From Alabama, AL.com reports that a town formed in 2009 to stave off annexation may be unraveling due to a controversy over manufactured homes. About five months ago, at the height of the Gulf Oil Spill, more than three dozen neighbors petitioned to secede from the town limits. The catalyst […]
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Serving as leading indicators for the sector, two composite multifamily indices produced from NAHB’s survey of multifamily builders and property managers showed improvement in the third quarter of 2010. The NAHB Multifamily Production Index (MPI) increased to a value of 35.6, up from the 26.6 level reported for the second
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From Massachusetts, Wicked Local Carver reports that some manufactured home owners there may be able to keep their sheds free of additional assessment. Residents of Cranberry Village were warned the town wanted to add the value of sheds and outbuildings to the community’s overall assessment. A petition lead to legislation,
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A new study released today by Fannie Mae finds that most Americans — both those who currently own their homes and those who rent — strongly aspire to own a home and to maintain homeownership, despite ongoing turmoil in the housing market. However, demographic trends such as fewer married couples
Homeownership Still Popular, Renting on the Rise Read More
Stocks started the day with a small rally on news of improvement on the employment front. It was short-lived, however. The Dow was in a state of modest decline through most of the day, recovering later and moving close to green just before close, but not quite getting there. The
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It looks like Champion is joining the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR). Two independent, reliable sources have told MHMSM.com that Champion has applied to join the organization. According to its website, Champion is a leader in the manufactured housing industry and one of the largest modular homebuilders in
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By Office of Congressman Spencer Bachus Congressman Spencer Bachus (AL-6), Chairman-elect of the House Financial Services Committee, announced his appointments for committee leadership positions in the 112th Congress Thursday. In addition to naming the vice chairman and subcommittee leaders, Bachus announced plans to modify subcommittee jurisdictions to promote a more
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Stocks closed up 13 points mid-week after staying close to the even mark all day. The Manufactured Housing Composite Value was off half of one percent. Some manufactured housing and related stocks suffered significant losses, on a percentage basis anyway. Global Diversified Industries was off more than 50 percent to
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From the San Luis Obispo Tribune comes a story about scaling down and stepping up into a manufactured home. The article features retirees Saul and Carol Goldberg who downsized to Avila Beach’s San Luis Bay Estates, an upscale community of manufactured homes. Residents own their lots and a homeowners association
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From Maryland comes a story from Southern Maryland Newspapers Online about plans to increase density in a manufactured home community there. According to a recent report from the county’s Department of Planning and Growth Management, Charles County needs to make more homes available for residents who earn between $30,000 and
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The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey Wednesday for the week ending December 3, 2010. The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, decreased 0.9 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week earlier. On an unadjusted basis, the Index increased 22.8
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From Bloomberg we find a fiscal flood from taxpayers seeking to lower property-tax bills, which threatens to swamp local government budgets across the U.S. From Los Angeles to Atlantic City Bloomberg finds property owners are demanding lower taxes after real-estate values plunged. U.S. home prices are 30 percent below their
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Housing may seem like it’s in the tank, but a look by Forbes at markets over the last decade tells a different story. The magazine reports that the value of a square foot of housing in the U.S. is up 58 percent from its January 2000 level. New York performed
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HousingWire reports that double-digit declines in the mortgage delinquency rate for all 50 states will occur through next year, according to TransUnion. The company expects the national mortgage delinquency rate to fall by about one-fifth to 4.98 percent by the end of 2011. The company projects the rate at 6.21
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Construtech ran an article about smart appliances coming to the construction industry from General Electric. GE Appliances & Lighting plans to launch a portfolio of products that provide insight into energy usage across the home. The article says through a series of products that leverage connected technologies, such as smart
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UPI.com reports that there may be a large shadow inventory of foreclosed homes in the American Heartland. The reason: no data is collected from small lenders or lenders that operate exclusively in rural areas. Homeowners in the heartland struggle with many of the same factors that plague urban and suburban
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A U.S. mortgage sub-sector historically known for its problematic performance has emerged as one of its more stable performers, according to Fitch Ratings in a new report. The manufactured housing sector has experienced very slight increases in loss severities, net loss rates and 60-day delinquencies over the last year. This
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With plans to change the Mortgage Interest Deduction (MID) being presented to Congress in hopes of reducing the federal budget deficit, MHMSM.com, along with homebuilders, industry and realtor groups is urging the maintenance of the benefit in its full potency. “The owners of manufactured homes, like all homeowners, benefit from
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Stocks fluctuated throughout the day Monday as oil prices hovered at a two-year high and silver hit a 30-year high. The Dow ended down about 20 points. The Manufactured Housing Composite Value moved up a percentage point, however, as some companies added to their share price. Deer Valley added 14
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Solar Village Homes of Boulder, Colorado announced recently it has chosen Epoch Homes to manufacture the Solar Village line of energy-efficient systems-built homes. Epoch will build the Solar Village Prefab Homes in the six New England states, New York and New Jersey. “Epoch Homes is proud to add these cost
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