Author name: Matthew Silver

Following a 25-year career operating a custom hardwood furnishing business and occasional writing, Matthew Silver has been writing professionally for over a dozen years, six of those for the factory-built housing industry. Otherwise, he may be found performing folk music in the Indianapolis area.

Manufactured Housing Debated at Iowa State University

In a discussion at the school’s College of Design, a reporter for the Des Moines Register brought up the dilemma of some low income families buying sub-standard, older homes because they cannot afford to live elsewhere, having no recourse if the community owner does not respond to problems, and being

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MHI Awards Entry Deadline Fast Approaching

The deadline for entering the 2011 Manufactured Housing Institute’s Community and Retail Sales Center and Manufactured and Modular New Home Design competition is Feb 18. Materials for judging must be received by March 4. The awards will be presented at a luncheon at the National Congress & Expo for Manufactured

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White House Plans for Housing Mortgage Reform

On Feb.  11 the Obama Administration offered a plan to reform the mortgage finance industry. It would involve shrinking Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac at 10 percent per year, requiring a down payment of at least 10 percent for Fannie and Freddie loans, and making other changes to help increase

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