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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

Builders Told to Ramp Up Sales Efforts in Slow Market

Court Case Seen as Opportunity to Halt Regulatory Onrush

Read the Special IBS Preview Issue of Nation's Building News

Read the Jan. 8 edition of Nation’s Building News, the special preview issue of the 2007 International Builders’ Show in Orlando from Feb. 7-10, and use it as a reference until you get to the show.

The preview issue contains information about more than 40 new products and technologies that you can see and sample, as well as classes and events that you can attend.

Plus, find photos and floor plans of The New American Home and The Renewed American Home, a remodeled showcase house, in preparation for your visit.

To read the special International Builders' Show issue of Nation's Building News, click here.

Extensive reports from IBS will appear following the show, beginning with the Feb. 19 edition.

Visit the Builders' Show Web Site for More Information

For more information about the 2007 International Builders' Show, and to register, visit www.BuildersShow.com. Discounted online registration ends Thursday, Jan. 25.



Free NAHB Kit Gives Builders Back-to-Basics Tips in Cooling Market

With the current cooling of the nation’s housing market expected to persist into the middle of next year, NAHB has developed a comprehensive online toolkit geared to providing association members with information that will help them prosper in today’s changing business environment.

To access the “Back to Basics” toolkit, you must be an NAHB member and have a login to www.nahb.org. To create a login, go to www.nahb.org/login or click on the log-in button on the main menu bar.

For assistance, call the NAHB Member Service Center at 800-368-5242.


 

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