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Opinion: Reformed FHA program will offer lenders new business opportunities

Housing Wire

Modern manufactured homes are an unusual feature of today’s housing market, the rare homeownership opportunity that is both lower-cost and high-quality. Demand for home-only financing is strong; in 2019, there were more than 200,000 home-only loan applications.

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What Lessons to Take Into the Appraisal Industry Post-COVID-19

Appraisal Buzz

The housing market is on fire right now with so many people moving out of larger cities and looking to buy a property of their own. With that said, appraisers are often tasked with having a knowledge of the local community and the local market — specifically how it affects the quality of a home.

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Why Manufactured Housing Deserves a Fresh Look

Genworth MI Blog

Truth: A manufactured home is built in a factory and constructed to comply, at a minimum, with the Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards (HUD Code) enacted June 15, 1976. All factory-built homes constructed after June 15, 1976 must comply with the HUD Code or local building code. can work at night).

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A look behind this year’s Tech100 winners

Housing Wire

Clearly, we love that the housing market supports so many professionals and households. But ultimately, efficient mortgage lending and real estate sales is what is most important to a healthy housing market. This could be read through a negative lens. Jobs are important. We must innovate. We must become more efficient.

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Why Manufactured Housing Deserves a Fresh Look

Genworth MI Blog

Truth: A manufactured home is built in a factory and constructed to comply, at a minimum, with the Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards (HUD Code) enacted June 15, 1976. All factory-built homes constructed after June 15, 1976 must comply with the HUD Code or local building code. can work at night).

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HINTS OF SHARP INCREASE IN NEW CONSTRUCTION

Will Springer Realtor

It’s particularly true among homes priced at or below $500,000 in King County, where only 737 of those properties sold in August (36% fewer than in August 2019). Builders began construction on just under a million single-family homes in 2020. Not “ Will the housing market crash?” in the last 12 months. but “When.”.

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IS THE HOUSING MARKET HEADED FOR A CRASH?

Will Springer Realtor

Flood of buyers – As I noted last month , Millennials will fuel this housing market for at least a decade to come as about 4.5 market during the pandemic – and there is great anticipation for strong demand. Some in the industry are pointing to these costs for a near 10% decline in housing production this spring (to about 1.6