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Housing coalition publishes recommendations for GSEs’ ‘Duty to Serve’ plans

Housing Wire

mortgage finance system. In addition to the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, the coalition includes groups like Enterprise Community Partners , NeighborWorks America , the National Housing Conference (NHC), the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) and the National Community Stabilization Trust (NCST).

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A Comprehensive Guide to Buying a Mobile Home

Redfin

Additionally, it’s essential to consider other costs such as land purchase or rental, foundation installation, utilities, and potential maintenance expenses. How to finance a mobile home Financing a mobile home is somewhat different from a traditional home loan. Land lease fees. Site preparation.

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How to Buy a Mobile Home in 8 Steps

The Close

When investing in mobile homes, add up all costs, including purchase price, transportation, installation, insurance, maintenance, and land leasing. Secure Financing for Buying a Mobile Home Even though mobile homes usually cost less than regular houses, you might still need some financing, especially if you’re on a tight budget.

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Fee Simple vs. Leasehold: Two Very Different Types of Ownership

Redfin

It gives someone ownership of a home or structure on the property, but someone else owns the land itself. The leaseholder pays the fee simple owner to use the land for a set period. You might also see this called a land lease or ground lease. Leaseholds have pros and cons.

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Manufactured housing group encouraged by FHA attention — but concerned about its portrayal

Housing Wire

With Todman’s emphasis on mission-driven entities and nonprofit access to the program, Gooch said its portrayal was needlessly negative toward private owners of land-lease communities, where many MHI-backed manufactured homes are ultimately placed. That’s why I find it interesting.

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Housing Affordability Task Force Report: My Two Cents (Pt2)

Toronto Realty Blog

Amend the Planning Act and Perpetuities Act to extend the maximum period for land leases and restrictive covenants on land to 40 or more years. Land leases? There is currently a 21-year limit on land leases, which makes it very difficult to finance this style of home-ownership, even though it’s quite rare.

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Opinion: It’s time for bi-partisanship on affordable manufactured housing homeownership

Housing Wire

But while FHA, Fannie and Freddie combined are responsible for over two-thirds of all new home loans nationwide, they financed only three (FHA) personal property manufactured homes last year. Congress can help.