| WASHINGTON, DC -- When buying a new home, most consumers don’t have to think about the kind of wood in the 2x4s or a construction-to-permanent mortgage. But the tens of thousands of consumers in the market for a log homes quickly learn that buying and building their rustic dream house is very different from purchasing a conventional home. With help from the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) Log Homes Council, consumers now have a free, comprehensive resource to help them purchase and maintain their custom log homes. The Log Home: An American Dream is available free by calling the NAHB Log Home Council at 800-368-5242, ext. 8576. The 18-page, color publication gives home buyers and log home enthusiasts a brief history of the industry and highlights do-it-yourself advice, energy and environmental efficiency and financing options for modern log homes. “Log homes are a unique part of the home building industry both in terms of aesthetics and logistics,” said Rich Horn, 2004 president of the NAHB Log Homes Council. “The Log Homes Council has always sought to educate consumers and make the path to log home ownership more navigable.” All of the articles in the publication were written by members of the Log Homes Council who share their decades of experience in selling, marketing, building and living in log homes. For more information about log home construction, please visit http://www.NAHB.org/buildingsystems | 
