-fashioned way and we visit to the home of one of America’s greatest frontiersman 

"Rock Solid" on DIY

Episode: "Firehouse Patio Revamp"

• Sept. 7, 5:00 p.m. ET/PT
• Sept. 9, 11:30 a.m. ET/PT

 

Dean and Derek team up to rescue and revamp the firehouse patio of Engine 3 in Quincy, Mass. — turning an unsightly and rarely used space into a welcoming backyard and grilling area. The project calls for clearing out the area, installing a circular patio of concrete pavers and adding a stone walkway.

"Assembly Required" on DIY

Episode: "Prefab Cabin"

• Sept. 6, 10:30 p.m. ET/PT
• Sept. 7, 2:30 a.m. ET/PT
• Sept. 10, noon ET/PT
• Sept. 12, 5:30 p.m. ET/PT

 

In the rustic mountains of Beulah, Colo., Anne and Barring Coughlin want their own little cabin in the woods. So they go online, order a prefabricated cabin kit and hire some local framers to put it together. But they get off to a rocky start when the traditional crew discovers they are missing a crucial piece of the puzzle. Meanwhile, a young couple in Ventura, Calif. decides the real estate market is too pricey, so they decide to build their own home — in their parent's backyard. Find out if seasoned framers and a couple of do-it-yourselfers can put together a "build-by-numbers" cabin kit on this edition of "Assembly Required."

HGTV Seeking ‘Dream Home’ Builder/Architect Teams

HGTV is seeking developers, builders and architects to create the 2008 and 2009 dream homes for the network’s Dream Home Sweepstakes. To learn more, click here.
 
The NAHB Production Group is a full-service, self-contained, media production unit creating programming for cable television, broadcast television, non-profit, museum and corporate clients. Productions range from magazine format shows for general audiences to museum-installation videos for specialized use.
 

The production group includes award winning journalists, writers and photographers with experience in broadcast, documentary and corporate television.



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