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Good economic growth news from Germany was tempered by the failure of the Greek politicians to come with a coalition government, with investors fearing that if Greece does not make its debt payments next month, it could trigger multiple problems for the Eurozone. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell one-half […]
All Three Indexes Fall; Most Tracked Housing Stocks Follow Suit Read More
The U.S. Dept. Of Energy has contributed $600,000 to Southern New Hampshire Services project to weatherize 100 homes in Exeter’s four MHC Co-ops. The Regional Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Fund through the N.H. Public Utilities Commission is donating $2 million for the program to expand to 425 homes in 20
NH Program Helps MH Residents Save Energy Read More
InsuranceNewsNet says Don Glisson, Jr. Chairman and CEO of Triad Financial Services has been appointed to the Board of Governors of the state-run Citizens Property Insurance Corp. by Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater. Citizens offers insurance to homeowners who cannot obtain coverage through private markets, many of whom live
Triad CEO Glisson Appointed to Board Read More
The UpperMacungiePatch says the Upper Macungie Township Zoning Board in southeast Pennsylvania voted to approve variances allowing a larger manufactured home to replace a smaller one. The current pre-HUD Code home measures 12 feet by 60 feet. MHProNews.com has learned the new multi-section is 27 feet four inches by 60
Board Approves Larger MH Read More
As part of the agreement it signed last year with Killam Properties of Canada, Kuwait Finance House (KFH) announces it has acquired its second residential property in Canada, the 146 unit Kanata Lakes Apartments in Ottawa, for $42.5 million. As ArabianBusiness tells MHProNews.com, the first joint venture with Killam was
Killam Partners with Overseas Company Read More
HousingWire says after a year of investigation, the House Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will decide Wednesday, May 16 whether to subpoena additional program records from the Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) concerning reportedly wasteful spending in the HOME Investment Partnership Program. The Washington Post reported last year over
Program Documents Wanted from HUD Read More
PRWeb says International Insurance Group, Inc. (IIGI) has created a website to inform consumers of unique insurance risks and coverages for owners and landlords in the MH and RV market. The interactive website allows searches of and quotes from different insurance providers, as well as the opportunity to customize the
Buy MH Insurance Online Read More
Investors worries abut the financial and political landscape in the Eurozone and concerns for the U.S. banking system in light of JPMorgans’ loss of $2 billion, dropped the Dow Jones Industrial Average -0.98 percent, -125.25 points, to close at 12,695.35. CNNMoney also reports the Nasdaq dropped -1.06 percent to 2,902.58,
Nobility Shines, Most Tracked Housing Stocks Decline Read More
loansafe reports from Billings, Montana, the city is experiencing a housing boom due to its proximity to the oil boom in western North Dakota. With wome oil field employees working a two-week on and two-week off schedule, Billings is a short plane ride away. The average price for a single-family
Oil Field Fuels Building in Billings Read More
As follow-up to a story we posted March 16, 2012, a developer, Dan Coen, had proposed two modular housing developments comprised of 31 four and eight-person living quarters to house oil and gas workers in the energy boom now hitting the Carrollton County, Ohio area. Land that leased for $5
City Turns Back Modular Housing Bid Read More
LenConnect in Adrian, Michigan informs MHProNews.com Mid Star Home Builders of Cement City, MI has taken on a new owner. Shelly Saunders is joining her husband, Scott, in operating their Ritz Craft licensed modular home business, which also has a location in Coldwater in southern MI. Scott started the business
Keeping it in the Family Read More
RegisteredRep says, according to recent data from the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University, 80 percent of Americans over 65 are homeowners, and the Census Bureau notes 65 percent are mortgage free. At the same time, The Urban Institute has determined that 40 percent of those born 1956
Retirement Crisis Looming? Read More
According to a 2012 Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan survey for consumer sentiment, the index improved from 76.4 in April to 77.8 May 2012, the highest rating since Jan. 2008. RVBusiness tells MHProNews.com the drop in energy prices reduced U.S. producer prices which also eased inflationary pressure. Nearly twice the respondents
Consumers up for Spending? Read More
WisconsinRapidsTribune says Ferkey Builders in Saratoga, WI just needs approval from the Saratoga Town Board to build an over-50 modular housing community of 40 homes clustered around seven cul-de-sacs. In order for this and another project to go forward, ordinances dealing with lot sizes had to be amended, which the
50 and Older Modular Housing Community Read More
A May 7 email from the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) recounts a letter sent April 26, 2012 from the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) concerning an increase in design values for Southern Yellow Pine to take effect June 1, 2012. MHARR’s response to HUD says HUD needs
HUD Yields on Enforcing New Standard Read More
The rise of consumer confidence to a four-year high and the stability of the inflation rate in April overshadowed the $2 billion trader loss at JPMorgan. CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average nudged down 34.51 points, just over a quarter of a percent, to end the week at 12,820.53
Cavco Rises, Skyline Falls, Nobility Snoozes Read More
As follow-up to a story we posted May 3, 2012, after a very long debate, the Delaware Senate finally passed Senate Bill 205 that limits rent increases in MHCs to changes in the consumer price index (CPI). Higher increases would need to be approved by an advisory board to the
DE Senate Passes “Rent Control” Read More
TheChronicleHerald in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada says P.J.C. Land Developments Ltd., headed by Paul R. Norwood, has proposed a retirement village of 350 modular homes just northeast of Halifax in Lake Echo. Sited in 50 clusters of seven homes each, Maple Leaf Homes of Fredericton will manufacture the homes, which
Modular Home Retirement Village Proposed Read More
Reuters reports Standard and Poor’s Rating Services has assigned its senior debt rating of AA+ to Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation (BHFC) $1.6 billion note offering. The rating is actually based on parent company Berkshire Hathaway’s “extremely strong competitive position, very strong earnings, very strong liquidity position, and conservative financial leverage.”
Vanderbilt Mortgage Offering Read More
HousingWire reports the Labor Department says the number of Americans filing jobless claims fell to 367,000 the week ending May 5, 1,000 fewer than the previous week. This pales in comparison to the week ending April 28 when claims fell 27,000. The four week moving average hit 279,000, 5,250 fewer
