The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reports pending home sales reached its highest level in 19 months, increasing 7.3 percent from Oct. to Nov. 2011. Measuring mortgage contracts signed as an indicator of possible home closings, the index reached 100.1 in November, 5.9 percent higher than the 94.5 index last […]
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From Oregon and the North Coast Citizen, a letter to the editor shares the pain of Jeff Schlip Nehalem whose son had to find close to $1,500 to pay a tax levied by the school district there in order to place a manufactured home in the district. “Recently my son,
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From Housing Predictor, MHProNews.com has learned that record high prices farmers are being paid for crops in the Mid-West are pressuring home prices and inflating values there. According to the article, in 2012 15 states will witness at least some cities with inflating home prices. This is largely due to
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Mortgage company PHH Corp. watched its stock fall nearly 15 percent last week after Standard and Poor’s Rating Services downgraded the company’s credit and unsecured debt from BB+ to BB-, according to HousingWire. S & P does not think PHH can repay the $423 million in debt due in March
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MHProNews.com learned from CNNMoney that new home sales rose in November. The report, released by the U.S. Census Friday, indicates the annualized rate of 315,000 is up 1.6 percent compared with the revised October rate of 310,000 and 9.8 percent higher than November 2010. It all may be adding up
HousingWire reports the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) says while mortgage delinquencies stabilized in the third quarter, foreclosures climbed 21.1 percent from the last quarter as mortgage servicers rolled back the reprieve imposed in late 2010, following disclosure of the robo-signing controversy. New foreclosures fell 11.8 percent
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MHProNews.com has learned from the Maine Public Broadcasting Network that Katahdin Cedar Log Homes has won a contract to supply China with factory-built homes. The initial building will be a 10,000 square- foot reception center on the shores of a man-made lake in Chengdu, in Southwest China, to serve as
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OriginationNews tells MHProNews that after a two-year study, a Columbus, Ohio-based insurance company has introduced the Home Value Protection(HVP) plan to offer a modicum of protection to homeowners interested in refinancing or taking on a new mortgage. In light of the negative equity many homeowners face, Home Value Insurance Co.
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MHProNews.com has learned from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) that existing-home sales rose again in November and remain above a year ago. The latest monthly data shows total existing-home sales increased 4.0 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.42 million in November from 4.25 million in October,
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BostonGlobe reports three potential candidates have been identified as possible monitors to make sure banks comply with any settlement of a nationwide foreclosure probe. In the wake of disclosures that mortgage companies were using faulty documents to seize homes during the foreclosure process, all 50 states began investigations. The monitor
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MHProNews has learned from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) reports that production of single-family homes and apartments rose in November 9.3 percent to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 685,000 units, the highest pace since October 2008. The primary impetus from the increase came from the multifamily sector which
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MHProNews has learned that theMHARR Board officials and staff met on December 14, 2011 with Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) President Theodore W. Tozer to discuss the securitization requirements that have limited FHA (Federal Housing Administration) Title I manufactured housing loans. Currently, GNMA requires a minimum net worth of $10
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MHProNews has learned from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) that builder confidence in the market for new, single-family homes rose for the third month in a row. This marks the first time that has happened since mid-2009, bringing the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) to 21, its
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In a follow-up to a story we last reported on Nov. 2, 2011, IslandPacket reports from Bluffton, South Carolina, the six modular homes designated as affordable housing are nearing completion and should be available for prospective homebuyers to tour the new homes in January. Twenty applications have been received from
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ThePostandCourier tells MHProNews the Southern Palms MHC in Ladson, South Carolina, just north of Charleston is promoting Cottage homes of 1,056 to 1,400 square feet for vacationers and those seeking smaller dwellings. Owned by Jensen Communities of Connecticut, which operates 30 MHCs in eight states, the age 55-plus community offers
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Following up on a story we published Nov. 14, 2011, OmahaWorld-Telegram reports the oil boom in North Dakota continues to have positive repercussions for area MH producers. The York, Nebraska, Champion Home Builders plant has doubled its production staff since summer to 150, and intends to hire another 50 early
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Realtors concluded this week they’ve been over-counting home sales for years. According to a CNBC Report, the National Association of Realtors revealed that some properties counted were listed more than once, and in some instances, new home sales were also captured. The result- the inventory and sales data since 2007
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HousingWire reports Zillow says home values declined in October 0.3 percent from the previous month. Home values have declined 23.7 percent since 2007, and on a year-over-year basis, the Zillow home value index fell 5.1 percent to $147,900. On a regional basis, of the 156 metropolitan statistical areas covered by
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NationalMortgageNews reports Republican Senators want the Obama administration to more forcefully strengthen the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) before confirming Carol Galante to head the agency. They also seek a plan for dealing with GSEs (government -sponsored enterprises) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Sen. Jim Demint, (R-SC), leveling charges at Ms.
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According to the News-Journal, a one thousand acre site in Ormond Beach, Florida, is once again rankling feathers. Turned down ten years ago as an MHC, $150,000 homes were supposed to be built, but none were. The developer has returned asking for an amendment to the agreement with Volusia County,
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