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WDSU-TV tells MHProNews a manufactured home was blown onto Interstate 10 in southern Louisiana at the foot of the Twin Span, a major thoroughfare over Lake Pontchartrain that connects New Orleans and Slidell, LA. The driver said he was coming down off the bridge when a huge gust of wind […]
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ConstructionWeekOnline tells MHProNews Hawthorn Brook Group, which originally specialized in producing horse stables, is now also focusing on modular housing, and received its first contract in the region in Bahrain through its association with the Gulf Cooperation Council. Hawthorn’s Brian Fox says, “ Our products have a potential energy saving
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Capeazettevillagesoup says First State Manufactured Housing is once again offering $2,000 college scholarships to Delaware students who have lived in a manufactured home for over one year. Applicants will be judged on scholastic record, financial need, a 500 word essay and personal recommendations, and must file the Free Application for
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According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), the annual pace of 5.04 million existing homes sold in Nov. 2012 exceeded experts prediction of 4.9 million, and rose above the 4.76 million sold in Oct. and the 4.39 million in Nov. 2011. CNNMoney says it was the highest level since
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According to originationnews, for the week ending Dec. 20 Freddie Mac says the average rate for a 30 year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) rose by five basis points to 3.37 percent while the average 15-year FRM dropped one point to 2.65 percent. The average rate for a five-year Treasury-indexed hybrid adjustable
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Following a complaint by neighboring property owners that a manufactured home has been sited on a lot next to another home designated for one single-family home, the SapulpaHeraldOnline reports the Creek County Board of Commissioners in Oklahoma has authorized a letter be sent to the owner of the MH notifying
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SBWire reports from Texas more people are looking at modular homes than they did in 2011 in the Lone Star state. Modular Homes Network (MHN) says eight percent more than last year inquired about modular homes as an option. Although interest was up over all the state, the greatest concentration
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U.S. stocks moved slightly higher today even as the White House and Congress seem to be at loggerheads in trying to resolve the fiscal cliff problem. CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained +0.45 percent, +59.75 points, ending the day at 13,311.72. The Nasdaq moved up +0.20 percent, +6.02
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Nationalmortgagenews reports the national value of homes remains $5.8 trillion short of the $29.5 trillion peak from the third quarter of 2006, according to home-listing service Zillow Inc. As the housing market recovers from its worst slump in 75 years, house values advanced six percent this year, the first increase
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CrainsCleveland reports Freehold, New Jersey-based UMH Properties has acquired 125-site Olmsted Falls MHC in the southwestern suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio for $3.6 million. The 14-acre property in Olmsted Falls marks UMH’s second MHC acquisition this month just outside Cleveland. As MHProNews reported Dec. 4, 2012, it purchased 141-site Twin Oaks
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LowerProvidencePatch reports the Southeastern Pennsylvania American Red Cross delivered emergency preparedness and fire safety literature to 440 residents of four MHCs in Lower Providence Township, northwest of Philadelphia. Students at St. Gabriel’s Hall helped assemble the plastic bags containing the information which notes manufactured homes nationwide annually account for 17,700,
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The Hays Daily News from Hays, Kansas reports a housing needs assessment conducted this year reveals there is an abundance of higher-priced single-family homes while a definite shortage exists of affordable, entry-level, senior and student housing. For 2013, a task force comprised of local city officials and economic development personnel
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CNNMoney reports U.S. Census Bureau data indicates new home construction fell three percent from Oct. numbers but still was 21.6 percent above year-ago levels. The decline of new home construction to an annual pace of 861,000 units in November may be the result of Hurricane Sandy hitting the Northeast, which
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Although markets have made solid gains in the past few days, investors backed away today as they awaited an agreement from Washington to resolve the fiscal cliff dilemma. CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell -0.74 percent, -98.99 points, ending the day at 13,251.97. The Nasdaq moved down -0.33
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The Associated Press says outgoing Ind. Gov. Mitch Daniels is taking the recreational vehicle featured in his two gubernatorial campaigns on its final trip today. “RV One” will be driven from the statehouse in Indianapolis to Elkhart, Ind. where Gov. Daniels will donate it to the RV/MH Hall of Fame
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While many economists and analysts think the housing recovery will plod along and finally achieve “normalcy”, some saying not until 2020, other experts predict a housing boom will hit within two to three years. As CNNMoney tells MHProNews, Barclays Capital analyst Stephen Kim states, “In our view, the housing market
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The National Association for Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) reports builder confidence for new single-family homes rose two points in Dec. to 47, the highest level since April 2006. The HMI rates builders perceptions of market conditions based on current traffic, sales expectations for the next six months,
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GSNMagazine says the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is sponsoring a design competition for six different types of emergency housing units to address future disaster housing needs, and license the winning designs to the manufacturers of the homes. FEMA wants one, two and three bedroom homes to comply with the
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According to David Abromowitz of the Center for American Progress, while housing prices improve, indicating recovery in the housing market, one third of the U.S. population rent living quarters and face long-term affordability issues. With middle-class incomes stagnant and rents rising four percent this year because of a rental shortage,
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RVBusiness reports Sun Communities, Inc., through its subsidiary Sun Communities Operating Limited Partnership (SCOLP), has entered into an agreement to purchase 11 Morgan RV Resorts for $ 135 million. According to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), properties include Morgan Fiesta Key LLC, Virginia Tent LLC, Wagon
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