What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com Bad and Good – Two Sides – Manufactured Home Living and News Reporting What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News Ishbel Dickens refuses debate with Carla Burr over PBS NewsHour report. Part of MHC to close. Jurisdiction ready to impose master meter …
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Amid the pressing need for affordable housing in this country, as rents rise and incomes remain static, a federal tax law enacted last month may lead to the increased production of affordable rental housing, although the rise may be minimal, according to what housing experts tell nationalmortgagenews. A part of …
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MHProNews has learned from builderonline that the sale of existing homes in Nov. 2015 fell 10.5 percent month-over-month and dropped 3.8 percent year-over-year, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). This decline marked the first year-over-year drop since Sept. 2014, despite a strong job market. National Association of Home …
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The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trust’s (NAREIT) Senior Vice President for Research and Information, Brad Case, said in 2015 stock exchange-listed equity REITs outperformed most other asset classes, even though the year was not particularly strong for REITs. Noting that December was a microcosm of the 2015, Case …
What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com What PBS NewsHour Missed About Manufactured Home Living Nicole Barker compares her Modular Home with conventional construction What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News FHFA may securitize chattel loans. PBS NewsHOur critical of MH industry, as HUD Code production gains sharply in …
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According to a report Monday from the El Paso County Public Trustee’s Office in Colorado Springs, Colorado foreclosure activity dropped to a 14-year low in 2015, as 1,470 foreclosure notices went out to area property owners, the fewest since 1,165 went out in 2001. MHProNews has learned from nationalmortgagenews that …
With favorable mortgage rates and incomes rising as stimulus, new home sales rose nine percent November year-over-year, and four percent above October, according to statistics from the Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), according to themortgagereports. Nationwide mortgage rates are around four percent, and with …
According to a report released by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), as nationalmortgagenews tells MHProNews, the Dodd-Frank Act is expected to have a $100 million impact on the bottom lines of community banks and credit unions in the form of higher expenses and forgone revenues. Regulators continue to verify actual …
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According to themortgagereports, home values have reached new highs for the first time in eight years, since early 2007, but not adjusted for inflation. The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) publishes the Home Price Index (HPI) which reveals that property values rose +0.5 percent in October, marking the 23rd consecutive …
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The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) informs MHProNews that statistics from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) indicate the production of HUD Code manufactured homes in Nov. grew 20.6 percent above Nov. 2014, 5,980 over 4,955 last year. On the year, cumulative production stands at 64,887 …
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According to builderonline, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) reports the National Association of Realtors (NAR) Pending Home Sales Index (PHI) slipped 0.9 percent from Oct., although it is still 2.7 percent ahead of last year at this time. The drop is considered to be more seasonal than substantive. …
According to bloomberg, the Conference Board’s Dec. sentiment index advanced to 96.5 from a revised Nov. reading of 92.6. The median of a survey of economists was 93.5. MHProNews understands American optimism about the economy and job market has risen. Cheaper fuel costs and an improving labor market have given …
MHProNews has learned from bloomberg that new home sales rose in Nov. 4.3 percent to an annualized pace of 490,000, slower than the 505,000 median estimate of economists surveyed by bloomberg. Previous estimates ranged from 400,000 to 550,000. The rate in Oct. was 470,000. Home sales have been choppy throughout …
“The new rules are the reason I drink,” said Joe Parsons, a senior loan officer at mortgage lender PFS Funding in Dublin, California, referring to the federal home disclosure rules created to give borrowers more time to review documents. He says because the new rules are extending closing times beyond …
What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com Local Star Chambers Wage War on Affordable Housing What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News Thugs threaten modular homeless housing in Dublin. Dodd-Frank reform dropped from bill. Fowl foul manufactured home expansion. Ordinance classifies 3 types of MH. Site-built starts & permits …
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Residential building permits rose 11 percent over October, 2015, and 19.5 percent higher than Nov. 2014, according to what realtor reports from the statistics issued by the Census Bureau and the Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Multifamily building permits rose 30.8 percent month-over-month and 38.9 percent year-over-year. The …
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Homebuilder sentiment fell one point, from 62 down to 61 in December, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), missing the consensus forecast of 63. “Overall, builders are optimistic about the housing market, although they are reporting concerns with the high price of lots and labor,” said NAHB …
The Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) informs MHProNews that congressional leaders have announced a $1.1 trillion omnibus appropriations spending bill to keep the government funded through fiscal 2016, but none of the Dodd-Frank Act reforms were included. Rep. Stephen Fincher (R-TN), the sponsor of the Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act …
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Economists at the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) have determined from the 2013 American Community Survey that the average age of U. S. construction workers is 42, one year older than the overall work force average, according to what constructiondive tells MHProNews. States with the highest median age of …
