Zillow reports on a listing by Sotheby's International Realty on a home that reminds us of the 4^th of July, because its first owner was a signer of the Declaration of Independence! The photos that follow will all be of that home.

Here are snipets from the Zillow report:

TUSCULUM –An allee of Zelkova trees welcomes you to Princeton's most historic estate in private hands. This important stone & clapboard house was built in 1773 by the Rev. John Witherspoon, leading patriot, signer of the Declaration of Independence & 6th president of Princeton University. The house was completely restored & enlarged by its present owners in 1998, under the direction of Princeton architect, T.JeffreyClarke.

The estate is located just minutes from downtown Princeton & the University. It consists of main residence, magnificent stone barn, caretakers' cottage, & numerous 18th-20th century farm outbuildings. All buildings have been recently repaired, restored or re-built.

Tusculum retains its historic farm context but serves as a residence for luxurious modern living. Its main house & barn readily accommodate large scale entertaining. The elegant wine cellar holds 2,000 bottles & is entered through the special tasting room. Owner will give credit for pool renovation.

For Sale:$6,475,000

• Bedrooms: 5
• Bathrooms: 6
• Lot: 1,016,690 sq ft
• Year Built: 1773

The Z-estimates on this home with 20% down, 30 years at 4.254% are:

Speaking of declaration of independence (temporary), the Obama Administration announced they would postpone the A.C.A's (ObamaCare) employer mandate until 2015, safely after the mid-term election. Will other delays in this act take place? Stay tuned…

Meanwhile on the Manufactured Housing front lines

According to official statistics compiled for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), manufactured housing production increased again during May 2013.These May 2013 stats indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced 5,622 homes, an increase of 7.8% from the 5,211 HUD Code homes produced during May 2012.Cumulative 2013 industry production now totals23,795 homes, a 5.1% increase over the 22,640 homes produced over the same period in 2012.

More good news. Show Ways Unlimited, acting on behalf of the Midwest Manufactured Housing Federation, released its initial press release on the Louisville Manufactured Housing Show. You can find that detailed report, linked here.

All of this is continued GOOD NEWs for the industry.

The negotiations on the Senate side to get the companion for HR 1779 'dropped' continue. Sources tell us we are moving closer, as the effort is to line up consumer groups in support of a bill that will have Sherrod Brown as its Democratic sponsor, and that it will have bi-partisan support, as is the case on the House side.

If you are not already one of the THOUSANDS who have read 21^st Mortgage's CEO's insightful interview, A Cup of Coffee with…Tim Williams, accompanied by A Cup of Coffee with…Congressman Stephen Fincher, those links will take you straight to them!

If you missed it, here is your link to all 17 hot new July reads and our opening commentary, The Fraternity. You'll also see at that link the explosive growth in our readership!

Speaking of explosive and declarations of independence, let's let this holiday and the latest Egyptian revolution remind us that ours is a Republic and that when we the people sound off strong enough, long enough to our legislators, they really like doing the right things, because they generally like staying in office!

Let's get the HR 1779 and its soon to be submitted companion bill in the senate 'done.' Take heed to what Tim Williams, Congressman Fincher and Nathan Smith and others have said.

Together, we can do this!

Happy Birthday, America. And my personal Happy 4^th of July greetings to our many friends, sponsors, writers, team mates and associates in manufactured housing from coast to coast and around the world. ##

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