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Rapoza Associations reports nearly 30 percent of all rural households, which covers some 7.3 million families, are either unaffordable, overcrowded or substandard. Over 47 percent of all rural households are spending more than 30 percent of the their income on rent, which classifies them as cost-burdened; and almost 50 percent […]
Affordable Rentals Rare in Rural America Read More
The momentum of the housing recovery, despite tight credit, rising prices and low inventory, is in its early stages of recovery, and panelists at the Bipartisan Policy Center’s conference say the Federal Reserve’s bond-buying program should continue. “There is a cyclical and structural nature to the problem,” reports Paul Weech
Housing Market Continues to Expand Read More
Top managers of Greensboro, North Carolina-based Phoenix Housing Group (PHG), a manufactured and modular housing retailer in North and South Carolina, have been charged with selling more than 1,100 homes in North Carolina financed with fraudulently-secured government backed loans, resulting in millions of dollars in losses to federal loan programs.
Carolina Lender Closed due to Fraudulent Activities Read More
All three indexes advanced modestly but the bigger stories concerned Apple, J.C. Penney and the suit field by the Justice Department to block the $11 billion merger of U. S. Airways and American Airlines. CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average nudged up +31.33 points, +0.20 percent, to close at
Most Tracked Housing Stocks Fall; Three Major Indexes Advance Read More
Residents at Brookside Mobile Home Park complaining about rising rents in their community has led to a state bill authorizing rent and eviction control rules in Acushnet, Massachusetts. Town Meeting members approved a home rule petition in June, 2012 that established a rent control board to oversee the town’s four
Rent Control for Town Passed by State House Read More
Housing affordability slipped nationwide as home prices in recovering markets rose during the second quarter, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index (HOI). Of all new and existing homes sold in the first quarter of 2013, 73.7 percent were affordable to families earning
Housing Market Improves; Policy Challenges Await Read More
Updating a story MHProNews posted April 17, 2013 regarding two Vermont schools competing in the U. S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon in California October 3-13, a send-off event is slated at the Statehouse in Montpelier for the teams and their modular homes Sept. 10. Two of only 20 student
Modular Homes Competing in Solar Decathlon Read More
In its National Delinquency Survey, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reports homes across the country in some type of financial distress fell in the second quarter to 10.1 percent from 11.6 percent a year ago. Nationwide the average foreclosure rate was 3.3 percent in Q2 2013, although Florida hit the
Housing Stock in Trouble Drops Read More
Noting that New Zealand is facing a housing shortage, Alistair Helm says the Labour and National political parties are not doing enough to ease the problem, especially in helping younger and first-time home buyers obtain financing. He suggests lowering the down payment to five percent, in particular because he says
Zeal for Modular Housing in Auckland Read More
While the Republican-led House Financial Services Committee is supporting legislation to totally eliminate Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from the mortgage business with no government interference , the Democrat-majority Senate Banking Committee says the government needs to be a backstop to make certain borrowers of modest means can continue to
Discarding Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac = A Nightmare Read More
Continuing concerns about the possibility of a Federal Reserve pullback on its bond-buying support of the economy has investors stepping back from the market, resulting in the three major indexes moving very little either way. CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average nudged down -5.83 points, -0.04 percent, to close
Skyline Rises, Patrick Drops, Three Major Indexes Budge Read More
Three months since Barry Swegle allegedly drove his bulldozer through a manufactured housing community east of Port Angeles, Washington, damaging or destroying four homes and other property, he remains in jail in lieu of a $1 million bond, while those impacted by his actions continue to rebuild their lives. A
Bulldozer Roars through Manufactured Housing Community Read More
In Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, a modular disaster recovery center has replaced a one-time helipad that served the directors of the communications company Vodaphone Mozambique. With land at a premium in the capital city, the center is located atop a five-story building adjoining Vodaphone’s 14-story office building. The three
Modules House African Communications Center Read More
Responding to the onset of numerous modular housing projects now underway in New York City, Samuel C. Florman, Chairman of Kreisler Borg Florman General Construction Co., notes that George Romney (Mitt Romney’s father) promoted prefabricated housing as Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in 1969-1973. Writing
Construction Company Head Slams Modular Housing Read More
Modular homes are being planned for the Village of Wellow on the Isle of Wight in the United Kingdom. Part of a larger development that will include site-built homes, the modular units will be single-story and utilize natural materials to better blend into the environment. Developer Neil Payne says, “Modular
Development in United Kingdom to include Modular Homes Read More
Students at Mountain View and Evergreen High Schools in Clark County, Washington collaborated to build a modular home for Habitat for Humanity that a single-mother and her two sons will move into in September. Each school literally built half of the 1,100 square foot home, and the students will receive
Modular Home Built by High School Students Read More
In its continuing attempts to amend rules that inhibit lending to the manufactured housing market, the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) says the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released additional rules that exempt loans on existing manufactured homes (excluding real estate) from Dodd-Frank appraisal requirements. There is already an existing rule
Manufactured Housing Industry Gains in Easing Lending Restrictions Read More
The market ended the week on the downside, with all three indexes in the red, although stocks have still gained between 18% and 23% on the year. CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -72.81 points, -0.47 percent, to close at 15,425.51. The Nasdaq fell -0.25 percent, -9.01 points
Three Major Indexes and Most Tracked Housing Stocks Fall Read More
The Dutchess County Legislature’s Public Safety Committee in Poughkeepsie, New York has been paying other county jail systems for housing inmates, but County Executive Marcus Molinaro wants to use some of the budgeted funds for temporary modular housing. According to midhudsonnews, he says this will achieve short-term savings until long-term
County Seeks Modular Jail Facility Read More
Manufactured Housing Community Lake Erie MHP, LLC in Fredonia, New York is donating $250 to the United Way of Northern Chautauqua County for each home sold in its community, and presented the organization with a check for $1,000. The former McClenathan’s Mobile Home Park in Fredonia, in far western NY
Land Lease Community Donates to United Way Read More
