GLG News by Manufactured Housing Industry Experts (US)

2007 ended with but 95,000+ new HUD Code home shipments vs. 1972 record high shipments of more than 572,000 'mobile homes'. Why? Growing - now - burst housing 'bubble' in U.S., drew away more than half the traditional 'newly wed & nearly dead' dual market for HUD Code manufactured homes - between...

The recently proposed bailout was an inevitable solution to a ever-growing problem. The $800B will be the most costly endevour by the U.S. government since The New Deal proposal from the Great Depression. The key to the issue at-hand is two fold: first, the stabilization of the real estate prices....

First: It will be slow downward spiral for the REITS, as retailers and speciality users will continue to shed or renegotiate unprofitable "new market" and "old market" locations through the next 3-5 years... This coupled with capital/financing availability will create a "recalculation"...

Centro has bought a large portion of their portfolio on the basis of "re-positioning". These centers still have not reach their zenith yet and unfortunately the benefactor will be the eventual owner. It would have been in Centro's interest to bring in a JV partner rather than sell outright. Despite...

Citigroup has continued to show losses in global operations, some relating to subprime issues. However, while many of the financial institutions are showing losses, Citi's losses are different, which is a good thing for the investor.

Considering the current fall-out in Commercial Lending with the big banks (most of which were deservingly so), such as Wachovia, Chase, and Bank of America, the Credit Union field has such great opportunities to grow their market-share if they just decided to move into the 19th Century, instead of living...

The Economist recently described specific events that would lead one to believe that the U.S. Economy is already in the throws of a recession, yet the nay-sayers (including our illustrious President) state that there is still some signs of life negating this apparent event. I feel that like the 90's,...

The rate-freeze approved and being implemented by the government is not nearly the answer to the problems facing the Mortgage Industry, or the Financial District as a whole. The problem is systemic, and the solution is only one of a bitter pill to swallow.

Mr. Ross' acquisition of American Home Mortgage's servicing unit is a bold attempt to continue his legacy of "turnarounds" in the business arena. Like Merrill Lynch's purchase of First Franklin, Ross' move may disprove the adage "when there's blood in the streets, buy real estate", and prove the "Greater...

It is wonderful that President Bush's plan to help the disenfranchised keep their homes, and in some (albeit, few) cases, this program will work. But like the cut in the commercial lending rates, this is more symbolic than helpful, and the true problems will persist after the assistance package is ...