NBN Online for the week of May 4, 2009

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In This Issue:

Front Page
Lost Wealth Won’t Keep 50+ Home Buyers Down for Long
‘Get Housing Moving’ Tour Hits Sales Goal in 53 Days on the Road
NAHB Members Urged to Take Precautions Against Swine Flu
Coast to Coast
First-Time Buyers Find Deals, Help Perk Up House Sales
housing forum
Letter to the Editor: Higher Economic Ground Is Far Off
Politics & Government
Congress Omits Limiting Mortgage Interest Deduction
'Cramdown' Amendment Fails in Senate
Former Congressman, HUD Secretary Jack Kemp Dies at 73
Economics & Finance
Bank of America Home Loans Brand Launched
Useful Links to Monitor Economic and Housing Trends
Downturn
Honesty, Understanding Keys to Negotiating With Lenders
Online Communications and PR Cut Costs, Not Results
Recession Selling 101: Tips to Overcome the Pressure
May 14 Audio Seminar Explores Government Contracting Options
Tips
Builders’ Tip: How to Fashion Heavy-Duty Sawhorse Brackets
Sales
Customer Relations: What It Means, Why You Should Care
Remodelers
Audio Seminar on Lead Paint Now Free to NAHB Members
Boost ‘Remodeling Month’ With Free Materials From NAHB
Design
Enter 2009 Best in American Living Design Competition
Commercial
Enter NCBC 2010 Awards of Excellence Competition
Education
One-Day Passes Available for Green Building Conference
Education Calendar
Green Building
First Home Certified Emerald Under Green Building Standard
Free House Plans Add Green Building Standard Checklist
Greensburg, Kan. Puts Green in Tornado Recovery Effort
environment
Return to Old ESA Rules Expected to Delay Approvals
hbi
Latino Students Become ‘Team Builders’ for Housing Industry
Building Products
Home Depot to Award $300,000 to Trades Students This Fall
TV
NAHB-Produced Programs on DIY, Fine Living and HGTV
Endowment
CBG Funds Boost High School's Building Trades Program
Association News
People Magazine Profiles Charleston Builder 'Heroes'
NAHB Spring Board Meeting May 26-30 in Washington
Mother's Day Gift Ideas From FTD
Spring Board Last Chance for Spokesperson Training in 2009
Save More With Hertz Off-Airport Locations
Williams Scotsman Offers $1.99 First-Month Storage Container
Drive Away With a Shiny New $500 GM Offer
Calendar of Events
NAHB Career Center

Enter 2009 Best in American Living Design Competition

 

 

2008 BALA Home of the Year

Entries are being accepted for the 2009 Best in American Living Awards (BALA), the foremost residential design competition in the country. Builders, interior designers, architects, land planners, developers and marketing and real estate professionals are invited to enter.

Co-sponsored by Professional Builder magazine and NAHB, the competition includes 37 categories — from single-family attached and detached homes in a variety of sizes to rental developments and custom homes, plus categories for interior design, communities and neighborhoods, affordable housing, smart growth and new this year — certified green homes.

A panel of design professionals judge entries on design appearance and curb appeal, interior floor plans, how the project relates to its own local market and the construction techniques and materials used.

Homes that were completed or that had their first model opened between Jan. 1, 2008 and July 15, 2009 are eligible for this year’s competition.

Entry Dates:

  • Entry forms and fees due: July 1
  • Entry notebooks due/must be postmarked by: July 15


Winners will be announced at the 2010 International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas, which will be held Jan. 19-22.

Winning entries also will  be posted on the Professional Builder Web site (probuilder.com) for up to one year after the announcement.

For additional information and to download a BALA entry form, click here, go to www.probuilder.com/bala, or contact Judy Brociek, Professional Builder, at 630-288-8184, or Jennifer Jones, NAHB, at 800-368-5242 x8343.


 

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