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From Mississippi, the Lauren Leader-Call reports that several residents of Ellisville have received new modular homes with the help of the town’s HOME Investment Partnership grant. Ellisville was awarded $188,233 by HUD to reconstruct the homes. The article notes program funds are allocated to units of general local government on […]
Home Grant Brings New Modulars to Mississippi Community Read More
From the Bismark Tribune we learn that the town of Killdeer, ND has signed a letter of intent to sell some commercial property it owns to Pinnacle Equity, of Bismark, to develop a court for 30 single-wide manufactured homes. The land will require a conditional use permit. The article indicates
North Dakota to See New MH Community Read More
The online bargain fashion site known as Gilt.com is offering a $12,500 prefab home, accoding to an item in the New York Daily News. According to the report, the members-only discount site teamed up with Dwell and Turkel Design to offer the homes at a price reduced from $25,000. A
Gilt.com Offers $12K Prefab Home Read More
The credit quality of first-lien mortgages serviced by large national banks and thrifts remained steady during the third quarter of 2010, but the pace of foreclosures increased, according to a report released Wednesday. The quarterly report by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Office of
Report Shows Mortgage Performance Steady, Foreclosures Jump Read More
Social media is a place to socialize with friends and family, but it’s also a great place to let your friends know about your favorite products. To do that, users become a fan of product and service pages. We took a look Wednesday to see who was on Facebook from
Factory-Built Housing on Facebook Read More
The Manufactured Housing Composite Value moved down modestly Tuesday after two days of gains. Most manufactured housing and related stocks closed lower. The exceptions were Cavco and UMH Properties, which posted modest gains. Walker and Dunlop, a company that helps finance the purchase of manufactured housing communities, posted gains Wednesday,
Dow Gains, MH Stocks Decline Read More
Data through October 2010, released Tuesday by Standard & Poor’s for its S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, the leading measure of U.S. home prices, show a deceleration in the annual growth rates in 18 of the 20 MSAs and the 10- and 20-City Composites in October compared to what was reported
New Lows for U.S. Home Prices Read More
MHMSM.com recently sent a letter to Des Moines Register Managing Editor Randy Brubaker regarding a December 26th article titled “The most dangerous housing in America.” The letter pointed out the article failed to correctly distinguish between “mobile” homes built before the implementation of the HUD Code in 1976, and modern,
MHMSM.com Responds to MH Article in the DesMoines Register Read More
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) reported Tuesday that the National Average Contract Mortgage Rate for the Purchase of Previously Occupied Homes by Combined Lenders, used as an index in some ARM contracts, was 4.42 percent based on loans closed in November. This is a decrease of 0.07 percent from
Federal Housing Finance Agency Reports Mortgage Interest Rates Read More
The National Association of Home Builder (NAHB) reports sales of newly built, single-family homes increased 5.5 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 290,000 units in November. Based on Commerce Department figures, the gain represents a partial bounce-back from a near-record low, downwardly revised number of new-home sales in
Financing May Be the Roadblock to Recovery Read More
American Banking News reports that shares of Cavco hit a new 52-week high on Monday. The stock traded as high as $47.88 during mid-day trading and last traded at $47.88. The report also notes the stock has a 52-week low of $31.50 and a 52-week high of $47.89. Its 50-day
Cavco Hits New 52-Week High at $47.88 Read More
From the Wall Street Journal blog we find that Cormello LLC, the owner of a manufactured and mobile-home park in Michigan, filed for bankruptcy earlier this month. The report indicates documents filed in the Detroit bankruptcy court, the township of Ypsilanti, alleged that the Ypsilanti Mobile Village “constitutes a public
Michigan Community Owner Files for Bankruptcy Read More
Promoters recently announced the first ever comprehensive manufactured housing land lease community finance seminar featuring the FHA 207m Loan Guarantee program is coming to Louisville. It will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, adjacent to the Kentucky Exposition Center Fairgrounds and concurrently with the nearby Midwest Manufactured Housing Show
FHA207m Loan Guarantee Program Seminar Coming to Louisville Read More
Despite 20 inches of snow in Central Park, the New York Stock Exchange kept normal hours today, allowing the Dow to shed 18 points at close. The Manufactured Housing Composite Value, however, rose more than two percent. Benefitting most were Nobility Homes, Cavco, up nearly three percent and Skyline Homes
Manufactured Home Stocks Record Gains Read More
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury released the December edition of the Obama Administration’s Housing Scorecard last week. The latest figures show continued home affordability in the housing market, with interest rates near record lows, but the market remains fragile,
HUD Releases December Housing Scorecard Read More
Senior Housing News reports that retirement areas are becoming year-round residences. The website highlights census statistics that show states with the highest percentage of population increases between 2000 and 2010 were heavily concentrated in popular retirement areas that include the southern and southwestern areas of the United States. The data
Seniors Staying in the Sunbelt Year-Round Read More
Trulia.com, a site for homebuyers, sellers and renters, recently announced it has acquired Movity (www.movity.com), a start-up focused on surfacing geodata to help new movers make better decisions and creator of social check-in tracker www.weeplaces.com. “The consumer real estate experience will continue to change dramatically and we believe adding this
Trulia Acquires Movity Read More
Housingwire reports that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are two of the worst performing stocks of 2010. The government-sponsored enterprises ranked as the fifth-worst and third-worst stocks of the Fortune 500 with price declines of 79 percent and 74 percent. The companies were put into federal conservatorship in September, 2008
Fannie and Freddie Lose Three-Quarters of Value in 2010 Read More
The DesMoines Register reports that Iowa lacks any statewide program to upgrade housing or relocate families who live in older mobile homes, but momentum at least may be picking up. The report indicates many residents live in fear of rising lot rents and fees. Moreover, Iowa law currently allows home
Housing Activists Float Idea for Mobile Home Replacement Fund Read More
Stocks moved ahead fourteen points December 23rd, essentially remaining flat. Meanwhile the Manufactured Housing Composite Value was off half of one percent the day before. The index was not updated for December 24. Most active stocks Christmas Eve included Deer Valley Corp, up nearly 35 percent to close at 74
