The Dow dropped 140.24 points after Standard & Poor’s cut its long-term U.S. debt outlook, to close at 12,201.59. Deer Valley gained 41.43 percent, Nobility Homes was up 1.37 percent and Skyline Corporation was up .58 percent. Cavco dropped .58 percent. The Manufactured Housing Composite gained .61 percent to end …
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According to PRNewswire, Drew Industries (NYSE:DR) will release its first quarter financials May 2, 2011, before the stock market opens. At 11:00 AM ET that morning, this manufacturer of doors, windows, chassis, and bath and shower components for the manufactured housing industry will host a conference call to discuss the …
HousingWire reports Citigroup decreased its troubled-mortgage portfolio by 45 percent over the first quarter a year ago, to $7.8 billion. Of the $5.3 billion converted to modification loans, 75 percent were through the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP). The redefault rate of the HAMP loans is 10 percent lower than …
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The Muskogee Phoenix says borrowers in Muskogee County, Oklahoma, may have a harder time finding financing for a manufactured home than in nearby Wagoner County where the annual median income is higher by $20,000. Chris Condley of First National Bank in Muskogee says for every ten lenders available for traditional-built …
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Crain’s Detroit Business reports Champion Homes of Troy, Michigan, has inked a national business deal with Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE:WHR) of Benton Harbor, MI to outfit their manufactured and modular homes with the appliance producers home appliances. Whirlpool signed a similar agreement with home stick-builder Pulte Group last year. The appliance …
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Phillyburbs reports 512 inmates will be moving into new modular units at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility just west of Philadelphia. Built by NRB USA in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, each of the four units will contain 128 inmates, in four, 32 inmate dormitory-style pods, four beds in each cubicle. The modular …
The Daily Oklahoman reports the 2011 Great Southwest Home Show (GSWHS) in Tulsa, Oklahoma, begins Thursday, April 28, at 9 AM, open to the trade until 1 PM Friday. At 3 PM Friday, April 29, the doors will swing open to the public for FREE, through Saturday and Sunday. The …
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In response to the IBISWorld report on manufactured homes sounding the death knell for manufactured housing, MHMSM.com received responses from many long-time industry professionals disputing their conclusions. Industry vets Paul Bradley, Thayer Long (MHI), Danny Ghorbani (MHARR), Doug Gorman, Otis Orsburn, Bob Stovall, Ken Rishel, Derek Thompson and Dustin Youngdahl …
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The Dow ended the week down, though it gained nearly half a percent (56.68 points) for the day on news of inflation and consumer sentiment to end the week’s trading at 12,341.83. Housing stocks were mixed, as Skyline Corp. closed up 4.11 percent, Cavco gained .07 percent and Nobility Homes …
The Wall Street Journal reports that construction of temporary housing is just beginning in the tsunami/earthquake ravaged north of Japan, with 4337 modular units having been built so far. Australian companies have been meeting with officials of the Japanese Embassy to develop a plan to provide some of the 30,000 …
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The Las Vegas Review Journal reports that the city with the highest foreclosure rate in the nation – Las Vegas – is supplying Haiti with steel modular homes for the one million who remain homeless following the earthquake last year. Sancta, from the Spanish for sanctuary, shipped its first home …
From Virginia, the Daily News-Register says the Page County Board of Supervisors has rejected an application from Century Luray LC to develop a 232-homesite manufactured housing community in Luray, VA. County attorney George Shanks said that the county code of 1989 did allow for manufactured housing communities in town, but …
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BusinessWire reports that the Dublin-based Research and Markets firm has added manufactured housing (MH) to the list of industries included in its reports. The article says the $3 billion MH industry comprises 200 companies, but is dominated by eight firms accounting for 60 percent of revenue. Four of the largest …
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Scribd reports that the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) filed an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief in support of petitioners who are appealing a decision in federal court that denied their claim challenging a rent control ordinance in Goleta, California. Petitioners bought a factory-built community in Goleta and had …
HousingWire says according to Standard & Poor’s, the new risk retention rule will produce more stable mortgages in the long run, but the immediate effect will continue to suppress the housing market. Federal regulators are proposing banks maintain a five percent risk in all loans that do not meet the …
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The Dow overcame losses earlier in the day as the price of commodities and energy increased to end the day up 14.12 points, closing at 12,285.15. Most housing stocks closed up, Deer Valley dramatically so, gaining 41.43 percent. Cavco was up 1.82 percent, Skyline Corp. gained .16 percent, while Nobility …
The New York Times reports that the 52 week change in the price of stock for Nobility Homes was minus 12.50 percent. That number for Skyline Corporation was minus 2.52 percent, but for Cavco it was plus 20.64 percent. The 52-week percent change for Deer Valley was not available, but …
LJWorld reports that modular home retailer Webster’s, Inc., in Lawrence, Kansas, is closing after 44 years in business. Jonathan Becker, attorney for Webster’s, said that University National Bank called in its note on the company’s financing. He said the bank has been under federal regulatory control to straighten out some …
Modular Dealer Closes Suddenly after Bank Calls in Note Read More
The Weekly Calistogan in Calistoga, California, tells of a battle going on between manufactured housing community owners and residents over rent control, and the city is in the middle. The owners are raising rental fees beyond what local law allows, and the residents are getting financial help from the city …
Following up on a post from March 22, Daily Commercial News says Canadian modular builder Britco has begun talks with private and public officials to provide temporary modular schools, offices and hospitals following the devastation in northern Japan March11. Vice-president Chris Gardner says people’s needs for food and shelter come …
