NBN Online for the week of October 9, 2006

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In This Issue:

Front Page
Builders Win Big in First Code Hearing Round
Housing in Next 10 Years to Outshine Previous Decade
Play Builders' Free Online Pro Football Game. Don't Miss Out.
Share Nation's Building News With Your Staff. It's Free.
Coast to Coast
Housing Market Worst May Be Over: Greenspan
Housing Forum
It’s Time for an Affordable Housing Attitude Adjustment
Politics & Government
Governors Urged to Take the Lead on Housing Affordability
Economics & Finance
Majority of Americans Have High Hopes for Home Values
Talks in Sweden Look to Broaden U.S. Lumber Supply
Rural Housing Service Testing Automated Underwriting
Eye on the Economy: Housing Demand May Be Stabilizing
Sales
D.C.-Area BIAs Promote ‘Buyers Market’ to Boost Sales
Tips
Builder's Tip: Emergency Flat-Roof Repair
Business Management
Purchase Orders Can Help Lower Your Costs
Register for Custom Builder Symposium by Oct. 11
50Plus Housing
Maximize Your Merchandising Investment in the 50+ Market
Consumer Services for Independent Living Highlighted
Multifamily
Code Hearings Yield Victories for Multifamily Builders
Construction Safety
OSHA Grant to Fund Fall Protection Training Classes
Remodelers
Got a Remodel to Show Off? Become an HGTV Star
Environment
New Wetlands Rules Easier to Read, But Not Totally Clear
Web Training Focuses on Storm Water Management
Education
Want to Know More About Designations? Ask an Expert
Education Calendar
Workforce housing
Development in Irvine a Neighborhood With ‘HEART’
Labor
HBI and Pinellas County Sheriff Team Up to Train Women
Building Products
Steel-Framed ‘Cajun Cottage’ Shown at New Orleans Summit
TV
NAHB-Produced Programs on HGTV & DIY This Week
Endowment
Endowment Surpasses $20 Million in Cash and Pledges
Endowment Offers Student Grants to Attend IBS
Association News
Take the Solveras Savings Challenge & Save; or Make $50
Free NAHB Video Instructs How to Deal With the Media
UPS Offers Up to 30% Discount to NAHB Members on Shipping
GM $500 Off Exclusive Offer for NAHB Members
Calendar of Events
NAHB Career Center

Related Articles

Builders Win Big in First Code Hearing Round

Housing in Next 10 Years to Outshine Previous Decade

Share Nation's Building News With Your Staff. It's Free.

Play Builders' Free Online Pro Football Game. Don't Miss Out.

Don't miss another weekend of NFL games — and your chance to win prizes from HGTVPro. Sign up and play in the Builders Football League (BFL) on HTGVpro.com — the free, online pro football "pick 'em" contest with a special league for NAHB members.

Playing is free, fun and easy ― and participants have a chance to win weekly prizes or the grand prize — a Panasonic 61-inch high definition TV — at the end of the season.

How to Join and Play

  • Go to HGTVPro.com's Builders Football League to sign up.

  • Log in and join the NAHB League and use the password: BEATJERRY, or

  • Log in and join the 20 Club League (for 20 Club members only) and use the password: 20Power.

  • Pick the winning teams each week from Sunday's NFL football match-ups. Helpful "pick" tools and stats make the game fun for rookies and veterans alike.

  • Earn bonus points playing against top TV celebrities and NAHB CEO Jerry Howard.

  • Play against your friends, HBA colleagues and co-workers by joining the NAHB League within the BFL.

  • Keep track of your prowess.


To join the Builders Football League and begin picking winners, click here.

For more information, go to www.nahb.org/bfl.


 

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