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The etruth in Elkhart County, Indiana says business leaders are cautiously optimistic about the future given business expansion and new jobs, but concerns remain about the increase in fuel costs that ultimately will be passed on to consumers that could drag the economy back down. Despite the 12.1 percent unemployment […]
Is the Recovery Spinning Down? Read More
ATCO Structures and Logistics of Alberta, Canada, is opening its third plant in the U.S., a 200,000 square foot facility in Pocatello, Idaho to meet growing demands for its modular buildings, according to IndustryWeek. Over 150 plumbers, electricians, and carpenters, plus office staff and additional production workers will be employed
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Mashable tells MHProNews.com the future of urban architecture will be the development of sustainable, modular, and immediate construction utilizing a contour crafting machine that can crank out one square foot of a cement compound in 20 seconds. University of Southern California Professor Berokh Khoshnevis, director of the Center for Rapid
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Most stocks closed lower Wednesday with the Dow off more than 100 points. While most watched manufactured housing stocks also closed lower, the Yahoo Finance Manufactured Housing Composite Value recorded a small gain. Closing lower were Affiliated Managers Group, down $1.91 (1.66 percent) to 113.28; Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and
Stocks Lower, Yahoo Index Shows Small Gain Read More
Indexes including the Dow and Yahoo Finance Manufactured Housing Composite closed lower Tuesday as fed minutes deflated market expectations. Closing lower with the broader markets were Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire Hathaway, down $366 (.27 percent)
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U.S. and Chinese manufacturing data helped stocks get off to a good start Monday. The Dow gained four tenths of one percent and the Yahoo Finance Manufactured Housing Composite Index gained more than one percent. Rising with markets Monday were Affiliated Managers Group, up 1.66 (1.48 percent) to $113.47; Clayton
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The Dow moved higher Friday and logged its best quarterly gain in almost 14 years. For the quarter, the Dow jumped 8.14 percent, the S&P 500 surged 12.00 percent, and the Nasdaq soared 18.67 percent. The Yahoo Finance Manufactured Housing Composite Index also gained three quarters of a percent. Manufactured
Stocks Gain, Log Recent Quarterly Milestones Read More
Stocks spent most of the day in the red, but the Dow managed to log a small gain by the closing bell. Manufactured Housing stocks, however saw no such turn-a-round and lost much of what they gained Wednesday. The Yahoo Finance Manufactured Housing Composite Value closed down 2.4 percent. Stocks
Stocks Up 20 Points, Composite Index Drops Read More
OriginationNews tells MHProNews.com Peter Carroll, the acting assistant director for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in charge of the Office of Mortgage Markets, is examining the Federal Reserve’s loan officer (LO) compensation rule. Jurisdiction for the rule was moved to the CFPB in July 2011 from the Fed’s control
CFPB Examining Loan Officer Compensation Rule Read More
As follow-up to a story we published Feb. 24, 2012, homeowners in the 17 MHCs in Oceanside, California who have homesites under rent control might see their rents rise by 2.25 percent as of July 1, the NCTimes tells MHProNews.com. According to the rent control ordinance of 1984, community owners
MHC Residents May See Rents Rise Read More
Stocks closed lower Wednesday following a decline in energy prices, but the Yahoo Finance Manufactured Housing Composite Index ended the day nearly three percent higher. Individual stocks that logged gains include Clayton Homes, Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, as well as MH home-building, lending and other housing suppliers parent company Berkshire
Stocks Decline, Manufactured Housing Index Rises Read More
7ThSpaceInteractive reports from eastern North Carolina 76 of the 194 families who received Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) manufactured homes following Hurricane Irene in Aug. 2011 have been able to move into permanent homes. At first, the FEMA homes were not allowed to be sited in low-lying hazard areas given
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Devereaux Homes and Developments in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada is busy assembling multi-unit modular apartments at Sky Harbour Estates. CEO Denis Jones says while single-family and two story modular building has been around a long time, it’s only recently the technology has been applied to multi-unit developments. Upon completion, Sky Harbour
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The California Association of Realtors (CAR) says pending home sales increased for the second straight month in Feb. Equity sales comprised 51.1 percent of home sales in Feb., a slight increase from 49.9 percent the prior month, and 44.8 percent a year ago. According to NationalMortgageNews distressed property sales statewide
California Housing Numbers Improve Incrementally Read More
ParkingNetwork tells MHProNews.com private equity real estate investment firm Green Courte Partners announces the appointment of Marnie Helfand as managing director. Having joined Green Courte in 2008 as a senior associate, she was promoted to Vice President, Capital Markets in 2009, and in her new post she will lead the
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OriginationNews tells MHProNews.com FHA-backed single-family mortgages fell almost ten percent in Feb. from the previous month as lenders originated $16.5 billion in loans. According to HUD, lenders originated $8.4 billion of FHA loans and $6.8 billion of refinanced loans. Purchases fell 18 percent from January. Funding of reverse mortgages totaled
Single-family Loans Fall in Feb. Read More
SeekingAlpha reports the manufactured housing industry sub-sector is the smallest sector in the FTSE NAREIT Index. MHProNews.com says the Index has different methods to rate the performance of commercial real estate investment and property sectors. It notes as of the end of Feb. 2012, there were 126 equity REITs (real
REIT Investment Offers Good Return Read More
As home prices fell for the fifth consecutive month, hitting their lowest point since Q4 2002, investors shied away from urging the market higher. CNNMoney tells MHProNews.com all three markets lost ground today, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -43.90 points, -0.33 percent, to close at 13,197.73. The Nasdaq
Investors Cautious, Housing Stocks Mixed, Patrick Gains Read More
At a League of Women Voters (LWV) forum on affordable housing in Midland, Texas, it was noted the housing shortage is evidenced in the availability of only 150 homes for sale in this west-central city of over 100,000. A one bedroom apartment now costs $900/month, and the increase each time
In a press release, MarketWatch says NADAguides Manufactured Housing CONNECT provides instant valuation of homes from 1963-2012, in a web-based application, with adjustments for geographic location, community and loan valuation guidelines, condition, accessories, and repairs needed. The guide helps lenders, retailers and community owners evaluate MH. The release says NADAguides
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