From Lewiston, Maine the Sun Journal reports that KBS Building Solutions, a leader in the modular home industry, has shut down its Waterford plant and laid off 25 workers in a move that is being called temporary. According to the report, the company will move 20 people from the Waterford …
T.J.T., Inc, a major supplier of axles, tires, and set-up supplies to the manufactured housing industry, announced a net loss of $1,535,000, or $.34 per diluted share, for fiscal year 2010. Net sales declined 23 percent in the final quarter of fiscal 2010 as compared to the same quarter in …
U.S. homes are expected to lose more than $1.7 trillion in value during 2010, which is 63 percent more than the $1 trillion lost in 2009, according to analysis of recent Zillow Real Estate Market Reports. That brings the total value lost since the market peaked in June 2006 to …
Residential Home Value Loss Since Peak Exceeds Cost of 12 Iraq Wars Read More
By Office of Congressman Spencer Bachus Congressman Spencer Bachus (AL-6), Chairman-elect of the House Financial Services Committee, announced his appointments for committee leadership positions in the 112th Congress Thursday. In addition to naming the vice chairman and subcommittee leaders, Bachus announced plans to modify subcommittee jurisdictions to promote a more …
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From Bloomberg we find a fiscal flood from taxpayers seeking to lower property-tax bills, which threatens to swamp local government budgets across the U.S. From Los Angeles to Atlantic City Bloomberg finds property owners are demanding lower taxes after real-estate values plunged. U.S. home prices are 30 percent below their …
From Arizona, the Casa Grande Dispatch ran a story Tuesday recalling the history of Palm Harbor Homes in the community. The company had both a production plant and retail sales office in Casa Grande until the plant closed in early 2009. The sales office closed early this year. The newspaper …
Arizona Community Recalls History of Palm Harbor Homes There Read More
Businessweek reports that Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. plans to sell $500 million of notes to repay debt used by its Clayton Homes manufactured housing unit. The magazine reported on its website that five-year senior notes may be issued through Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp. and may pay about 87.5 basis …
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In yesterday’s News at Noon, Michigan Retailer Jim Dietrich commented that we may be moving into simpler times. ( http://www.mhmsm.com/blogs/daily-business-news/a-housing-market-report-from-michigan.php A recent Associated Press story in the New York Times provides what may be additional evidence. According to the article, luxury home builder Toll Brothers report its new home contracts …
HousingWire reports that double-digit declines in the mortgage delinquency rate for all 50 states will occur through next year, according to TransUnion. The company expects the national mortgage delinquency rate to fall by about one-fifth to 4.98 percent by the end of 2011. The company projects the rate at 6.21 …
Double-digit Declines in Mortgage Delinquency Projected Through 2011 Read More
More on the layoffs coming to Oregon made the pages of the Oregonian Tuesday. The story mentioned the closing of a Liberty Homes plant in Sheridan, Oregon that will mean the loss of 83 jobs. In addition, the article says ZipRealty is laying off 51 sales agents, and a bio-tech …
A U.S. mortgage sub-sector historically known for its problematic performance has emerged as one of its more stable performers, according to Fitch Ratings in a new report. The manufactured housing sector has experienced very slight increases in loss severities, net loss rates and 60-day delinquencies over the last year. This …
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A call to Jim Dietrich, vice president of sales at Roy’s Home Center in Gobles, Michigan on another matter allowed us some insight into the market there. Somewhat expected, Dietrich reported sales of manufactured homes to be slow, similar to the over-all housing market. “We’re having a hard time getting …
From Martinsville, Virginia, the Martinsville Bulletin reported on the planned asset purchase of Palm Harbor Homes by Cavco-owned Fleetwood Homes. Martinsville is home to a plant operated by Palm Harbor subsidiary Nationwide. A Palm Harbor company spokesperson told the reporter it’s too early to determine how the Chapter 11 reorganization …
Report Indicates Fate of Manufacturing Plants from Potential Merger Unknown Read More
Freddie Mac released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey Thursday, which found that the both fixed- and shorter-term mortgage rates rose this week. This was the third week in a row where fixed-rate mortgage rates were up. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 4.46 percent with an average …
While housing prices are still above their spring 2009 lows, the end of the tax incentives and still active foreclosures appear to be weighing down the market. Data through September, 2010, released Tuesday by Standard & Poor’s for its S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, the leading measure of U.S. home prices, …
Broad-based Declines in Home Prices in the 3rd Quarter of 2010 Read More
CNBC ran a story Tuesday on the RV Indicator. Sales of RV’s or recreational vehicles tend to tank first in a tough economy and rebound first in a recovery. RV shipments for 2011 are expected to be up 8.2 percent, a sign that recovery is at hand. Also …
News of the bankruptcy filing of Palm Harbor Homes made the papers Tuesday. The Dallas Morning News ran the headline Addison’s Palm Harbor Homes Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection. The paper noted Palm Harbor and five of its subsidiaries sought Chapter 11 protection as part of a plan to …
DQNews.com reported Monday that home sales in the Phoenix area dropped to the lowest level for an October since 1995. The real estate data service says the region’s overall median sale price fell below the year-ago level for the fourth consecutive month. The site also says last month foreclosure resales, …
CNBC Real Estate Reporter Diana Olick asked in a piece Monday whether rising rents will spur home ownership. Olick notes that apartment demand is rising, and supply has fallen to low levels. Echo boomers reaching prime renter age at a time when the employment picture is improving are expected to …
Real Estate Reporter Says Home Ownership Attitudes Have Changed for Good Read More
UMH Properties announced Monday the company will participate in the Wells Fargo 14th Annual Real Estate Securities Conference to be held in New York City at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel on Wednesday, December 8. Michael P. Landy, Vice President-Investments, will participate in a Manufactured Housing panel discussion. A copy of …
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