NBN Online for the week of July 27, 2009

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In This Issue:

Front Page
Appraisal and AD&C Troubles Hamper Housing Recovery
Three New States Join Tax Credit Monetization Bandwagon
BSC, HBA Build New Home for Katrina Victims in One Week
Coast to Coast
Builders Bank on Spec Homes
Politics & Government
House 2010 Appropriation Bill Includes $47 Billion for HUD
Economics & Finance
New-Home Sales Rise 11% in June
FHA Increases Finance Limits for Added Energy Efficiency
HUD Announces FHA Energy-Efficient Mortgage Webinar
Single-Family Starts Heading to Higher Ground, But at a Crawl
Useful Links to Monitor Economic and Housing Trends
Downturn
How and Why to Make Lasting Impressions With Realtors®
Free Aug. 17 Webinar to Explore Opportunities in Land Development
Tips
Builders’ Tip: A Simple Way to Bore Clean Holes
IBS
Online Registration, Housing Deals for 2010 IBS Available Now
Remodelers
FHA 203(k) Loans Used to Remodel Foreclosed Homes
August Deadlines Near for NAHB Remodelers Awards
Commercial
Enter NCBC 2010 Awards of Excellence by Aug. 31
Education
Education Calendar
Green Building
Resources Help Builders Start Energy-Efficient Construction
New Book Shows How to Save Money Building Green Homes
Design
2009 BALA Entry Forms Due July 31, Notebooks on Aug. 8
hbi
Welding Job Offers Bright Future for Project HOPE Grad
Building Products
Lutron Lighting Controls in Green Life Smart Life Project
TV
NAHB-Produced Programs on the DIY Network
Endowment
Glunt Fellow Studies Insulation Performance at Penn State
Association News
Lock In 1.39% Solveras Check Card Processing by July 31
Save Big on Summer Essentials at Omaha Steaks
Members, Get 15% Discount on New FTD Luxury Collection
NAHB Committee, Council Appointment Process Underway
Calendar of Events
NAHB Career Center

2009 BALA Entry Forms Due July 31, Notebooks on Aug. 8

 

 

2008 BALA Home of the Year

Entry forms and fees for the 2009 Best in American Living Awards (BALA), the foremost residential design competition in the country, are due Friday, July 31.

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 will 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 31
  • Entry notebooks due/must be postmarked by: Aug. 8


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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