CALL FOR ENTRIES: June 22 / ENTRY DEADLINE: Sept 21
STEPS TO ENTER
- View the entry requirements for individual categories starting on page 10 of the flip book above, or click here to access a PDF: CATEGORY ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
- Complete the Entry Application and pay entry fees no later than September 21, 2026. Once submitted, the online entry system will generate your unique entry serial number(s) per entry.
- Complete and submit the required entry form(s) indicated for each category. The form(s) will be provided in your entry confirmation email.
- Submit entry materials no later than midnight on September 21, 2026.
ONLINE FORM FUNCTIONALITY
After you submit the Entry Application (Step 2 above), you will receive a confirmation email that provides access to the entry forms, which are fully editable online. When form is complete, click SUBMIT. Entries will not be editable once submitted. However, if you need to edit or change the entry, simply open and complete a new form and resubmit. The system will update the entry.
NOTE: A confirmation of your submittal will be emailed to you.
ENTRY FEES
- Council Member: $300.00 per entry
- NAHB Member (but Non-Council member): $325.00 per entry
- Non-NAHB Member: $350.00 per entry
ENTRY RESOURCES
Tips and Tricks – VIDEO HERE
SAMPLE Awards Entries: Reach out to Lisa Parrish at lisa@thenationals.com for information or sample entry materials.
ENTRY MATERIALS
All entries must include an Entry Form (provided in your entry confirmation email), plus additional elements as specified for each category starting on page 10 of the flip book above, or click here to access a PDF: CATEGORY ENTRY REQUIREMENTS.
DIGITAL FILE FORMATS
NOTE: Cosmetic alterations are acceptable for environmental challenges ONLY (power lines, construction, traffic, reflections, etc.).
- Forms: PDF or Word document
- Images:
- 300 dpi JPEG ONLY, saved at highest quality
- Minimum width 1800 px/maximum width 2500 px (vertical or horizontal)
- Ideal file size is approximately six megabytes
- Plans: High resolution PDF ONLY at 8 ½” x 11″
- Video Formats: .mov, QuickTime or .mp4
- Audio: mp3 format ONLY
FILE NAMES
Must include the category number (e.g., “01”), your entry serial number (e.g., “1005”) and the sequence number (e.g., “1, 2, 3) or description (e.g., “floorplan”).
- EXAMPLES:
- Series of three images:
- 01-1005_1.jpg
- 01-1005_2.jpg
- 01-1005_3.jpg
- 01-1005_floorplan.pdf
- 01-1005_siteplan.pdf
- 01-1005_form.pdf
- 01-1005_teamform.doc
- 01-1005_audio.mp3
- 01-1005_video.mov
- Series of three images:
PLEASE NOTE: Electronic files that are not submitted in the correct format may be subject to disqualification.
ELIGIBILITY TERM
October 1, 2025, to September 30, 2026
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT CATEGORIES: Those who excelled in industry contributions, sales volume, community involvement and overall professionalism, during the eligibility term.
MARKETING CATEGORIES: New or rehabilitated residential real estate projects with homes available FOR SALE OR RENT, during the eligibility term.
JUDGING
Each entry will be judged on its own merits by a panel of distinguished individuals selected for professional expertise in sales, marketing, and design. The Nationals Awards Judges Panel reserves the right to combine or eliminate any category or categories due to insufficient entries. The Nationals also reserves the right to create new categories if the judges believe it is warranted. Judges may re-categorize an entry if they believe it has been entered in the wrong category or is better suited to another category. Special Awards for specific innovations may be presented at the Judges’ discretion.
DISCLAIMER
NOTE: All entries, except for Local Sales & Marketing Council entries to the Best Sales & Marketing Council category, become the property of the NSMC/NAHB. In entering the awards program, entrants grant permission to the NSMC and/or NAHB to publish and/or reproduce entries in any NAHB publication and/or product, as well as grant the NSMC and/or NAHB the right to grant permission for the entries to be published and/or reproduced in any trade or consumer publication or product.
CONTACT INFO
The Nationals are administered by TeamPMP. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Shane or Lisa Parrish:
(800) 658-2751 US ONLY or 909-987-2758 • 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. PST
EMAIL: lisa@thenationals.com • shane@thenationals.com
MAILING ADDRESS: The Nationals, 10416 Hamilton Street, Alta Loma, CA 91701
DISCLAIMER
NOTE: All entries, except for Local Sales & Marketing Council entries to the Best Sales & Marketing Council category, become the property of the NSMC/NAHB. In entering the awards program, entrants grant permission to the NSMC and/or NAHB to publish and/or reproduce entries in any NAHB publication and/or product, as well as grant the NSMC and/or NAHB the right to grant permission for the entries to be published and/or reproduced in any trade or consumer publication or product.