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In their release of the nation’s housing scorecard for 2011, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury noted mixed signals as foreclosure starts fell but foreclosure completions climbed and as new home sales fell existing home sales climbed. Existing home inventories […]
HUD Housing Scorecard is Mixed Bag Read More
NorthCentralPA reports the Wall Street Journal says the Fleetwood Homes factory in Nampa, Idaho has increased production 25 percent since last fall to keep up with demand in the North Dakota oilfields for manufactured homes. Upon adding 40 employees, factory manager Jeff Chrisman says without this new demand he would
Oil Boom Adds Jobs in Idaho Read More
MHProNews.com has learned from Robert S. Coldren of Hart, King & Coldren in Santa Ana, California, a Vista (CA) Superior Court judge’s ruling may help MHC owners sell their land if they cannot earn enough from renting home sites. According to utsandiego rent control has been in effect in Oceanside
The Demise in Oceanside of Rent Control? Read More
From Canada and NetNewsLedger.com, MHProNews.com learns more about the ongoing dilemma over modular homes destined for the Attawapiskat First Nation in Canada. In the exchange, member of Parliament for Timmins James Bay Charlies Angus and Minister John Duncan, the Aboriginal Affairs Minister, debated progress of shipping modular homes to Attawapiskat
Canadian Officials Debate Modulars for Attawapiskat Read More
There was little movement on Wall Street today as investors sat on the sidelines on uncertainty in Europe. The Yahoo Finance Manufactured Housing Composite was also little changed. Losing ground Wednesday were Allied Management Group lost .17 cents (.16 percent) to $107.35. Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well
Stocks Little Changed Mid-Week Read More
HousingWire tells MHProNews.com a House of Representatives subcommittee will hold hearings on three bills that could impact the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Although the bill the Republican-controlled House passed in July 2011 to replace the director with a five-member commission will not likely pass in the Democrat-controlled Senate, the
House Determined to Rein in CFPB Read More
MHProNews.com has received a memorandum from Joe Stegmayer, Chairman of the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI), regarding testimony at last week’s House Financial Services Committee hearing on HUD’s implementation of the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 2000. Noting the difficulty in gaining the attention of Congress, Stegmayer emphasizes the extended effort
MHI Responds to Unexpected Testimony at Congressional Hearing Read More
The USA Today tells MHProNews.com an op-ed piece by Congressman Spencer Bachus, R-AL, Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, says we need more private investment that create jobs, not more failed government programs. Saying Pres. Obama’s policies have failed to help struggling homeowners and the programs are too expensive,
Rep. Bachus: Stop the Hemorrhaging Federal Programs Read More
CNNMoney tells MHProNews.com U.S. markets edged up on reports Greece may have found backing for a bailout. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 33.07 points, + 0.26 percent, closing at 12,878.20. The Nasdaq gained +2.09 points, +0.07 percent, while the S&P rose 2.72 points, 0.20 percent. The Yahoo! Finance Manufactured
Manufactured Housing Composite Moves Closer to 1000 Read More
DunedinPatch in Florida tells MHProNews.com in looking at five ‘green’ developments in Dunedin, the Glencairn Cottages stand out as a modular home neighborhood two blocks from downtown. Each of the fourteen homes have 1,500 to 2,000 square feet, attached garages, gourmet kitchens, and energy-efficient appliances, insulation, pipes and ductwork. Built
Neighborhood of Green Modular Homes Read More
PR-USA tells MHProNews.com that UMH Properties, Inc., of Freehold, New Jersey, took out a $11.4 million mortgage loan with Bank of America to refinance two manufactured housing communities in Ohio and Tennessee. At a fixed all-in rate of 4.39 percent, monthly principal payments will be $26,113. Payoff date is Feb.
BOA Loans UMH $$ to Refinance MHCs Read More
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/First American Improving Markets Index (IMI) identifies metro areas that have shown improvement in housing permits, employment, and house prices for six consecutive months. MHProNews.com has learned the Housing markets that meet this criteria expanded by 29 for Feb. to 98, and include some
NAHB’s Improving Market Index Grows by 29 Metro Areas Read More
MHProNews.com has learned from PHH Mortgage that retired chairman of the Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank Charles Pizzi has joined the PHH board of directors. According to HousingWire, despite trying to recover from $423 million in debt, the company closed on $36.3 billion mortgages through Q3, 2011, an increase of 19
Is This the Revolving Door Our Parents Warned Us About? Read More
In response to continued waiting for the Greek government to come up with a plan to avert defaulting on its debt, CNNMoney tells MHProNews.com the Dow Jones Industrial Average nudged down -0.13 percent, 17.1 points, before closing at 12,845.31. The Nasdaq dropped the same percent, -0.13, while the S&P slid
Dow Drops, Deer Valley and Nobility Homes Deliver Read More
HousingWire tells MHProNews.com that 39 Republican senators filed an amicus brief with the court challenging Pres. Obama’s recess appointment of Richard Cordray to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Republicans believed Cordray was qualified for the job, but they wanted a five-member panel to run the agency, veto power,
Cordray’s Appointment Challenged in Court Read More
GlobeandMail of Toronto tells MHProNews.com the economic recovery in the U.S. is beginning without help from the housing market. Recovery from economic slumps going back decades meant the real estate market pulled everyone else along, according to columnist Brian Milder. Karl Case, who co-developed the S&P Case/Shiller Index that tracks
Economic Recovery without the Housing Market? Read More
Joe Kelly of the Iowa Manufactured Housing Association tells MHProNews.com HSB 593 would create a manufactured housing program fund to assist consumers with buying MH, especially if they are moving into land lease communities (LLC). Supported by Gov. Terry Branstad and leaders in the legislature, the bill authorizes the revolving
Bill Would Provide State Funding for MH Read More
Manuel Santana, director of engineering for Cavco Industries, told a congressional subcommittee HUD’s negligence in implementing the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 2000 has contributed to the industry’s 80 percent decline in production. In testimony prepared for the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity, he said
Who Said All the Bad Actors are Gone? Read More
MHProNews.com has learned from NationalMortgageNews refinancings have led mortgage companies to add 3,000 employees to their rosters since September. While the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) says mortgage firms employed 265,000 full time personnel at year’s end, year-over-year employment at mortgage firms actually fell 5.4 percent last year. Of
Statistics Show Slight Improvement in Employment—Maybe Read More
Noozhawk tells MHProNews.com the Santa Barbara County Planning Commission in California is considering an ordinance that would require MHC owners to file for a closure permit if they are selling their community, and to pay all residents market value for their homes. Commissioner C. Michael Cooney says the measure is
Selling your LLC? “Buy All the Homes,” says the County Read More
