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CREATING THE HISTORY OF HBAGC
PART 1 - THE FIRST 20 YEARS OF NAHB
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MEMORABLE MOMENTS
MEMBERS TELL THE STORIES OF HBAGC OVER THE YEARS
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TOP 5 HOME DECOR COLOR TRENDS FOR 2015 PANTONE’S COLOR OF THE YEAR AND MORE
The National Association of Home Builders,
“It was 1995. I had decided to start
While once considered dowdy and dated,
as we know it, began in 1942 while World
building flats in the City. But where to
brown is beginning to be perceived as
War II was still underway. However, in the
begin? Rejoin HBAGC, of course. Get the
more luxurious thanks to indulgences
late 1800s men engaged in the broad
lay of the land . . .”
like coffee, chocolate, toffee and leather
field of real estate made the first efforts to organize land developers and home builders on a national level.
goods. It’s the concept of brown that Read Ed Hoffman’s story and more.
makes Marsala an appealing color in home decor - It’s warm and delicious, rich and robust.
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PEOPLE & PROJECTS WHO’S BUILDING NOW
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