Investors were slightly buoyed by lawmakers initial statements that they are working on a deal to avoid the impending fiscal cliff at the end of the year, sending stocks higher. CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained +0.37 percent, +45.85 points, ending the week at 12,588.23. The Nasdaq advanced …
DailyCommercialNews reports from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada the first of 40 affordable two and three-bedroom modular housing units was sited in the Blairmoore neighborhood of Saskatoon. The $7.2 million project is receiving funding from the federal and provincial governments, and from their partnership with privately-held Innovative Residential, Inc., and the city …
Benzinga reports MH and RV component maker Drew Industries, Inc. (DW) is ranked number four on the NYSE in earnings per share (EPS) among all the recreational vehicle manufacturers. The company’s trailing-twelve month EPS is $1.61; the revenue for the same time period is $860.48 million. As MHProNews knows, Kinro, …
NationalMortgageNews tells MHProNews the delinquency rate for government-backed loans inched down third quarter 2012 over the second quarter, from 11.89 percent to 11.14 percent as of Sept. 30. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reports the rate a year ago was 12.09 percent. Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans late 90 days …
SacBee reports Eugene W. Landy, Chairman of the Board of MHC owner UMH Properties, Inc. says none of their four communities in the path the storm took suffered adverse impact, although some staff members did sustain personal damage. He says, “UMH is working with Federal and State agencies to provide …
PortlandTribune reports from Portland, Oregon a plan by the city to annex west Hayden Island and build three marine terminals on the Columbia River has run into opposition from residents of a nearby manufactured home community as well as environmentalists and island residents. Lame-duck Portland Mayor Sam Adams had the …
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The huerfanjournal reports from south central Colorado the Kaspia Group, a New Mexico contracting and real estate services company will begin producing modular homes in the old Kan Build site in Walsenburg, CO early next year. Specializing in affordable housing developments, Kaspia expects to hire 60-65 full time employees who …
Concerns over the fiscal cliff, double-dip recession in the Eurozone, and bombing of Gaza by Israel pushed investors away from stocks as all three indexes lost steam today. CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost -0.23 percent, -28.57 points, closing at 12,542.38. The Nasdaq dropped -0.35 percent, -9.87 points …
According to usgovinfo, a recent report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) says the air quality in manufactured housing may be compromised by carbon monoxide entering the homes. GAO says the problem stems from fresh air intake and exhaust vents constructed too close together, which could allow CO2 and other …
Dr. Mark Dotzour, chief economist at Texas A & M’s Real Estate Center, proclaims tax credits to buy homes or cars represents a fake economic recovery. When people buy because they want to marks a real recovery, which he says is starting to happen now because there is so much …
WDAZ-TV reports from Grand Forks, North Dakota modular home builder Homark Homes is having trouble keeping up with demand for housing coming from the oil boom in western ND. Located just across the ND border in northwestern Minnesota, a strong Canadian dollar is bringing business from the north as well. …
OriginationNews says according to new figures compiled by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), mortgage applications in New York and Connecticut shot up 60 percent for the week ending Nov. 9, while in New Jersey applications doubled. The first week of Hurricane Sandy apps dropped five percent nationwide, while they plunged …
According to the Fannie Mae October National Housing Survey of 1,000 Americans, 50 percent expect home rental costs to increase, providing more incentive to buy a home. RealtorMag tells MHProNews the survey revealed 72 percent of respondents say now is a good time to purchase a home, while only 18 …
U.S. stocks dropped over one percent as fears over the impending fiscal cliff and renewed fighting in the Middle East provoked a sell off of stocks by investors. CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost -1.45 percent, -185.23 points, closing at 12,570.95. The Nasdaq dropped -1.29 percent, -37.08 points …
RTTNews reports UMH Properties, Inc. (UMH) declared its funds from operations attributable to common shareholders (FFO) for the third quarter 2012 was $2.10 million, $0.13 per share, as compared to $1.68 million, or $0.11 per share for the same quarter 2011. Total income for the third quarter rose from $9.67 …
Global financial services firm Morgan Stanley and non-profit National Equity Fund, Inc. (NEF) have added $75 million to their joint Rebuilding Local Economies Fund to help provide replacement housing for victims of Hurricane Sandy, according to BusinessWire. Designed to jump-start economic activity with developmental assistance, the fund finances affordable housing …
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ConstructionDigital reports from the United Kingdom after many months of collaborative research, Larkfleet has developed low-cost, lightweight, energy efficient modular housing. The Startlink Lightweight Building Systems (SLBS) homes weigh less than half of what a comparable site-built home would weigh. Evaporative cooling in the summer flows from the water retentive …
CFTK-TV reports from northernwestern British Columbia (BC), Canada the residents of Telkwa, BC have just dedicated an eight unit modular housing project for seniors and persons with disabilities. Managed and operated by the Telkwa Senior Housing Society, the homes are outfitted with special needs features and fixtures. The $1.3 million …
Housing industry analysts are skeptical about whether the construction that will result from Hurricane Sandy will offset the property damage that occurred. NationalMortgageNews reports Ken Simonson, president of the National Association for Business Economics and chief economist at the Associated General Contractors of America, does not regard it with much …
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HousingWire reports Raj Date, deputy director at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will be leaving his post next year. As industry expert and consumer advocate, Date was the acting director from the inception of the agency in July 2011 until Richard Cordray took over the position. Mortgage Bankers Association …
