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UPI says Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett told stockholders gathered at the company’s annual meeting in Omaha his successor will have a sharp eye for profitable long-term investments, good negotiating skills at making large-scale deals to benefit the stockholders, while sticking to a solid investment strategy. Although share prices of […]
Buffett Not Naming Successor Read More
Although Florida’s shadow inventory decreased nine percent from Q1 2010 to the end of 2011, the 550,000 units still account for almost one-third of the nation’s underwater inventory of 1.6 million properties, according to CoreLogic. In its study, Florida Realtors says 28 percent of the state’s homes as of Feb.
Florida Flooded with Shadow Inventory Read More
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Department of the Treasury, in their April 2012 housing scorecard, report mortgage delinquencies are significantly below levels of a year ago, having declined four straight months; and sales of existing homes in the first quarter were 5.3 percent better
Housing Outlook Promising, but Still Mixed Read More
CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average bounced back from losses early in the day as investors sifted for the significance of leadership change in France and Greece. The Dow nudged down 29.74 points, -0.23 percent, remaining just above thirteen thousand at 13,008.53. The Nasdaq gained slightly, +0.05 percent, to
Dow Recovers Early Losses; Louisiana Pacific Rises Nicely Read More
In the near future you will be able to know when your children receive visitors to your home in Tennessee while you are on a cruise ship in the Mediterranean. Applying rapidly evolving technology to home building, Honda Motor Co. is evaluating two test homes in Japan that run on
You Cannot Drive Your House Yet, but….. Read More
Ruth Clayton, 97, the mother of Clayton Homes founder Jim Clayton, died Wed., May 2 at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, according to KnoxNews. Grandson Kevin Clayton, CEO of Clayton Homes, said his grandmother’s strong work ethic was an inspiration to the whole family. She is survived
Passages—Ruth Clayton Read More
DoylestownPatch reports from the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, HB 1767, sponsored by Rep. Robert Freeman, D-Northampton, dictates the responsibilities of an MHC owner during the sale of an MHC under the Manufactured Home Community Rights Act. Up for second consideration this week, MHProNews.com has learned the measure also denotes the
PA House Measure Deals with MH Read More
While the severest of weather cannot stop delivery of the U.S. Mail, residents of Airway Mobile Home Community in Oak Lawn on the south side of Chicago have learned cars or other obstacles that block their mailboxes may detour their mail to a post office for pick-up. SouthtownStarSun-Times reports a
Mail Delivery a Problem at MHC Read More
The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports mortgage companies added 2,700 full-time employees in March and another 2,800 in April, bringing employment in the mortgage and brokerage sector to 267,600 in March, almost 3,000 more employees than in Feb. of this year. OriginationNews tells MHProNews.com while employment in
Mortgage Firms add Workers Read More
A segment on National Public Radio (NPR) highlights the problem MHC residents may face if the MHC owner decides to sell his community, causing residents to lose a home that may no longer be mobile, and thus their financial investment. Where some people may see this as a huge boulder
Community Ownership of Communities Read More
CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 168 points on news of tepid job growth for April, losing -1.27 percent, to end the week at 13,038.27 The Nasdaq lost even more, -2.25 percent to drop below the 3,000 mark at 2,956.34, while the S&P also closed down, -1.61 percent,
Mfg. Housing Composite Drops nearly Five Percent Read More
BloombergNews reports non-farm employment grew by only 115,000 in April, according to the Labor Dept., just enough to reduce the unemployment rate by .01 percent, down to 8.1. That brought the three month average increase down to 176,000 a month, a drop from the 252,000 average in February. However, the
Job Growth Shrinking, Congress Gridlocked, Federal Reserve to the Rescue? Read More
Following the $25 billion settlement reached in March with mortgage servicers, Ohio’s attorney general Mike DeWine has begun granting $75 million of Ohio’s $335 million to local governments for demolishing abandoned homes. According to what HousingWire tells MHproNews.com, Ohio’s 10,000 dilapidated homes are pulling down home prices and turning away
Ohio Demolishing Blighted Homes Read More
In a letter to MPNnow, a resident of Gypsum Mills Estates in Victor, New York just south of Rochester states the 520 senior homeowners in the MHC are being unduly taxed by the town assessor. Stephen G. Poyzer says property assessments have increased an average of 24 percent. Noting that
Assessment on MH Unbalanced, says Resident Read More
MarketWatch says Beazer Homes USA, Inc., one of the ten largest single-family home builders in the nation, announced its entry into the home rental market on a large scale in select markets. Beazer has contributed almost 200 single-family homes in Phoenix and Las Vegas to a newly-formed real estate investment
Beazer Bursts onto Rental Scene Read More
In Freddie Mac’s weekly primary market survey, the average rate for a 30-year fixed rate mortgage (FRM) fell to 3.84% from 3.88% a week earlier, marking a new low, according to OriginationNews. The previous low was 3.87% for the week ending Feb. 9. The 15-year FRM also fell to a
FRMs Drop to New Lows Read More
Sys-ConMedia reports 29,000 cooperative businesses nationwide will be represented when 150 leaders of the National Cooperative Business Association (NCBA) gather at the White House May 4 with top policy makers to discuss their roles in job creation and business development in their communities. Liz Bailey, CEO of NCBA says cooperatives
Co-ops Descend on White House Read More
All three indexes edged down on anticipated tepid news about the job market report due to be released tomorrow, and the downturn of the service sector of the economy for April. CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged down -0.47 percent, -61.98 points, to end the day at 13,206.59.
Most Tracked Housing Stocks Follow Dow Down Read More
MHProNews.com has learned from MyrtleBeachonline two South Carolina men were each sentenced to three years in federal prison for falsifying loan applications to banks to obtain mortgages on manufactured homes that were never delivered. Conway, SC MH dealer Glenn Vaught and mortgage broker Michael Fortenberry provided false documentation to obtain
MH Fraud Crime Results in Doing Time Read More
A bill in the Delaware Senate’s Small Business Committee would require MHC owners to justify rents that change more than the cost-of-living, with a decision rendered by the Governor’s Advisory Council on Manufactured Housing. Residents of Aspen Meadows MHC, many of them seniors, took 150 signatures in support of Senate
Bill Could Impede MHC Owners’ Net Read More
