When sentiment breaks: What consumer confidence is telling us about recession risk and fiscal reality

Nerds are people too Since 1946, economists and others who find themselves alone on Friday nights have studied the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers for indications of consumer attitudes toward the U.S. economy. At its core, the survey measures current conditions and future expectations — but with a focus on the psychology of the […]

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Preserve manufactured housing communities by strengthening models that sustain them

Congress stands at the crossroads of enacting the “21st Century Road to Housing Act.”  A key priority of this bill is manufactured housing – and manufactured housing communities – with the objective of expanding our nation’s affordable housing supply.     As part of this effort, Section 304 of the latest draft of this bill would create

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Highlands Residential buys The Equitable Mortgage Corp.

Highlands Residential announced Thursday that it has purchased The Equitable Mortgage Corp. in Dublin, Ohio. Processing Content Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The purchase gives one of the lenders that has consistently appeared in The Best Mortgage Companies to Work For rankings access to an operation founded in 1995 that has steadily grown

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