Manufactured housing, at least according to one Forbes article, is likely to be a stronger market than homes by the national builders when everything starts to rebound. Why? Because there will be more incentive to buy them. Apparently, the U.S. government will be including them under its favored lending programs and the Federal Housing Administration is increasing loan limits for people buying manufactured homes but not the land underneath.
FHA loans, according to Forbes, have grown popular lately because the loans allow for a low down payment. The agency has gone from backing 2% of U.S. mortgage debt in 2006 to a third of all home loans in 2008, Forbes says.
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Manufactured Home Market May Be the First to Recover
Manufactured housing, at least according to one Forbes article, is likely to be a stronger market than homes by the national builders when everything starts to rebound. Why? Because there will be more incentive to buy them. Apparently, the U.S. government will be including them under its favored lending programs and the Federal Housing Administration is increasing loan limits for people buying manufactured homes but not the land underneath.
FHA loans, according to Forbes, have grown popular lately because the loans allow for a low down payment. The agency has gone from backing 2% of U.S. mortgage debt in 2006 to a third of all home loans in 2008, Forbes says.
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