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Noting a story we posted April 10, 2012, outlining the Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act, the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI), fresh from its annual National Congress and Expo for Manufactured and Modular Housing in Las Vegas, announces in it’s newsletter the bi-partisan support it has gained for the legislation […]
Congressional Support Growing for HR 3849 Read More
Business confidence rise in Germany and strong earnings from corporate America was enough to send the Dow Jones Industrial Average up one half a percentage point, +0.65, to end the week at 13,029.19. The Nasdaq lost -0.24 percent to close at 3000.45, while the S&P gained +0.12 percent, to 1378.53.
Mfg. Housing Composite and Dow End Week Upbeat Read More
Regarding another story we covered April 16, 2012 from Mt. Vernon, Illinois concerning a proposed conditional use for siting MH in the town, the city council voted to prohibit manufactured housing from RM2 residential areas. The new ordinance endorses a conditional use provision that allows factory-built homes to be sited
City Ordinance Sets Deadline for Siting MH Read More
Following another story from Sept 23, 2011, residents of problem-besotted Edgeway Mobile Home Park in Middleboro, Massachusetts seek to replace the Town Selectmen with a rent control board to govern the operations of MHCs, according to SouthCoastToday. The license for Edgeway owner Cory Farcas was revoked in 2004 for health
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HousingWire says average weekly mortgage rates barely changed from last week, the Freddie Mac survey showing the average 30-year fixed rate mortgage (FRM) moving little, from 3.88 percent to 3.9 percent this week. MHProNews.com has learned last year the 30-year FRM averaged 4.87 percent. The 15-year FRM also moved little
Mortgage Rates Barely Move Read More
To follow up on our report of United Forest Products, Inc. (UFPI)’s Q1 financials, TheStreetRatings has upgraded the company’s stock UFPI:Nasdaq) from hold to buy. Revenue, sales, net income (up 213.2% Q1 2012 compared to Q1 2011), and net operating cash flow have all increased in one year, and some
From ReporterHerald in north central Colorado MHProNews.com learns the former site of modular home manufacturer Barvista Homes is the new home of PTI Group USA. Taking over a 103,000 square foot building, this producer of modular workforce accommodations for oil field workers is out of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, but is
Former Mod Mfg. Site Making Mods Again Read More
According to Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan, 400,000 HARP (Home Affordable Refinance Program) 2.0 applications have been picked up by five of the largest loan servicers. HARP 2.0 is targeted to underwater borrowers with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans. NationalMortgageNews tells MHProNews.com President Obama has proposed
2.0 HARP Applications Going Fast Read More
Weak U.S. economic data including higher-than-expected unemployment claims and a 2.6 percent drop in existing home sales pushed the Dow Jones Industrial Average down -66.83 points, -0.51 percent, to end day at 12,965.92. As CNNMoney tells MHProNews.com, the Nasdaq lost even more, -0.79 percent to close at 3007.56, while the
34 % MH Revenues Help UFPI Stock as Dow Nudges Down Read More
Noting that current underwriting standards are too restrictive and may be holding back a housing recovery, a combination of 33 private firms and non-profit organizations have signed a letter to Richard Cordray, head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), advocating for a broadly defined Qualified Mortgage (QM) policy, termed
Loosen the Purse Strings, Please Read More
California’s MyMotherLode informs MHProNews.com an Angels Camp, CA company helped replace a hospital that was destroyed during the May 22, 2011 F5 tornado that hit Joplin, Missouri, killing 161 people. Aspen Street Architects assisted in the design of the 150,000 square foot modular building composed of 224 structural steel components,
Modular Hospital Built Quickly Read More
Advfn tells MHProNews.com Universal Forest Products, Inc. (UFPI) reports its first quarter 2012 sales have increased 18 percent and its earning were up $7.8 million over Q1 2011. Its manufactured housing division posted gross sales of $63 million for the quarter, a 34 percent increase over same period 2011. UFPI
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The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) reports overall housing starts declined in March 5.8 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 654,000 units, primarily due to a 16.9 decline in multifamily starts. Single-family housing starts dropped slightly 0.2 percent to a SAAR of 462,000 units, according to
Housing Starts Decline; Housing Permits Rise Read More
MHProNews.com has learned from 4-Traders Drew Industries. Inc. will release its first quarter 2012 financial results before the market opens Thursday, May 3, 2012. The company will host a conference call that same day at 11 AM to discuss the results. Through its wholly-owned subsidiaries Kinro and Lippert Components, Drew,
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As follow-up to a story we posted Jan. 2, 2012, Stardust Cruisers, the luxury houseboat company in southeastern Kentucky that transformed its production line to build modular homes, has completed its second energy-efficient modular home, utilizing the same material used in making houseboats. Kentucky Highlands Corporation, Kentucky Housing, and the
Houseboats to Houses and Back Read More
Fear of the European debt crisis raised its ugly head again today as the Spanish government reported its banks have more problem loans than originally thought, setting the Dow Jones Industrial Average back modestly from yesterday’s big gain. CNNMoney reports the Dow lost 82.64 points, -0.63 percent, to close 13,032.90.
U.S. Stocks Edge Down from Yesterday’s Boom Read More
Langley, British Columbia-based Britco has been honored with four international awards at the Modular Building Institute (MBI)’s annual convention in Orlando, Florida, according to what MarketWatch tells MHProNews.com. The Canadian company, one of the largest manufacturers of commercial modular buildings in North America, supplied the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver
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GlobeSt reports from Chevy Chase, Maryland multifamily real estate investment firm Federal Capital Partners (FCP) has invested $29.5 million in a 1,358 manufactured home site portfolio with communities in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Maryland. MHProNews.com has learned FCP is teaming with current portfolio owner Horizon Land Co. FCP Managing Partner
Real Estate Firm Buys into MHCs Read More
BusinessInsider says Warren Buffett has been diagnosed with stage 1 prostate cancer. Subsequent CAT and bone scans revealed the cancer has not spread. The Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, which owns Clayton Homes of Maryville, Tennessee, will begin radiation treatment in July, and says his travel will be restricted during that
Buffett Battling Bad News Read More
The House Financial Services Committee has developed the Dodd-Frank Burden Tracker, a method to keep tabs on the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act. Government regulators have written 185 of the over 400 new rules and regulations required to comply with the act signed by President Obama in July 2010. According
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