The Dow gained 43.97 points to close at 12,273.26. The NASDAQ gained 18.99 points to end the week at 2,809.44, and the S&P was up 7.28 to close at 1329.15. The Manufactured Housing Composite Value was up 2.92 percent to close at 1161.20. In individual stocks, Skyline Corporation ended at …
In a discussion at the school’s College of Design, a reporter for the Des Moines Register brought up the dilemma of some low income families buying sub-standard, older homes because they cannot afford to live elsewhere, having no recourse if the community owner does not respond to problems, and being …
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The deadline for entering the 2011 Manufactured Housing Institute’s Community and Retail Sales Center and Manufactured and Modular New Home Design competition is Feb 18. Materials for judging must be received by March 4. The awards will be presented at a luncheon at the National Congress & Expo for Manufactured …
The owners of a 4,400 square foot modular home in Hampton Bays will never forget the sight of their home arriving on a caravan of six flatbed trucks. In two days it was assembled, roofed and ready for them to finish the interior. According to an article on Newsday.com Feb. …
The Toronto Star’s Boulevard of Dreams exhibit, scheduled to open Feb. 18 at the National Home Show, features a metal framed glass modular home, one of two modular homes at the show. Designed by Concept PolygHome of Quebec, the home is comprised of trapezoidal units assembled to form the structure. …
On Feb. 11 the Obama Administration offered a plan to reform the mortgage finance industry. It would involve shrinking Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac at 10 percent per year, requiring a down payment of at least 10 percent for Fannie and Freddie loans, and making other changes to help increase …
