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As an indication the housing market may take longer to recover than hoped, CNNMoney reports new home sales fell 8.4% in June to a seasonally annual-adjusted rate (SAAR) of 350,000, following sales in May that hit a two year high, according to the Census Bureau. Housing market analysts expected sales […]
MHProNews has learned at a hearing on the Financial Services Oversight Council (FSOC), the “super committee” of regulators established as part of the Dodd-Frank Act to provide comprehensive monitoring of our nation’s financial system, House Financial Services Committee Chairman Spencer Bachus (R-AL) said there is little evidence the FSOC has
FSOC Regulators Losing Sight of Purpose Read More
Despite continuing worries about major European economies, AT&T and Boeing’s corporate returns helped buoy the Dow Jones Industrial Average as it moved up +58.73 points, +0.47%, to 12,676.05. CNNMoney reports the Nasdaq fell 0.31 percent to 2,854.24, while the S&P lost -0.03 percent to close at 1,337.90. The Yahoo! Finance
Housing Composite Gains More than Dow or Tracked Stocks Read More
The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR), in its continuing attempts for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to fully and properly implement the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 2000 which especially impacts the industry’s smaller businesses, sent a letter July 19, 2012 to HUD Assistant Secretary
MHARR to HUD: Respond to Affordable Housing Need, not Regulators Read More
LakesMail from Australia tells MHProNews a proposal to site 251 manufactured homes in Halekulani in New South Wales, southeastern Australia, will be determined by Wyong Shire councillors. The Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council, which owns the two sites proposed for the development on Lake Munmorah north of Sydney, says the
MH Development Proposed near Sydney, Australia Read More
Following up on a series of articles first published a year ago and last reported July 12, 2012, voicesnews says Garden Homes Management Corp. has resubmitted plans for 121 manufactured homes on 40.79 acres to the Oxford (Connecticut) Conservation Commission, Inland Wetlands Agency (CCIWA). Garden Homes has been denied approval
MH Developer Persists, Again Read More
DocStoc reports billionaire investor Sam Zell has donated $5 million to the University of Michigan, his alma mater, for a comprehensive entrepreneurial law clinic called ZEAL, the Zell Entrepreneurship and Law Program. Zell says: “My goal with entrepreneurial ventures at the university has always been to create cross-pollination across multiple
An informed source tell MHProNews that HUD has paid Administering Organization (AO) services provided by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). The source indicates that HUD plans to have phone and face to face meetings with MHCC (Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee) members before the end of the year. (Image credit:
HUD Pays, MHCC Back in Business Read More
According to OriginationNews, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) wants to standardize training so all loan originators meet the same requirements for fitness, character, and financial responsibility. The new standards would erase some of the differences between bank loan originators and state-licensed LOs created by Congress’ passage of the SAFE
Regulation would Standardize Loan Originator Training Read More
CNNMoney says gloom brought on by weak domestic manufacturing data and lingering fears about the economies of Spain and Greece, and now Italy, sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average down to 12,617.32, losing -104.14. points, -0.82 percent. The Nasdaq also fell, dropping -0.94 percent to 2,862.99, while the S&P lost
Housing Composite Falls More than Tracked Stocks Read More
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) reports in its latest monthly House Price Index nationwide home prices rose 3.7 percent May 2011 thru May 2012. Home prices rose only 0.8 percent from April to May, while the price increase for April from the previous month was revised downward from 0.8
Home Prices Creeping Back Up Read More
Following up on a story we last posted May 2, 2012 about modular medical units temporarily placed on a property to house loved ones with special needs, MHProNews has learned several states, including Virginia, New York, and California have enacted legislation to allow these units to override local regulations and
Zoning Changes Allow Modular Units Read More
MarketWatch reports Troy, Michigan-based Champion Home Builders, Inc. announces the acquisition of Athens Park Homes of Athens, Texas, a manufacturer of HUD Code and Park Model homes. Jack Lawless, Champion Homes CEO, says, “The acquisition of this respected company provides us with much needed additional capacity in Texas, where we
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DailyFinance tells MHProNews Credit Sesame says last year 35 percent of the 50 million U.S. mortgages qualified for refinancing but only 4.5 million borrowers did. Why? One reason, according to Kelli Dudley of DePaul University in Chicago, is “The mortgage foreclosure fiasco has had a major mental health cost for
Borrowers Lose by not Refinancing Read More
In an attempt for the government sponsored enterprises (GSEs) to standardize data on appraisals and mortgages, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have adopted the Uniform Loan Delivery Dataset (ULDD), part of the larger Uniform Mortgage Data Program, whereby lenders are using a common language in reference to the loans and
Lingua Mortgage Standardized for GSEs Read More
As Spain’s economy contracted for the third quarter in a row and investors fear a wholesale bail-out will be necessary to stabilize the Eurozone’s fourth largest economy, all three indexes closed lower on the day. CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell with a thud at the beginning of
Dow Drops, Housing Stocks Close Mixed Read More
ADN reports the Dayton Daily News in Ohio says only about 6,000 of the 140,700 eligible Ohioans who received foreclosure notices 2009-2010 have asked for a review of their case despite the possibility of receiving up to $125,000 if the borrower was not in default when the foreclosure process began.
Foreclosed Homeowners in Ohio Reluctant to Respond Read More
In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Seattle World’s Fair that featured a modular home built by the U.S. Plywood Association termed the “American Home of the Immediate Future”, mothernaturenetwork says Habitat for Humanity is constructing a 1,400 square foot modular home incorporating the newest in green technology for
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MHProNews has learned from azstarnet study by researchers at UCLA in California have determined that after studying 1.6 million homes sold in California from 2007 to early 2012, all other variables constant, a green certification label on a house adds nine percent to its selling value. In areas where there
Green Labeling of Homes Adds to Value Read More
MailTribune from southern Oregon tells MHProNews students from Southern Oregon University are proposing an overhaul to the city government’s 20 year-old manufacturing housing code to allow MH to be erected with less restrictions which could also add to the affordable housing stock in Ashland, OR. As presented to the Ashland
Proposed Changes in MH Regulations in Oregon Read More
