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Homebuyer Tax Credit Approved in California's Long Awaited State Budget - Plus Federal Credit = $18,000.00
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Housing Starts Fall 16.8 Percent in January

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Builder Confidence Index Essentially Unchanged in February
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BlueLinx Announces Engineered Lumber Distribution Agreement With Georgia-Pacific
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Obama Unveils Plan to Stem the Tide of Foreclosures
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RSMeans and U.S. Gypsum Introduce Expanded 6th Edition of Gypsum Construction Handbook
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Concrete Polishing Magazine Makes Online Debut
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Masco Reports $382 Million Loss for 2008 as Sales Slide 17 Percent
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Outlook for Multifamily Market Remains Poor, Say Builders
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Boise Engineered Wood Products Introduces New Tools for Homebuilders and Building Material Retailers
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Orleans Homebuilders Posts $15.6 Million Loss in Second Quarter
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Forbes Compiles List of America's Most Miserable Cities
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Podcasts

Video Podcast Explores Benefits of Programmable Thermostat

Trade

2009 Triad Home & Garden Show
February 20-22, 2009, Winston-Salem, NC

National Hardware Show
May 5-7, 2009, Las Vegas

LG Floors Announces Resilient Flooring and Green Building C.E. Course
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Architects Can Earn Professional Credit For Taking New Online Course On Home Fire Sprinkler Systems
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AWCI Annual Convention and Intex Expo
March 24-28 2009, Nashville, TN

Product

Hot Spring Spas Debuts New Limelight Hot Tub Product Line

Trex To Introduce Trim Boards with Sealed Edges on All Four Sides

Zero VOC KILZ Clean Start Primer Now Available

Google Testing Free Grid Meter Software to Monitor Energy Consumption

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