NBN Online for the week of June 25, 2007

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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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Apply for HUD Secretary’s Award for Excellence by July 2

2007 Best in American Living Competition Entries Due July 2

The registration deadline for builders, interior designers, architects, developers and marketing and real estate professionals to enter the 2007 Best in American Living Awards (BALA) is Monday, July 2.

Entry notebooks are due by Monday, July 16.

Winners will be announced at the 2008 International Builders’ Show, Feb. 13 to 16, in Orlando, Fla.

Co-sponsored by Professional Builder magazine and NAHB, BALA is the foremost residential design competition in the country. The awards program includes 36 categories — from single-family attached and detached in a variety of sizes to rental developments and custom homes plus categories for interior design, communities and neighborhoods, affordable housing and smart growth.

Only homes built for sale are eligible to enter categories 1 to 16 and 25 to 34. For information, visit the BALA category details.

Homes that have been completed or for which the first model has opened between May 1, 2006 and July 16, 2007 are eligible for this year’s competition.

Homes will be judged on design appearance/curb appeal, floor plans, how the project relates to its local market, and construction techniques and materials used.

Winning entries will be posted on the Professional Builder Web site, HousingZone.com, for up to one year after the announcement at IBS.

For additional information and to download a BALA entry form, click here, or contact Judy Brociek, Professional Builder, at 630-288-8184, or Jennifer Jones, NAHB, at 800-368-5242 x8469.


 

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