The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) tells MHProNews while the number of permits issued for new housing starts rose 1.8 percent in Jan. to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 925,000—the best rate since the middle of 2008—the number of overall actual housing starts nationwide dropped 8.5 percent to …
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MSN Real Estate is running a video of the late veteran newscaster Walter Cronkite doing his regular half hour news show in 1967, predicting the rise of home offices in the 21st century. Although several of his devices are larger than what we actually use today, he accurately predicted video …
KWCH-TV 12 reports from Anthony, Kan., housing is in such short supply due to the demand for housing from oil field workers tapping into the Mississippi Limestone formation, the Anthony City Commissioners have approved a special use permit to allow six modular units to be sited in the southeast corner …
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) for single-family newly-built homes dropped one point to 46 this month as builder confidence leveled off. A score of 50 or better indicates builders see the market as good versus poor, as MHProNews understands. Having been conducted for …
Following President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address, Rick Judson, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), issued the following statement: “Extremely tight mortgage credit conditions are hampering the housing recovery and hurting job growth. The nation’s home builders were very pleased to hear President Obama acknowledge …
The saugertiesx informs MHProNews from east central New York state the town of Saugerties has revised its comprehensive housing plan to exclude affordable housing, including manufactured housing. A public hearing in Nov. 2012 made it clear the town folk prefer single-family housing to rentals and subsidized housing. Initially, wording for …
As PRWeb informs MHProNews, according to market research firm Global Industry Analysts, Inc. (GIA), shipments of prefabricated homes are expected to reach 112,000 units by 2018 in the U.S. as the resurgence in housing and construction activity increases. The study covers manufactured, modular, panelized, and precut housing, but the manufactured …
An article in NuwireInvestor refutes the charge in a Wall Street Journal piece from Dec. 11, 2012 that the manufactured housing market is declining while the site-built market is rebounding. Of the 50,000 MHCs in the nation, 45,000 serve as affordable housing for those who pay around $500 a month …
TribLive tells MHProNews credit reporting agency TransUnion reports mortgage delinquencies have dropped to a four year low. The percentage of borrowers 60 days late fell to 5.19 percent in the last quarter of 2012, down almost 14 percent from the same period a year earlier. Prior to the housing downturn, …
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) informs MHProNews builder confidence in the 55+ housing market for single-family homes grew by ten points in the fourth quarter 2012 versus the same period the year previous. NAHB’s Housing Market Index (HMI) measures builder sentiment based on current sales, prospective buyer traffic, …
AOLRealEstate reports a survey by Prudential Real Estate reveals 77 percent of the respondents 25-34 and 78 percent of those 35-44 see homeownership as very important as the recession fades into history. Eighty-five million Generation Xers and Millennials, many of whom were not impacted by the housing bubble, are generally …
HousingWire reports the National Association of Realtors (NAR) says Q4 2012 witnessed the strongest year-over-year median home price rise in seven years. NAR’s chief economist Lawrence Yun says with the lowest unsold inventory of homes in 12 years, and the population growing faster than the housing stock, the existing median …
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HousingWire informs MHProNews, according to the Obama Administration’s January housing scorecard, many signs point to a recovering housing market but all danger signs have not disappeared. The number of underwater borrowers has fallen from 10.78 million in the previous quarter to 10.67 million in Jan.; and existing homes for sale …
The nationalmortgagenews tells MHProNews in true supply and demand fashion, the apartment vacancy rate fell to 4.5 percent, it’s lowest level in more than a decade, says Apartments.com, while rents rose 3.8 percent from a year earlier. In a survey of over 1,300 renters, the number of previous homeowners who …
In describing the housing market as in “pre-covery” instead of “recovery”, the only factor that has really changed in the housing market is falling inventory, according to Jonathan Miller, writing on the millersamuelblog. He says falling inventory is the result of sellers becoming buyers (or renters), but with 40 percent …
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The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/First American Improving Markets Index (IMI) reports the number of improving housing markets grew in Feb. to 259, up from 242 markets in Jan., and now includes all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The IMI measures changes in housing permits, employment, and …
CNNMoney tells MHProNews investors are dashing to buy assets in every aspect of the housing supply chain—builders, undeveloped land, foreclosed homes, and building suppliers. Paulson and Co. has bought enough land in three western states to build up to 25,000 homes and is looking for more. Blackstone Group (BX) shelled …
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HousingWire reports that non-profit NeighborWorks America and Wells Fargo have provided $27 million in down payment assistance grants to help 1,624 moderate-income buyers purchase a home. Initially begun in Los Angeles and Atlanta in 2012, the program has provided $15,000 to $30,000 down payment grants to those who meet the …
CNNMoney says the S&P CaseShiller home price index (HPI) of 20 major metropolitan markets indicates prices in Nov. were up 5.5 percent over Nov. 2011, the largest monthly increase since Aug. 2006, before the housing balloon deflated. As MHProNews understands, rising prices means fewer homeowners will be underwater on their …
Door and Window Market Magazine states a study by the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University indicates the market for remodeling is being stimulated by foreclosures being revitalized, seniors retrofitting their homes in response to changing needs, and energy conscious homeowners making their homes more sustainable. Homeowners over …
