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2007 Home Builders Expo is the Biggest Ever! 

(Waukesha, WI) January 2, 2007– The Metropolitan Builders Association is hosting its 18th Annual Home Builders Expo Thursday, January 4th through Sunday, January 7th at the Midwest Airlines Center. This year’s Home Builders Expo, which is presented by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, is the largest ever with over 825 booths and 350 exhibitors. It will draw approximately 15,000 attendees. This combination makes the Expo the largest, most comprehensive building trade show in Wisconsin. Since now is a great time to build, remodel, or improve a home, interest in this year’s show is expected to be strong.

The Home Builders Expo is the place for consumers to gather ideas on landscaping, remodeling, and home products. The Expo also provides a wonderful opportunity for you to look at the latest land developments in the area, get to know a variety of home builders, remodelors, and home improvement professionals, and do some research while you are at the show. 

In addition to the large variety of products and services available, the 2007 Home Builders Expo will feature:

  • Ed Sanders, from Extreme Makeover: Home Edition - Sanders will host two question and answer sessions with autograph sessions to follow on Saturday, January 6th.

  • Free Copies of MBA’s Consumer Publication - Abode. The MBA’s newly redesigned and expanded magazine brings you a fresh look at building lifestyles. The January issue also takes you inside the recent Extreme Makeover in Dundee, WI. Enjoy the latest trends in decorating, remodeling, and products.

  • Landscape Contest. Five area landscapers have accepted the challenge of turning a 20 x 20 plot in the exhibit hall into a landscaping phenomenon as part of the 7th annual MBA Landscaping Competition.

  • Ultimate Kitchen Giveaway. One lucky attendee will win the Ultimate Kitchen at the 2007 Home Builders Expo worth approximately $10,000.

  • Consumer Seminars. These free seminars cover a wide-range of topics including the “How, What, Where & Why’s of Building a New Home,”  “Landscaping – Beyond the Ordinary,” and “What’s Hot and What’s Not in Decorating Today.”

The Home Builders Expo will be open Thursday, January 4th from 4 to 8 p.m., Friday, January 5th from noon to 9 p.m., Saturday, January 6th from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday, January 7th from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $7 through advance ticket sellers or $8 at the door (patrons receive $1 off the door price when they bring two non-perishable food items). For additional information, please visit www.mbaonline.org.