CNNMoney tells us the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P notched their best gains of 2012 on investors’ hopes that more stimulus may be in the pipeline to push the markets higher. The Dow gained 2.37 percent, 286.84 points, to close at 12,414.79. The Nasdaq rose 2.40 percent to …
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Following up on a story we posted May 25, 2012, the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) newsletter says the National Flood Insurance Program has been extended for two months until July 31, 2012. Congress passed the extension and President Obama signed it so homeowners and businesses in flood prone areas can …
Good news from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) noting an increase in new orders was tempered by Spain’s rocky banking system and Greece’s possible departure from the Eurozone, leading to a minor gain for the Dow Jones Industrial Average. CNNMoney tells us the Dow gained 26.49 points, +0.22 percent, …
TheGlobeandMail tells MHProNews.com from Canada Quebec-based modular manufacturer Pro-Fab has acquired Guildcrest Building Corporation, a Morewood, Ontario modular home producer. Pro-Fab is actually part of Chicago-based Wynnchurch Capital, a private equity fund management company that had previously opened a Toronto office in 2009. Guildcrest has provided homes for first nations …
Concerns about slowing growth in China and India’s manufacturing sectors, and continuing fear about Spain’s banking system and the possibility Greece may leave the Eurozone led to choppy stocks. CNNMoney tells us the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 17.18 points, -0.14 percent, to close at 12,101.39. The Nasdaq rose nearly …
MarketWatch reports Chicago-based Green Courte Partners, LLC announces the acquisition from CRF Communities of Plantation Landings, an MHC in Haines city Florida. The four-star 394 home site age-restricted community is fully leased, MHProNews.com has learned. In 2009, Green Courte’s second fund, Green Courte Real Estate Partners ll, LLC, purchased Royal …
SeekingAlpha‘s Tim Plaehn, who has 25 years experience with the stock market, ranks Sun Communities, Inc. as one of the top performing high yield real estate investment trusts (REITs) that is below the radar of the Vanguard REIT Index ETF (exchange-traded fund), which measures the performance of the larger REITs. …
CFPB Reopens Comment Period for Ability to Repay Rule On March 31st the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced it was reopening the comment period through July 9, 2012 for proposed rules issued Spring 2011 defining the terms of a “qualified mortgage” as required under the Dodd-Frank Act. The qualified …
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell under the bus as the U.S. and Europe received weak job reports, and China reported a manufacturing decline. The Dow ended up 100 points below where it closed out 2011 as all three indexes lost over two percent. CNNMoney reports the Dow plunged -274.88 …
CNNMoney reports Fred Dickson, chief market strategist at D.A. Davidson, says the market has declined in May in three out of the last four years, and this one is no exception. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the month with a quiet whimper, losing -0.21 percent, 26.41 points, to end …
CNNMoney reports investors shied away from the stock market as fears rose anew concerning the possible failure of Spain’s banking system, leading to a rush of investments in U.S. Treasuries. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped a little more than what it gained yesterday, falling -160.83 points, -1.28% percent, to …
European Woes Worries Dow; Many Tracked Housing Stocks Follow Read More
All three indexes gained one percent or better today as investors did not receive negative news from Europe, and hopes abound that China will support its economy. CNNMoney tells us the Dow Jones Industrial Average moved up 1.01 percent, 125.86 points, to close at 12,580.69. The Nasdaq gained 1.18 percent …
Reporting on a story we have been following since May 2011, NCTimes says rent control supporters in Oceanside, California have been out in numbers demonstrating against Proposition E, a measure that will phase out rent control in all 17 of the city’s MHCs, to be decided by voters in a …
CNNMoney reports continuing concerns about Greece’s financial crisis, added to fear of the possible failure of Spain’s banking system, led to the Dow Jones Industrial Average losing -74.92 points, -0.60 percent, to close at 12,454.83. The Nasdaq fell -0.07 percent to 2,837.53, while the S&P lost -0.22 percent, to 1,317.82. …
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CNNMoney reports continuing concerns about the possible fallout if Greece has to pull out of the Eurozone, and tepid domestic economic data produced mixed results in U.S. stocks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average did manage a very modest gain, +0.27 percent, 33.6 points, to close at 12,529.75. The Nasdaq fell …
CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average, after brushing with 12,325.00 during the day, climbed back in the last half hour to close at 12,496.15, losing a mere 6.66 points, -0.05%. The weakness in tech stocks and fears of Greece leaving the Eurozone fueled investors’ fears. The Nasdaq gained +0.39 …
Housing Stocks Close Mixed, but Skyline Justifies its Name Read More
CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit 12,575.00 during the day but settled down to 12,502.81, -0.01%, -1.67 points as the day’s trading ended. The rise of sales of existing homes boosted the market, but a downgrade of Japan and a weak global market tempered that news. The Nasdaq …
The deadly tornado that killed 161 people as it ripped through Joplin, Missouri May 22, 2011 all but demolished St. Johns Regional Medical Center, breaking every window in the nine-story building and pushing it several inches off its foundation. While over 300 people continue to live in Federal Emergency Management …
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CNNMoney reports following the year’s worst week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average bounced back, unfazed by the ten percent drop in Facebook’s stock, although encouraged by news from Europe, as the Dow gained +135.1 points, +1.09 percent, to close at 12,504.48. The Nasdaq moved up +2.46 percent to 2,847.21, while …
PalmBeachPost reports from Jupiter, Florida a plan to build 348 rental units will force some 100 residents of Whitehaven Seniors Adult Park MHC to relocate. Jupiter-based FLF 1030 LLC says the company must close the sale of the property and then receive site use and zoning approval from the city …
