NBN Online for the week of January 15, 2007

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In This Issue:

Front Page
Builders Told to Ramp Up Sales Efforts in Slow Market
Read the Special IBS Preview Issue of Nation's Building News
Court Case Seen as Opportunity to Halt Regulatory Onrush
Coast to Coast
The Tide Is Turning: It Seems the Market Has Weathered the Worst of the Correction
Economics & Finance
Fed Vice Chair Kohn Says Housing May Be Stabilizing
Housing to Continue to Drive Lumber Demand Down
California Buyers’ Market Expected to Fade as Year Progresses
Census Calls Arizona Nation’s Fastest-Growing State
Movers Leave Central Northeast in 2006; Head Southeast and West
‘Housing Bubble’ T-Shirts Are Being Sold for a Worthy Cause
Eye on the Economy: Home Sales May Be Firming Up
IBS
Sign Up for Expert Advice at the Builders’ Show
Tips
Builder's Tip: Emergency Flat-Roof Repair
Remodelers
An Easy, Three-Fold Approach to Incorporating Green Building
Building Systems
Log Homes Council Sells Cookbooks for Cancer Cure
Education
Fuel Up On Education at IBS, Win Free Gas for a Year
Education Calendar
Workforce housing
Health Care Workers Can’t Afford Homes in Most Markets
Handbook Cites Red Tape as One Barrier to Affordable Homes
Labor
Pulte Homes, HBI Sponsor IBS Diversity Awareness Lunches
Building Products
New Thermador Wall Ovens Featured at Builders' Show
TV
Star Material? Audition to Host NAHB-Produced TV Shows
NAHB-Produced Programs on HGTV & DIY This Week
Association News
Bob Jones a Candidate for NAHB Vice President/Secretary
NAHB Board Meetings Scheduled for Builders’ Show
Free UPS Shipping From the BuilderBooks Store in Orlando
GM $500 Off for NAHB Members Rolls Into 2007
Discuss Successful Membership Programs at Learning Lab at IBS
Builders Rock! Limited Edition Pin Available at Builders’ Show
Play Builders' Free Online Pro Football. Don't Drop the Ball.
Calendar of Events
NAHB Career Center

Related Articles

Bob Jones a Candidate for NAHB Vice President/Secretary

NAHB Board Meetings Scheduled for Builders’ Show

Free UPS Shipping From the BuilderBooks Store in Orlando

GM $500 Off for NAHB Members Rolls Into 2007

Discuss Successful Membership Programs at Learning Lab at IBS

Builders Rock! Limited Edition Pin Available at Builders’ Show

Calendar of Events

Play Builders' Free Online Pro Football. Don't Drop the Ball.

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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