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But our focus report tonight, and two short videos, will spotlight the rise in conventional housing interest rates, and slide in sales. What does all that mean for manufactured housing?
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Manufactured Housing Composite Value
Today’s Big Movers
For all the scores and highlights on tracked manufactured home connected stocks today, see the Bloomberg graphic, posted below.
Today’s MH Market Spotlight Report –
Fox Business’ Charles Payne opines that investors ought not to be “spooked” by news of rising rates and today’s market sell-off. “This bull market is just getting started,” Payne said.
“Mortgage rates jump to highest in 4 years, an ominous sign for spring housing,” says CNBC’s Diana Olick.
- Mortgage rates are surging due to the jump in U.S. bond yields.
- “Some lenders will be at 4.5 percent,” says Matthew Graham of Mortgage News Daily.
- Higher mortgage rates, combined with higher home prices, will make this spring housing market even more challenging.
What does this mean for manufactured housing professionals?
Historically, conditions such as rising interest rates lead to more buyers turning to manufactured homes.
While new HUD Code manufactured home shipments have been rising, they are still rising slowly.
Several factors have contributed to that challenge.
MHProNews has noted that there are indicators that tech giants and other sources of new capital will be finding the manufactured home sector.
Apple, Amazon, Alphabet (Google), What Role Will Trillionaire Firms Play in Factory Built Housing?
But widespread misinformation about manufactured housing is a hurdle.
“Education of buyers, positive engagement with the mainstream media and influencers are among the keys to a sustainable, serious manufactured home rise and recovery,” says industry expert, consultant and trade publisher, L.A. “Tony” Kovach.
https://www.manufacturedhomelivingnews.com/weather-experts-surprising-bombshell-statement-on-tornado-deaths-and-affordable-manufactured-homes/
A new report, linked above, are the kinds of research and reports, says Tony Kovach, that if properly touted, could cause increasing numbers of Americans to look beyond past fears and embrace manufactured homes.
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NOTE: The chart below includes the Canadian stock, ECN, which purchased Triad Financial Services.
NOTE: The chart below covers a number of stocks NOT reflected in the Yahoo MHCV, shown above.
NOTE: Drew changed its name and trading symbol at the end of 2016 to Lippert (LCII).
Berkshire Hathaway is the parent company to Clayton Homes, 21st Mortgage, Vanderbilt Mortgage and other factory built housing industry suppliers.
LCI Industries, Patrick, UFPI and LP all supply manufactured housing.
AMG, CG and TAVFX have investments in manufactured housing related businesses.
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Submitted by Soheyla Kovach to the Daily Business News for MHProNews.com.
