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AG Paxton Issues Opinion on City and County Imposed Eviction Restrictions
On August 7, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued an opinion addressing a request from Sen. Brandon Creighton questioning the validity of orders adopted by local governmental entities, operating … more
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President Trump Issues Executive Orders Addressing Assistance to Renters and Homeowners
On August 8, President Trump signed an executive order stating that it is the, “policy of the United States to minimize, to the greatest extent possible, residential evictions and foreclosures…the … more
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Texas Manufactured Home Shipments in June 2020
June
June manufactured housing shipments beat our forecast and came in at 1,326 homes shipped. Single-section and multi-section shipments were up a combined 16.1% from May with manufacturers … more
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TX Supreme Court CARES Act Affidavit Requirement and Travis County Evictions Moratorium Extension
On July 22, the Texas Supreme Court updated a previous order extending an affidavit requirement through August 24 for all eviction proceedings. The order states the property must certify whether or … more
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Texas Manufactured Housing Sales in April 2020 and May Early Read
May Preliminary Data
The early look on May shows the month slightly trailing April and down 15% year-over-year on May of 2019. TDHCA was closed for a week in July due to positive COVID-19 tests … more
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Texas Manufactured Home Shipments in May 2020
May
May manufactured housing shipments moved up slightly over April and the gains were better than the raw totals suggest. With the Memorial holiday and the month starting on a Friday, May had … more
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FHFA Extends Foreclosure and Eviction Moratorium
Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will extend their single-family moratorium on foreclosures and evictions until at least August 31, 2020. The … more
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Texas Manufactured Housing Sales in March 2020 and April Early Read
April Preliminary Data
Starting again this month with the early data, April new home sales are -5.5% behind where March sales were one month ago and are currently down -22.6% from April of 2019. … more
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Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act Becomes Law
Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act (HR 7010) was signed into law on June 5, 2020. This bill modifies provisions related to the forgiveness of loans made to small businesses under the … more
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Texas Manufactured Home Shipments in April 2020
April
Manufactured home shipments came in at their lowest April total in the last seven years as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic drastically reduced the run rates of the state’s factories. … more