NBN Online for the week of November 13, 2006

Owners Expect the Value of Their Homes to Rise, Poll Finds

As builders across the country work to inform prospective home buyers about why this a good time to buy a home, recent findings from a new nationwide survey commissioned by NAHB confirm that confidence in the outlook for residential real estate remains unshaken by the current slowdown in the marketplace.

Americans remain highly confident about the nation’s housing prospects, with more than four out of five home owners expecting the value of their home to appreciate over the next five years and nearly seven out of 10 calling it their most valuable investment, according to results from the survey of more than 2,000 households, including more than 1,750 registered voters.

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Professional Remodeling Reduces Lead Levels, Study Shows

Hiring a professional remodeler to do renovation work in older homes with lead-based paint does not create lead hazards, and in fact leaves the home with measurably lower lead levels than before, according to a new study funded by NAHB.

Leaders on the NAHB Remodelors™ Council presented the results of the study on Nov. 8 to James B. Gulliford, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's assistant administrator for prevention, pesticides and toxic substances, during a meeting in his Washington office.

“It was a very productive meeting,” said Council Chairman Vince Butler of Butler Brothers in Oakton, Va. “The study reinforces the importance of safe work practices, which, when it comes to remodeling, the majority of our members already employ.”

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