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HousingWire.com reports February sales of new homes was well below what several analysts anticipated, falling 17% from January. According to the Census Bureau and HUD, sales were especially down in the northeast, decreasing 57 percent. Although the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) saw mortgage applications rise 2.7 percent for last week, …
New Home Sales Fell Last Month to Lowest Recorded Level Read More
North County Now in New York reports that the Akwesasne Mohawk Indian Reservation has been home to General Fine Homes since 1993 when George and Rowena General began selling log homes. Modular and manufactured homes were later added, with customers in France, Canada and throughout the state, but their Native …
Loan to Native Americans to Spur Growth on Reservation Read More
StockMarketsReview.com says with the cost of gasoline, food and other commodities going up, inflation is just around the corner. But inflation is a positive sign for manufactured housing communities because it’s an inexpensive housing option, and many of the residents are employed in service-related industries that are somewhat inflation protected. …
Reflecting the continuing crisis in Japan and rising turmoil in the Middle East, the Dow closed down .15 percent, but remained above the twelve hundred mark to end the day at 12018.63. Nobility Homes gained .83 percent, Cavco lost 1.36 percent and Skyline Corp was down .46 percent. Deer Valley …
The Register-Guard of Oregon reports the Manufactured Housing/Oregon State Tenants Association (OSTA), primarily an advocacy group for residents of manufactured housing, has set its sights on helping disadvantaged students in public schools with meals, supplies, and support. Each community across the state has been asked to adopt a school and …
Non-Profit Organizing MH Communities to Help Students Read More
CNNMoney.com reports that during the housing boom, adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) comprised 70% of the housing market, but currently make up only five percent. Freddie Mac says it will be 10 percent by December. Now they are a bargain at 3.5 percent, while conventional 30-year fixed- rate mortgages are at five …
HousingWire.com reports Elizabeth Warren telling the Independent Community Bankers Association that the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will reduce regulatory costs for smaller financial institutions. Warren, the builder of the CFPB and likely first director, said the first order of business will be to combine the Trust in Lending …
CFPB Set to Support Smaller Financial Institutions Read More
As reported in The Vancouver Sun, following the tragedy in Japan, British Columbia businesses that assisted in Indonesia following the tsunami in 2004 have similarly offered their assistance to Japan, but have yet to hear back. Britco, a BC manufacturer of modular homes and buildings, supplied 500 modular homes through …
HousingWire.com says legislation that gives a homeowner the opportunity to go through a foreclosure mediation process before the default judgment is issued, passed out of the Connecticut Assembly’s banks committee. The homeowner would be given sufficient time to seek mediation assistance. Meanwhile, a bill introduced in Congress would provide HUD …
Foreclosure Mediation Assistance in Connecticut and Congress Read More
Danbury Patch of Connecticut says Housatonic Habitat for Humanity in Danbury has the approval of the Planning Commission for five modular condos, the first time Housatonic has used modular methods. The project will be completed in 2011, and will cost less than conventional building. Habitat requires new owners to contribute …
As the nuclear crisis in Japan comes under more control, the Dow gained 178 points to top the twelve thousand mark and close at 12,036.53. Cavco gained 3.69 percent, and Skyline Corp. was up 2.70 percent. Nobility Homes and Deer Valley were unchanged. The Manufactured Housing Composite gained 2.98 percent …
Dow, Most Housing Stocks Advance for Third Day in a Row Read More
Indedpendentmail.com in Anderson, South Carolina, reports that the town of Seneca SC, in conjunction with Habitat for Humanity, installed two modular homes as part of a subdivision that will include 12 homes when the project is completed. The city installed the utility infrastructure for water and electricity. Each home will …
Habitat for Humanity Building Modular Subdivision in SC Read More
The East Dubuque Register reports that effective Jan.1 of this year, the Illinois legislature has changed the method for taxing manufactured homes. If you remain in a licensed manufactured home community, you will continue to be taxed based on the square footage and the age of your home according to …
Illinois Law Penalizes for Moving Manufactured Home Read More
Jerry Rouleau, 62, involved in the housing industry as an advocate, speaker, consultant, author, and builder for decades, died after a battle with cancer in Hartford, Connecticut, March 15. An active member of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), he spoke often at their International Builder Shows. In addition, …
Longtime Home Building Advocate Dies after Battling Cancer Read More
Chicago, IL. Allegations circulated by email claimed a second Capital First Realty property, Sunset Village in Glenview, IL, may be closed as a manufactured home community. The email from an unidentified source alleged that letters were issued from the bankruptcy court to residents, giving them one year to vacate. While …
Capital First Realty Denies New Rumor about Second LL Community Read More
News-press.com in Florida offers a legal Q & A column. Questioner lives in a manufactured home community six months of the year, pays for lawn maintenance, but has a rock garden instead of grass. They have to weed their own rock garden despite paying for lawn care, and have to …
A post originally published here March 14 said Christchuch, New Zealand, would receive 500 modular homes to temporarily house people while their homes are repaired following the Feb. 22 earthquake. Now, Stuff.co.nz says the Department of Building and Housing is requesting 2500 modular homes, because housing for out-of-town work crews is …
ShoreNewsToday.com reports that construction permits for new homes in Avalon, New Jersey, increased from 534 in 2009 to 591 in 2010. Borough construction official John Tracy said, “Modular homes are catching on. Ten permits were given for modular homes in 2010. This year, there are already 14.” Some question the …
Chicago, IL. Allegations have been circulating by email that Sterling Estates in Justice, IL will be closed as a manufactured housing community. The email alleges that letters have gone out from the bankruptcy court to residents, giving them 1 year to vacate. The email further alleges that residents were also …
The Dow closed up for the second day in a row as a cease-fire in Libya began, but tempered by the turmoil in Japan. It gained 83.93 points to close at 11858.82. Housing stocks also closed up or even. Skyline Corp. was up 5.66 percent and Cavco gained 3.88 percent. …
