As the Housing Group at Ballard Spahr informs MHProNews, the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are nearing their respective 2015 volume caps. Regulated by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), their volume to date may mean their allocation could be exhausted by late summer, 2015. While Fannie […]
Fannie Mae’s Manufactured Housing Community Loans Exempt from Caps Read More
Developer Jack Morris bought the Laurelton Mobile Home Park in Brick, New Jersey on Route 88 in 2005 for $3.85 million, and the following year announced plans for redeveloping 21,600 square feet of frontage into retail space. At one point residents withheld rent payments because they felt the management company,
Portion of Manufactured Home Community may see Commercial Development Read More
The Yahoo Manufactured Housing Composite Value (MHCV) rose +9.34 percent to hit 700.6—a more- than-usual advance, and some time since it has been that high. Tracked manufactured housing stocks closed mixed or even. Sun Communities moved up the most of tracked stocks, adding +1.55 percent, while Skyline slipped more than
Manufactured Housing Composite Value Shoots Up While Dow Slips Read More
Houston-based Aries Building Systems, which produces modular buildings for workforce housing, commercial applications, government, educational, healthcare and industrial sites is expanding westward to open the Pacific Northwest Major Projects Group in Bellevue Washington. Although temporary buildings comprise 20 percent of the Pacific Northwest’s business, it will focus on permanent structures
Modular Builder Going West Read More
Aldermen in Pierce City, Missouri have denied Ken Madison’s attempts to replace manufactured homes (MH) on his property because the sites have been vacant over 60 days, and he intends to sue for $25,000 loss of income. Madison originally purchased the manufactured home community and has used it as such
City Denies Request to Site Manufactured Homes Read More
Responding to a question in coumbusdispatch from a couple regarding the long term investment value of a manufactured home, Ilyce Glink and lawyer Samuel Tamkin, who co-author a column on real estate, reply the most important concern is that the home complies with all federal HUD Code standards, post 1976,
Which is Better Investment: Manufactured Home or Site-built Home Read More
MHProNews has learned from marketwatch that manufactured housing component supplier Patrick Industries, Inc. will release its first quarter 2015 financial results before the market opens on April 30, 2015. The company will conduct a conference call later that same day at 10:00 AM to discuss the Q1 results and other
Patrick to Release Q1 Financials Read More
MHProNews has learned from prnewswire that Nobility Homes, a Florida-based producer of manufactured and modular homes for more than 47 years, has qualified to trade on the OTCQX® Best Marketplace under the symbol NOBH. R. Cromwell Coulson, President and CEO of OTC Markets Group, said, “We are proud to welcome
Nobility Homes now Trading on Over-the Counter Market Read More
A new vendor of modular homes has recently opened in Liberal, Kansas, as MHProNews has learned from leaderandtimes. G&G Homes intends to respond to the local need for quality, affordable housing according to owner Gavin Wright, who has been in the business since he was nine years old, working with
New Modular Home Dealer Opens In the Heartland Read More
Sunday Morning Recap April 13-April 18, 2015 The big news of the week is that H. R. 650, The Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act, a major effort by the MH industry, finally passed the House. Deer Valley stock plummets one day, skyrockets two days later. In other news, a
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As housingwire informs MHProNews, a number of housing advocacy groups are asking the U. S. Department of the Treasury, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to investigate large financial mortgage packagers that are encouraging mortgage servicers to foreclose on borrowers instead of offering
Neighborhood Housing Groups Laud Ocwen for Helping Troubled Borrowers Read More
The Dow Jones Industrial Average started the day tumbling and never climbed back up, with stocks all across the world plummeting as concerns grew about margin trading in China and whether or not Greece will pay its debt. Additionally, Bloomberg trading terminals quit in London, and while they came back
Dow Plummets as Most Tracked Stocks Drop Read More
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) urged federal regulators and Congress to ease tight mortgage standards so that credit worthy borrowers could contribute to a stronger recovery of the housing market. NAHB Chairman Tom Woods testified before the Senate Banking Committee that was examining barriers to obtaining mortgage credit.
NAHB Appeals to Congress to Ease Credit for Homebuyers and Contractors Read More
Construction of modular, multifamily apartment building Hilltop House began in mid-summer, and 7 1/2 months later it was open for occupancy in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Champion Home Builders, Inc. built the 52 modules in 36 days, and it took eleven days to site the 65 apartments in an historic neighborhood
Modular Multifamily Apartments is a Growing Attraction for Urban Areas Read More
A 118-unit modular apartment building complex is back on track in midtown Sacramento, California after the original module builder was replaced by Idaho-based Guerdon Enterprises. The Eviva Midtown apartments, originally scheduled to be built by Zeta Communities in North Highlands, California, have been redesigned with a more residential look, according
Modular Apartment Complex in Restart Mode in California Read More
Following DVLY’s huge gain yesterday, the stock remained unchanged in today’s trading. Despite the day’s loss, the Dow is still +10.23 percent above one year ago, as tracked stocks close mixed or even. On the Big Board: The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped +0.04 percent, -6.84 points to end the
Earnings Worries Drop Dow; MHCV Dips -0.61 Percent Read More
Collating data on rising home prices, affordability, strong housing demand, and excellent economic demographics, housingwire tells MHProNews Auction.com has chosen the five top single-family housing markets. Auction.com Executive Vice President Rick Sharga says, “As the U.S. housing market has continued to recover from the Great Recession, we’ve seen significant regional
Two of the Top Five Single-family Housing Markets Live in Texas Read More
Oil hits $56 per barrel, its highest mark of the year, China’s economic growth falls to slowest rate in six years, and Smith & Wesson stock has risen 50 percent this year.. On the Big Board: The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced +0.42 percent, +75.91 points to end the day
Deer Valley Skyrockets over 100%; MHCV Outpaces Dow Read More
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) tells MHProNews builder confidence for single-family, newly-built homes rose four points in April to 56 points on the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI). Any number over 50 indicates more builders see conditions as good rather than poor. NAHB Chief Economist David Crowe
Housing Market Index Rises to Highest Yearly Point Read More
According to Quicken Loans March report, appraisers’ opinions of home values fell 0.40 percent below homeowners opinions last month, as homeowners continue to overvalue their homes. In addition, the national Home Value Index indicates home values dropped 0.56 percent in March, consistent with most metro areas that saw little change
Home Values Rise Over 2014 but Change Little Month to Month Read More
