| Number | 18759 |
| Subject | Housing |
| Source | Oregonian (Portland, Ore.) |
| State | OR |
| Year | 2000 |
| Publication Date | May 9, Aug. 20, 21, 25, Oct. 9, 16; Jan. 26, March 30, July 25 |
| Summary | An Oregonian investigative series and follow-up stories report on how the rising cost of manufactured homes has forced residents into bankruptcy and moving out. As mobile home parks compete with the site-built housing business, their have become a hardly affordable place to live anymore, the Oregonian reports. Loans for manufactured houses usually carry 3 to 5 points higher interest rates than those for stick-built houses. The stories reveal that the industry targets young families and first-time home buyers, that developers impose additional "park packages" of up to 20,000 to 30,000 per home and that manufactured-home dealers are regulated less than car dealers. |
| Category | General |
| Pages | 31 |
| Keywords | mobile homes;real estate;trailers;rental parks;poverty;low income;elderly;social issues;bankruptcy;loans;mortgages;foreclosure;Oregon Manufactured Housing Association;homeowners;land development |
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