Category Archives: Industry News

That’s the word, according to this AGBeat article. The article points out that home prices and rents are on the rise again, and it also points out that the single-family housing market is in recovery mode: “The single-family market has … Continue reading →

That’s the topic of this NPR story on ROC-USA. Included in the story are some quotes from industry veteran George Allen. It is worth noting that the story uses an antiquated term (mobile home) to describe the type of home to … Continue reading →

Here is a nice new piece put out by Neal Barber and the folks at Housing Virginia that looks at the economic impact of new housing. H/T for this one goes to Jim Bacon and the folks over at Bacon’s … Continue reading →

Here are two more stories about the housing market getting better. The first is a national story from PropertyWire.com about the national market, and it is based on information from the National Association of REALTORS®. The second is from the … Continue reading →

….so says several economists, according to this Bloomberg article. Here is a key quote from Mark Fleming of CoreLogic: “It’s just a matter of months before we get positive year- over-year numbers in the overall index,” Fleming said in a telephone … Continue reading →

So says Paul Bradley in a report posted on www.mhmsm.com. Here is a snippet: The IBIS report is worthy of a good punch package for those who seem to think that a catchy title and a thin review of actual … Continue reading →

From our friends at the Manufactured Housing Institute: HUD’s FY2012 Budget Proposes a 51 Percent Increase in Manufactured Home Fees On Monday, February 14, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) unveiled its fiscal year 2012 budget, which includes … Continue reading →

From our friends at the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI): On December 23, Fannie Mae indicated it would be imposing a new schedule of higher add-on fees. The new fee structure will go into affect on April 1, 2011 for all … Continue reading →

The Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI), the industry’s voice in Washington, has just released its 2010 year-end review. Please click here to read more.