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In This Issue:

Front Page
Amendment Puts Immigration Bill Back on the Right Track
Soda Pop Maverick Shows Builders New Ways to Market
Builders Hitch Advertising to ‘Buy Now’ Campaign in Arizona
Coast to Coast
Mortgage-Rate Hike May Impel Buyers
Economics & Finance
Housing Starts Slide Further in May as Correction Continues
Existing-Home Sales Underperform in May
Harvard Says It's Too Early to Tell When Housing Slump Will End
Wells Fargo Symposium Looks at Sustaining Homeownership
Lone Voice at PCBC Says U.S. Economy Now in Recession
Eye on the Economy: Downswing Still Has Some Distance to Run
Useful Links to Monitor Economic and Housing Trends
Legal
High Court Rules for NAHB in Clean Water Permit Case
New Rules Designed for Home Construction Disputes
Public Told How to Prevent Range-Tipping Accidents
Tips
Builders’ Tip: Using a Biscuit Joiner to Patch Wood Flooring
Research
Research Center Studying Young Child Guard Rail Safety
Business Management
NAHB Software Survey to Determine Member Needs
50Plus Housing
50+ Trends: More Dining, Green and Doctors' Space
Remodelers
Remodelers All Over the News During Remodeling Month
Apply for This Year's NAHB Remodelers' Awards
Emmons, Mahoney Named Patchan Scholarship Winners
Building Systems
Take Builders Survey About Systems, Attitudes, Trends
Enter the 2007 Brick in Home Building Competition by July 31
IBS
Registration for 2008 IBS in Orlando, Fla. Is Now Open
Custom
Register for Custom Builder Symposium in Naples, Fla.
Design
2007 Best in American Living Competition Entries Due July 2
Apply for HUD Secretary’s Award for Excellence by July 2
Commercial
Say Hello to Attractive Finishes for Site-Cast Tilt-Up Projects
Apply for 2008 Commerical Building Awards of Excellence
Education
Education Calendar
Green Building
Committee to Vote Next Month on Green Standard Proposals
HBAs Can Order Free Copies of NAHB Guidelines in Bulk
Environment
New Permit Program Proposed for Bald Eagle
Labor
HBI's Project CRAFT Sees New Graduates and Programs
Building Products
Two of Top 10 Cool Consumer Products at PCBC From GE
TV
NAHB-Produced Programs on HGTV and DIY
Endowment
Women’s Council Scholarship Winners Announced
Association News
2007 Hall of Fame Inductees Changed Face of Housing
Dell to Host Free Webcast About Networks for Small Businesses
Drive Away With a Shiny New $500 GM Offer
Get One Month Free Credit Card Processing With Solveras
Dell Summer Sizzle: Double Discounts Throughout July
Get Free CD of Customer Service Forms From Biz Forms and Checks
Calendar of Events
NAHB Career Center

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2007 Hall of Fame Inductees Changed Face of Housing

Dell to Host Free Webcast About Networks for Small Businesses

Drive Away With a Shiny New $500 GM Offer

Get One Month Free Credit Card Processing With Solveras

Dell Summer Sizzle: Double Discounts Throughout July

Get Free CD of Customer Service Forms From Biz Forms and Checks

Calendar of Events

Aug. 7-11

2007 EOC Seminar

Long Beach, Calif.

Aug. 9

EOC Association Excellence Awards

Long Beach, Calif.

Sept. 5-8

Fall Board of Directors Meeting

Seattle, Wash.

Oct. 6

Onsite Project Management

Las Vegas, Nev.

Oct. 7-12

Remodeling Show 2007

Las Vegas, Nev.

Oct. 7

Working With and Marketing to Older Adults

Las Vegas, Nev.

Oct. 7

Construction Contracts and Law

Las Vegas, Nev.

Oct. 8

Home Modification

Las Vegas, Nev.

Oct. 8

Design/Build

Las Vegas, Nev.

Oct. 9

Business Management

Las Vegas, Nev.

Oct. 9

PREP

Las Vegas, Nev.

Oct. 9

Sales and Marketing for Remodelers

Las Vegas, Nev.

Oct. 11

Remodeler of the Year Award

Las Vegas, Nev.

Oct. 11

NAHB Remodelers CADRE Award

Las Vegas, Nev.

Oct. 12-14

National Conference on Membership

Charlotte, N.C

Oct. 24

Construction Forecast Conference — Fall 2007

Washington, D.C.

Oct. 24

Working With and Marketing To Older Adults

Naples, Fla.

Oct. 24

Introduction to Project Management

Naples, Fla.

Oct. 25

Trends and Research Methods to Define the Active Adult Lifestyle

Naples, Fla.

Oct. 25

Estimating for Builders and Remodelers

Naples, Fla.

Oct. 26-28

2007 Custom Builders Symposium

Naples, Fla.

Oct. 28

BAR

Naples, Fla.

Oct. 28-31

Building Systems Councils SHOWCASE 2007

Hilton Head, S.C.

Nov. 6-10

State and Local Government Affairs Conference

Austin, Texas

2008

 

 

Feb. 13-16

International Builders' Show

Orlando, Fla.

To view more meetings and events information on the NAHB Web site, click here.



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 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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