Marie S. Spodek, DREI, GRI
and Steve Robinson
©2004 Dearborn Real Estate Education®
Manufactured & Modular Housing
by Marie S. Spodek,
DREI,GRI
and Steve Robinson
©2004 Dearborn Real Estate Education
®
This 8-1/2"x11"soft-cover book is the first textbook for real estate licensees on manufactured
and modular homes. It has more than 100 pages covering factory built housing topics of
interest to real estate brokers, agents, appraisers, and mortgage brokers.
The book includes a complete webliography, and self study exams (with answers)
for each chapter. Topics covered include:
* Factory Built housing: background, terminology, standards & regulations
* The Market: trends, landlease communities, federal standards
* Buying, Selling & Placing: sales, site selection, placement,
* Financing: primary lenders, secondary mortgage market, credit scores
* Appraising & Insurance: appraisal guidelines, liability and hazards, insuring
* Modular Homes: terms and background, growth of, siting, financing
* Panelized Construction: terms and background, styles, codes, financing