The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) informs MHProNews that based on statistics released by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the manufactured housing industry produced 6,780 homes in May, 2016, a 16.9 percent increase over the 5,798 homes produced in May, 2015. Total HUD Code production …
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Following a three-month climb, the pending home sales index slipped 3.7 percent from April to May, to 110.8, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), 2.6 percent higher than expected, but a 0.2 percent decrease from may 2015. With 100 being a healthy number, the index has not fallen …
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) said earlier this month unfilled construction positions remain at a post-recession high of 200,000, and could possibly impact the larger economy, according to to the latest labor report from the Associated General Contractors of America, says constructiondive. NAHB’s survey addressed nine trades, and …
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According to what RealtyTrac tells MHProNews, their Home Affordability Index indicates housing markets were less affordable than their historic norms in 18 percent of counties nationwide for the 2nd quarter. In the first quarter only five percent of counties were less affordable than their historically normal levels, having risen 13 …
The sale of new homes fell six percent in May, 2016 to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 551,000 homes, according to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Census Bureau, but 8.7 percent above May, 2015 sales. “New home sales are up relative to the first few …
New Home Sales Fall in May but Remain above May 2015 Read More
A new report from the Harvard University Joint Center for Housing Studies indicates home ownership rates have fallen over the last ten years to 63.7 percent, as Millennials continue living in their parents’ basements or are renting. MHProNews has leaned from washingtontimes that 36.4 percent of U.S. households opted to …
Family Formation May Increase but Homeownership May Not Read More
With interest rates remaining low and unemployment slowly falling, U. S. existing home sales hit their highest pace in nine years last month, as sales rose nearly two percent from April to May to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 5.53 million, according to data from the National Association of …
Existing Home Sales in U. S. Rise to Highest Pace in Nine Years Read More
According to the 2016 U. S. Housing Forum report from Fitch Ratings, the housing market’s current upswing should last for two more years, as reported by nationalmortgagenews to MHProNews. Using single-family starts as a proxy for overall housing metrics, and calculating that single-family starts have risen in five of the …
Housing Market has more Room for Expansion: Fitch Ratings Read More
Following a story MHProNews posted June 6, 2016 regarding the increasing production of HUD Code homes in April, 2016, over the previous April, the Manufactured Housing Institute adds the figures include an increase of 12.7 percent for single-section homes and 7.7 percent increase of multi-section homes. The MHI says there …
HUD Code Floors Shipped Rises, while SAAR Falls in April over March Read More
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A new report by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) states that banks increased their lending to single-family home builders by $2.3 billion in Q1 2016, almost 18 percent higher than lending in the same period one year ago. The NAHB’s analysis of of recent Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. …
Lending to Single-family Home Builders Rises in Q1 2016 Read More
In a survey conducted by the National Association for Home Builders (NAHB), 59 percent of would-be homebuyers said $249,000 was their limit to spend on a new home, but 65 percent of the homes begun in 2015 were over that limit. According to what builderonline tells MHProNews, 31 percent set …
Homebuyers Seek Lower Price on Site-built than the Offering Read More
Craig Hillis, executive director of the Manufactured Housing Communities of Washington (MHCW), says with the median price of a traditional home hitting $260,000 in the Seattle area, an increase of 11% in the last year, time should be ripe for the onset of manufactured homes to fill the void of …
Affordable Housing Crisis hits Seattle, as Manufactured Homes are Said to be Waning Read More
The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports to MHProNews that statistics compiled on behalf of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced 6,689 homes in April, a 9.9 percent increase over the 6,085 homes produced in April 2015. For 2016, total …
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A survey of 150 homebuyers by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) revealed they have remained consistent in their preferences for green features in their homes and their communities from 2007 to 2015. Similar to results from previous years, of those surveyed 90 percent said ENERGY STAR were important, …
Commercial Interest in Green Growing, but not for Home Buyers Read More
Mark Duran, executive director of the New Mexico Manufactured Housing Association, stated the resurgence in appeal of the manufactured home (MH) stems from the desire of home ownership, built-in amenities and lower cost, and today’s buyers range from the starter home set to the well-being who have often cashed out …
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Pending home sales rose for the third consecutive month in April, this time hitting the highest level since Feb. 2006, as 12newsnow reports to MHProNews. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) said its seasonally adjusted pending home sales index billowed 5.1 percent in April to 116.3, just shy of the …
New Home Sales Spike; Pending and Existing Home Sales also Rise Read More
Good news for the spring buying season came in the form of new home sales trumpeting 16.6% in April, the best monthly rate since 2008, as sales rose to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 619,000 units, up from 531,000 in March. According to the Commerce Department, as reported to …
New Home Sales Surge in April, especially in the Northeast Read More
