What a difference a storm can make. According to the Palm Beach Post, a tornado that ripped through the Juno Beach Condo Mobile Home Park last week put the issues surrounding manufactured home communities in Palm Beach county front and center again, as a combination of developers buying up communities …
As we wrap up the month of January, our featured articles are found on the MHProNews.com home page. Our theme for this month is: Jiu Jitsu January in Manufactured Homeland, USA. To see the line-up of over 3-dozen featured articles for this month, along with the headline commentary, please click …
Mortgages are a complicated thing. Between bad loan quotes, potentially having to commit in advance of information verification, and “Lock Abuse,” which is a lock price that is above the lender’s posted price at the time of commitment, the home loan market is prime for a change. Jack Guttentag, also …
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Data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) shows that home sales continued their growth in December, as more buyers reached the market before the end of the year. The delayed closings resulting from the rollout of the “Know Before You Owe” initiative pushed a portion of November’s would-be transactions …
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Throughout the 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump was very clear on one thing he wanted to change – regulations. President Trump talked about the Obama-era financial regulations, including Dodd-Frank, as “bad for business” and responsible for the nation’s slow growing economy. For many, the President’s anti-regulatory stance is a …
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A new year, a new month, and a new set of featured articles are found on the MHProNews.com home page. Our theme for this month is: Jiu Jitsu January in Manufactured Homeland, USA. To see the line-up of over 3-dozen featured articles for this month, along with the headline commentary, …
In Richmond, Virginia, a manufactured home community is going through the pains of change. Dennis Pasqualino purchased Rudd’s Trailer Park at auction in March. When the purchase was completed, he told residents that he planned to install surveillance cameras and remove some of the empty homes. While that hasn’t happened …
Resident Owned Communities USA (ROC USA) tells MHProNews that their latest study shows that rents in their communities remain equal to or below market rate after five years. Every five years, ROC USA hires an independent third-party appraiser to analyze monthly rents in ROCs and compare them to similar commercially …
Study Shows Rents Remain Equal to or Below Market Rate Read More
The times are changing, and so are the demographics. Research from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) states that in 2017, more than half of all first-time homebuyers will be a millennial. The Digital Journal and hundreds of other media and special interest websites have picked up the exclusive MHLivingNews …
NAR – Millennials Want Quality Affordable Homes to Buy in 2017 Read More
As “baby boomers” eye retirement in large numbers, builders believe that they could jumpstart an affordable housing boom. Per FOX Business, a report by the Harvard Joint Center for Housing finds that by 2035, more than one in five people in the U.S. will be aged 65 and older and one in …
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America’s small businesses are very optimistic. Per Bloomberg, The National Federation of Independent Business’s (NFIB) index jumped 7.4 points last month to 105.8, the highest since the end of 2004, from 98.4. The December numbers represent the largest rise in optimism since 1980 as expectations about the economy’s prospects improved …
A new year, a new month, and a new set of featured articles are found on the MHProNews.com home page. Our theme for this month is: Jiu Jitsu January in Manufactured Homeland, USA. To see the line-up of over 3-dozen featured articles for this month, along with the headline commentary, …
Revolution PreCrafted Homes, led by high-end Filipino real estate developer Robbie Antonio, has come up with a list of nine tips for potential homebuyers looking to make a purchase this year. “Not everyone is keen on investing in a new home. Some people may feel comfortable renting an apartment while …
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A new year, a new month, and a new set of featured articles are found on the MHProNews.com home page. Our theme for will be posted on the Masthead blog Tuesday. More Featured Articles will be posted Tuesday, including addtional ones that are upcoming trade show related. To see the …
AOL Small Business, and the Washington Post are two of several mainstream media sites reporting an anticipated surge of millennials into the housing market. “The millennial generation is now the nation’s largest age group, according to the U.S. Census Bureau,” Arkansas State University said in a marketing report. “These young …
2017 Millennial Housing Revolution. What About Manufactured Housing? Read More
“TD Securities reissued their buy rating on shares of Killam Properties Inc (TSE:KMP.UN),” writes Robert Boyd in the Daily Quint. Killam currently has a C$15.00 price target on the stock. As RC Williams and others have reported, additional research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Bullets …
The Consumer Confidence Index® posted another gain in December, says the Conference Board in a media release. “The Index now stands at 113.7 (1985=100), up from 109.4 in November,” their report stated. “The Expectations Index increased sharply from 94.4 to 105.5.” They noted that the Present Situation Index decreased from 132.0 …
Consumer Confidence Soars Post-Election – 2017 Outlook Read More
“What a difference a day makes,” said Juanita Duggan, President and CEO of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). “Before Election Day small business owners’ optimism was flat, and after Election Day it soared.” “This month we bifurcated the data to measure the results before and after the election,” …
As December rolls on, the current featured articles are found on the MHProNews home page. Our theme for this month is: DAAD = Dramatic! Advent! Adventure! December 2016! To see the line-up of over 3-dozen featured articles for this month, along with the headline commentary, please click the link above. Manufactured, …
Data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) shows that Americans bought homes in November at the fastest pace in nearly a decade. Sales of existing homes rose 0.7 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.61 million housing units. That was up from a downwardly revised …
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