NAHB Reminds Home Buyers: Tax Credit Expiring Soon (BuildingOnline)
WASHINGTON -- The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) wants potential home buyers to be aware that they still have the opportunity to take advantage of the $8,000 first-time home buyer or $6,500 repeat buyer tax credits, as long as they act quickly — the credits expire on April 30, 2010.

NAHB Commends President’s Proposed Energy Efficiency Incentives (RISMedia Real Estate News)
RISMEDIA, March 9, 2010—Home energy efficiency incentives proposed by President Barack Obama will create much-needed jobs and help make America more energy independent, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). Speaking recently in Savannah, GA., President Obama outlined a…

Greening Missouri Homes (GreenBiz)
We invite you to join Four Missouri Home Builders Associations and the University of Missouri Center for Sustainable Energy as we join forces March 16-17 in Jefferson City to share information about how remodelers, home builders and others in the homebuilding industry can incorporate the principles of the National Green Building Program (NAHB Green) to grow business.

NAHB Reminds Home Buyers: Tax Credit Expiring Soon (RISMedia Real Estate News)
RISMEDIA, March 5, 2010—The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) wants potential home buyers to be aware that they still have the opportunity to take advantage of the $8,000 first-time home buyer or $6,500 repeat buyer tax credits, as long…

Habitat for Humanity breaks ground for green homes in Bristol (Bristol Pilot)
Habitat broke ground ‘on Colonial Avenue.

Social Media Expert Carol Flammer Authors How-to Book on Social Media for Home Builders (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Carol Flammer, managing partner of Internet marketing, public relations and social media firm mRELEVANCE, LLC, helps home builders and real estate professionals navigate the world of social media with her new book, “Social Media for Home Builders: It’s Easier Than You Think.”

Prometheus Executes Over 75,000 Square Feet of Lease Transactions in Walnut Creek (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Despite a weak leasing environment, Prometheus Real Estate Group has recently executed over 75,000 square feet of lease transactions at its Civic Executive Center in Walnut Creek. Â Located at 201 North Civic Drive, the building is now 96% occupied, a notable accomplishment in a market with over a 20% vacancy rate. Â

Moon: Inventory doesn't show whole housing picture (Knoxville News Sentinel)
During the war in 2003, Iraqi Information Minister Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf earned the nickname " Baghdad Bob" for his creative press briefings, including famously declaring there were no American troops in Baghdad as tanks and soldiers toppled a statue of Saddam Hussein on live worldwide television. Baghdad Bob had a unique ability to create an imaginary alternate reality - and do so with a ...

IT'S ALL HERE! THE HOME SHOW AT THE RHODE ISLAND CONVENTION CENTER (Providence Business News)
(East Providence, Rhode Island) The largest and oldest Home Show in southern New England is returning to the Rhode Island Convention Center next Thursday March 11 through Sunday March 14. Rhode Island’s longest running show with over 300 exhibitors, how- to- seminars, children’s entertainment and cooking demonstrations!

PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Saxophonist Lynn Riley to Appear at Habitat for Humanity Benefit (All About Jazz)
Saxophonist Lynn Riley to Appear at Fundraiser to Benefit Habitat for Humanity (Bucks County) Habitat for Humanity of Bucks County will be hosting Lynn Riley, "Superwoman of the Sax," at Bucks County Community College in Newtown on March 27. The Jazz in Bloom concert will benefit Habitat's Youth United program and its goal to raise funds to build a home at the affiliate's current homebuilding ...