NBN Online for the week of July 20, 2009

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In This Issue:

Front Page
Builders See More Small Signs of Slowly Emerging Recovery
Help Home Owners Avoid Foreclosure Rescue Scams
Coast to Coast
Bidding Wars Break Out on Low-Priced Homes
Politics & Government
Health Care Bills Include Employer Mandates
Economics & Finance
Housing Starts and Permits Up Strongly in June
Slightly Better Sales Conditions Lift Builder Confidence in July
Residential Architects See Slight Uptick in Business
Eye on the Economy: Housing Is Jostled, But on Road to Recovery
Useful Links to Monitor Economic and Housing Trends
Downturn
July 22 Webinar to Focus on 50+ Housing Trends, Design
Free July 29 Webinar to Discuss Storm Water Compliance
Tips
Builders’ Tip: Apply Tar Paper Easily With Spindle Applicator
Design
Is the Next Big Thing Really Smaller Houses?
2009 BALA Entry Forms Due July 31, Notebooks on Aug. 8
IBS
Online Registration for 2010 Builders' Show Opens Aug. 3
50Plus Housing
July 23 Deadline for AARP-NAHB Livable Communities Awards
Multifamily
Apartments, Condos Benefit Local Economies
Explore FHA Financing at NAHB Webinar on July 22
Remodelers
EPA Releases Initial List of Lead Paint Trainers
Education
Education Calendar
Green Building
Builders Question Proposed Changes to Energy Star
Lancaster County Home Tests Green System Performance
Lindal Home Certified to Green Standard
hbi
Job Corps Students Serve in Community Building Projects
Building Products
DuPont Products Receive NAHB ‘Green Approved’ Seal
TV
NAHB-Produced Programs on the DIY Network
Endowment
Endowment Funds ‘State of the Nation’s Housing’ Report
Association News
Southern California Builder Karl O. Bergheer Dies in Morro Bay
New Hampshire Hall of Fame Builder Roger Duhamel Dies at 73
Save Big on Summer Essentials at Omaha Steaks
Sign Up for Solveras Check Card Processing at 1.39% by July 31
Members, Get 15% Discount on New FTD Luxury Collection
NAHB Committee, Council Appointment Process Underway
Calendar of Events
NAHB Career Center

Online Registration for 2010 Builders' Show Opens Aug. 3

Online registration and housing for the 2010 International Builders’ Show (IBS) in Las Vegas on Jan. 19-22 — the single, most important and largest industry event of the year — will open on Aug. 3.

NAHB is offering special incentives to members who register early.

  • Hotel Rooms Less Than $200 a Night — Register by Aug. 31

    Rooms at all the Las Vegas Hotels in the NAHB convention hotel block are available for under $200 a night once registration and housing open on Aug. 3. But the rates are only guaranteed when registering during August. Room deposits for August registrations will not be charged until December.

  • Free Exhibit Passes for NAHB Members — Register by Dec. 11

    NAHB members will be able to walk the show floor for free all four days of the show, if they register by Dec. 11. The exhibits will feature the industry’s leading suppliers displaying their latest innovations. Show exhibitors will also be available to discuss attendees’ specific challenges.

  • First-Time Member Attendee Registration — Reduced

    Members who plan to attend IBS for the first time are eligible for the first-time attendee registration rate of $100, which enables them to attend any of more than 175 educational seminars and tour the exhibit floor all four days.

  • One- and Two-Day Education Passes

    New at IBS, attendees can purchase one- or two-day passes for IBS education seminars. Passes will be available for education sessions held from Tuesday through Thursday, Jan. 20-22. All seminars on Friday, Jan. 23, are free. To take advantage of these passes, attendees must choose the day(s) they will purchase when registering for the show.


For more information and to register, visit the IBS Web site at www.BuildersShow.com beginning Aug. 3.


 

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