NBN Online for the week of November 10, 2008

Housing Posts Key Wins on Election Day

The historic elections on Nov. 4 produced a victory for Senator Barack Obama (D-Ill.) as the first African-American to win the presidency and increased majorities for House and Senate Democrats. Voters across the country also brought home significant election wins for housing.

More than 130 million people cast their ballots, the most ever for a presidential election. An estimated 64% of eligible voters went to the polls, making 2008 the highest percentage turnout in generations.

Congratulating President-elect Obama and all the lawmakers who were elected to the 111th Congress, NAHB Chairman Sandy Dunn said that “the nation’s home builders look forward to working in a bipartisan manner with the incoming Obama Administration and new Congress to help solve our nation’s economic crisis and get housing and the economy back on track.”

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Brochure Tells Hesitant Home Buyers ‘Opportunity Knocks’

At a time when consumers are doing their research before making decisions, NAHB has published a brochure for prospective home buyers explaining in depth why the current housing marketplace offers unprecedented opportunities.

Despite the current cyclical downturn in the housing market, most households who have not purchased a home expect to do so sometime in the future, and “Opportunity Knocks for Home Buyers” provides detailed information on why today’s inventory, pricing, interest rates and home features are especially favorable.

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