New York State MHCommunities Rent Surveys Have Been Updated!
-- JLT and Associates - Mon 03/08/10 07:38:30 pm --
ATTENTION CLIENTS AND INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS!
We are pleased to announce that for the fifth consecutive year, manufactured home community RENT SURVEYS are AVAILABLE NOW for the following ...
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Manufactured Housing Shipments & Production January 2010
-- Institute for Building Technology & Safety - Wed 03/03/10 11:38:26 pm --
Manufactured Housing Units produced across the United States in January, 2010. Here is the breakdown by each states Shipments & Production as compiled by The Institute for Building Technology & Safety... ...
Manufactured Housing Shipment and Production Summary January 2010
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Buffett's Shareholder Letter Evaluates Manufactured Housing
-- BERKSHIREHATHAWAY.COM - Sun 02/28/10 12:23:37 am --
"Clayton will operate profitably in coming years, though well below its potential".
February 28, 2010 - Warren Buffett's annual letter to Berkshire's shareholders was released this morning. Here is a reprint of the section where he talks about manufactured housing:
Finance and Financial Products Our largest ope...
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HELP !! I have a sales question
-- Ask The Manufactured Housing Expert - Wed 02/24/10 12:07:25 pm --
I own a mobile home and am selling it to a party who wants me to carry the note.
Their credit has been approved by the park management. I am asking 8% interest and a $4,000. down payment. THeir payment to be at $400. a month for 7 years.
I have made out a bill of sale and promissary agreement. Do I need to have those document noterized or filed in court house? Do they have to pay sales tax bef...
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Wind Code ? (Continued)
-- Ask The Manufactured Housing Expert - Wed 02/24/10 11:45:52 am --
IS THERE A PLACE ON THE SITE EXPLAINING EXACTLY WHAT THE DIFFERENT WIND ZONE MODIFICATIONS ARE..AND HOW TO MAKE SURE YOU GOT WHAT YOU ASKED AND PAID FOR?
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Wind Code ? (Continued)...
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Tips To Selling Real Estate Without A Realtor
-- by Peter Vekselman - Wed 02/24/10 11:27:02 am --
If you have decided to sell your home, there are a number of things you are going to want to take into consideration. How much can you get for your home, are you going to have to fix things up, and how can you inform people of your home are just a few things to consider. However, something you w...
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Know Your Loan Ingredients! (Part II)
-- by Janis Arendsen - Tue 02/23/10 05:30:20 pm --
Part II of a Three Part Series Part 1
In Series Number One, we reviewed the merits of the Good Faith Estimate and its value to the borrower for transparent disclosure of facts and figures. In the Part Two, we need to address the "service" aspect of th...
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Homeowner Confidence Shrinks to Lowest Level on Record; Homeowner Perception of Home Values Nearly Equal to Reality
-- PRNewswire - Mon 02/22/10 12:11:25 pm --
Northeastern and Western Homeowners Overly Cynical About the Value of Their Own Homes, According to the Zillow Q4 Homeowner Confidence Survey
SEATTLE, Feb. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- American homeowners'(i) confidence in their own homes' values during the fourth quarter fell to the lowest level in seven quarters, with just one in five (20 percent) believing their own homes'...
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Helping the Hardest Hit Housing Markets
-- The White House Blog - Mon 02/22/10 11:55:53 am --
Posted by Sarah Apsel on February 19, 2010 at 10:25 AM EST
Today, President Obama is announcing $1.5 billion in funding for innovative measures to help families in the states that have been hit the hardest by housing market stress and unemployment. States where house prices have fallen more than 20% from their peak will be eligible for this funding. Suc...
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How to Deal with the Challenges of Empty Spaces, Repos, Park Owned and Abandoned Homes
-- California Multiple Listing - Sun 02/21/10 10:25:37 am --
"How to Deal with the Challenges of Empty Spaces, Repos, Park Owned and Abandoned Homes" was the topic of the Manufactured Housing Educational Trust ("MHeT") Breakfast Forum hosted by Deann Pancheri, President of Advantage Management, Inc. and New Image Homes, on January 27, 2010.
Over seventy attendees heard presentations and joined in the discussion focusing on the question: "Wha...
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What Investors Might Want to Know About Tax-Deferred Exchanges
-- by James R Kobzeff - Sun 02/21/10 09:41:54 am --
A Section 1031 tax-deferred exchange is a true benefit to real estate investors and certainly worth understanding. In this real estate investing article, we will discuss tax-deferred exchanges from several standpoints in hopes of giving you at least an idea of what it is and what is required to...
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Oregon Senate holds rare Saturday votes, passes tax break for some manufactured home owners
-- OregonLive.com - Sat 02/20/10 10:55:12 pm --
Pressing to finish its special February meeting by the end of this week, the Oregon Senate held a rare Saturday floor session....
Among the 26 bills the Senate passed -- most without debate -- was a measure offering property tax breaks for people who own manufactured homes worth less than $12,500.
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Bill would provide help for mobile home owners' moves
-- Baltimore Sun - Wed 02/17/10 11:05:26 am --
Park owners would need to notify residents, provide cash assistance if land sells for another use...Current law says park owners must provide a relocation plan, but it is vague about what the plan must contain, said Jacob Ouslander, an attorney for the Southern Maryland office of the Legal Aid Bureau.
The proposal before the Assembly fills in specifics, requiring the plan to include a timeline...
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Housing Crisis Takes Psychological Toll On Americans
-- HOUSINGWIRE - Sat 02/13/10 09:41:29 pm --
Nobody wants to think about it and nobody wants it to happen to them. Losing money is an awful thing to go through. But millions of Americans have seen their stock market portfolios blow-up and their home values erode. Losing money is a hard thing to do.
The run up of America's real estate market lasted nearly a decade before it blew up. The bubble came to a screeching end, and million...
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The Rise of ‘Green’ Modular Homes
-- New York Times - Wed 02/10/10 10:28:55 pm --
Kevin Clayton, the chief executive of Clayton Homes, a modular home manufacturer based in Maryville, Tenn., predicted last year that his company’s “i-house” — a solar modular home — would command 10 percent of its profits.
That prediction hasn’t quite panned out, but the manager of Clayton’s i-house division, Brandon O’Connor, says it is raising production of the energy-efficient model, e...
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Oregon Bill will exempt inexpensive manufactured homes from property taxes
-- The Oregonian - Wed 02/10/10 10:19:54 pm --
Residents in Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas and Lane counties who own inexpensive manufactured homes may soon get a pass on property taxes.
House Bill 3640, set for a vote tomorrow morning, would cancel property taxes on manufactured homes assessed at less than $15,000 in the four counties. The legislation received unanimous support from the House revenue committee.
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Kentucky House passes manufactured home inspection fee
-- The Kentucky House has passed a bill that would ra - Wed 02/10/10 10:15:31 pm --
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky House has passed a bill that would raise the fee for installation inspections of new manufactured homes.
The measure cleared the House on a 63-28 vote Tuesday. It now heads to the Senate.
Under the bill, the inspection fee would gradually go up from the current $100 to $150.
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Texas adds 50,000 jobs in Q4, Demand for Housing Strong
-- Dallas Business Journal - Tue 02/09/10 05:08:42 pm --
Texas added 50,000 new jobs in the fourth quarter and activity in the new housing sector remains strong in both Dallas and Houston, according to a new study by SigmaBleyzer…
Texas has one of the fastest population growth rates in the country, which the report says should sustain long-term demand for housing. According to the US Census Bureau, about 27 percent of all new privately-owned ho...
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Homebuyer Tax Credit Could Be Extended Again
-- HOUSINGWIRE - Mon 02/08/10 10:34:14 am --
While many project the economy will be on stable footing by this summer, real estate consultant John Burns believes if it’s not, Congress may once again extend the homebuyer tax credit.
"A lot of people are not buying homes right now because they're worried about their jobs," Burns, president of John Burns Real Estate Consulting (JBREC), said in an interview with HousingWire. "If the ec...
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HUD's New Mortgage Settlement Procedures
-- U.S. Dept of Housing & Urban Development - Sun 02/07/10 06:52:24 pm --
The Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) requires lenders and mortgage brokers to give you this booklet within three days of applying for a mortgage loan. RESPA is a federal law that helps protect consumers from unfair practices by settlement service providers during the home-buying and loan process.
Buying a home is an important financial decision that should be considered car...
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