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MIDDLEBORO The Select Board, acting as the Board of Health, is currently dealing with a recurring issue of occupants in seasonal housing communities not leaving when they are supposed to.

The issue was first brought up at the November 16 meeting regarding the Woods Pond homes, specifically 28 homes along Kings Way. The area is essentially a campground and many of these cottage-style units in this part of Woods Pond are restricted to seasonal use from April 16 October 10.

The permit of occupancy does not allow habitation in these homes past the season.

This is not about someone not paying rent. Its about someone staying someplace not licensed for this length of occupancy. This is a danger, said Select Board Chair Leilani Dalpe at the November 23 meeting, where more details on the case came out.

As explained by Dalpe, the public water system for these campgrounds consists mostly of communal wells. The wells arent designed for year-round use and equipment for maintaining these wells shuts off at the end of the season.

Its not just a town permit thing. There are health reasons for that. It needs to rest during the off season to provide potable water, said Dalpe.

According to the Board, the limited licensing, both with the town and the states Department of Environmental Protections (DEP), is confirmed by the Woods Pond Condo Association.

The folks who own the association acknowledge this, said Dalpe.

Further digging conducted by the Board revealed this to be an issue stretching back at least several years. Available online materials for the November 16 meeting show email correspondence between the Health Department and the Woods Pond Condo Association confirming the issue of tenants squatting in the homes off season is a recurring issue.

I cant use my deck because of my home being covered with wood smoke. This has been going on for years, said Mike Lefoley, one of year-long residents of Woods Pond, who also expressed concern for his wifes underlying lung issues with regards to the neighbors burning wood for heat all through winter.

Lefoley also brought up recent failed test results of the nearest septic system to his property, which is in close proximity to his well water source.

If my well was 50 feet away from a cesspool, I wouldnt be drinking that water, said Neil Rosenthal, Select Board member, who advised Lefoley to improve his filtration system and seek testing of his well for nitrates.

The Board confirmed that the towns Health Officer will be going door-to-door to the 28 confirmed seasonal homes along Kings Way to find out who doesnt belong.

This whole ordeal has forced the Select Board, at the behest of Interim Health Officer Bridget Sweet, to take a closer look at the licensing process for many of these housing communities, whether seasonal, mobile, or manufactured homes.

At the November 30 Select Board meeting the Board voted that the Board of Health remain the permitting authority for seasonal housing developments, as well as manufactured housing communities.

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HHS Secretary Alex Azar speaks at the 2020 Forbes virtual Healthcare Summit

At the 2020 Forbes Healthcare Summit, Health and Human Services secretary Alex Azar said that the government is facilitating the production of a massive number of doses of several Covid-19 vaccines each week in anticipation of FDA emergency authorization. Were producing more vaccines literally every single week, he told moderator Avik Roy, President of the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity and Policy Editor at Forbes.

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On Tuesday, an advisory board for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that frontline healthcare workers and residents and staff in nursing homes should be the first populations to receive a Covid-19 vaccine. While distribution will ultimately be left up to the states to decide, it is expected that state governments will follow these recommendations to prioritize these hard-hit populations. Over 100,000 residents of nursing homes and long-term care facilities have died due to Covid-19, which often presents more severe symptoms in the elderly.

Azar says that by mid-December, the government could already have 6 million doses of Pfizer and BioNTechs mRNA Covid-19 vaccine, enough for about 3 million people. If last months request for emergency use authorization is approved, he says that theoretically the residents of all nursing homes in the country could receive vaccinations within one week of approval. If Modernas mRNA vaccine is also approved, that would mean even more doses.

And if youre not in a nursing home facility or working directly with Covid-19 patients, the vaccines could still come sooner than predicted. Progressively more and more populations, throughout the country will get vaccinated, Azar says. Vaccinations will ramp up in the months of January, February and March. Millions of new doses of the vaccine will continue to be produced each week. By the spring of next year, he says, we will have enough vaccines for every American who wants it.

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Global Manufactured Housing Market is growing at a faster pace with substantial growth rates over the last few years and is estimated that the market will grow significantly in the forecasted period i.e. 2019 to 2026.

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Fewer people are choosing to live in senior housing amid the pandemic. Occupancy has gone down more than 2.5% for two quarters in a row.

A trade group for housing providers looked at numbers from April through September of this year and found the senior housing sector is experiencing the largest drop in occupancy on record.

We have heard from people who, you know, their first priority is to get older parents out of more hazardous locations, such as nursing homes, and when they are looking for options in terms of where to move them, part of the option of course is to bring them into their home, said Danielle Arigoni, Director of AARP Livable Communities.

Arigoni says the financial benefits of living in a multi-generational home are getting some people to think about it during the pandemic. But others are avoiding it because of concerns about COVID-19 exposure risks for older family members.

Arigoni says there is a renewed interest in accessory dwelling units. That's something UMH Properties is working on now with its "care cottages." The service will let people lease a prefabricated 1 bedroom 1 bath temporary home that you put on your property.

We believe we can get it approved because it's going to be temporary. It's going to be ADA compliant. And with those things in mind, the zoning department of a town should approve bringing the manufactured home onto somebody's lot where it's zoned as a single-family residential lot, said Sam Landy, CEO of UMH Properties.

Landy says COVID-19 sparked the idea for the care cottages, but he expects there to be interest in them beyond the pandemic.

The company has received dozens of people asking about the care cottages since it started marketing them in September.

If you have older family members moving into your home instead, AARP recommends having certain parameters around chores and expectations. Privacy can be a concern for an older adult who has lived alone for a long time. You also need to prepare your home for things like trip hazards.

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BEDFORD, Texas, Nov. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Legacy Housing Corporation (NASDAQ: LEGH) today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020.

Financial Highlights:

This shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of the Companys securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

Management Conference CallNovember 17 at 10 AM (Central Time)

Senior management will discuss the results of the third quarter of 2020 in a live webcast and conference call on Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at 10:00 AM Central Time. To register and participate in the webcast, please go to https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/zc7af25twhich will also be accessible via http://www.legacyhousingUSA.comunder the Investors link. In order to dial in, please call in at (866) 952-6347 and enter Conference ID 8382528when prompted. Please try to join the webcast or call at least ten minutes prior to the scheduled start time.

About Legacy Housing Corporation

Legacy Housing Corporation builds, sells and finances manufactured homes and "tiny houses" that are distributed through a network of independent retailers and company-owned stores and are sold directly to manufactured housing communities. We are the fourth largest producer of manufactured homes in the United States as ranked by number of homes manufactured based on the information available from the Manufactured Housing Institute. With current operations focused primarily in the southern United States, we offer our customers an array of quality homes ranging in size from approximately 390 to 2,667 square feet consisting of 1 to 5 bedrooms, with 1 to 3 1/2 bathrooms. Our homes range in price, at retail, from approximately $22,000 to $120,000.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. As a result, our actual results or performance may differ materially from anticipated results or performance. Legacy Housing undertakes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements after the date hereof, except as required by law. Investors should not place any reliance on any such forward-looking statements.

Investor Inquiries:Shane Allred, Director of Financial Reporting, (817) 799-4903investors@legacyhousingcorp.com

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The millennial-driven housing boom is just getting under way, and analyst Rohit Seth at Truist said Friday its time to buy the stocks of certain home builders ahead of an expected expansion of that boom next year.

Seth upgraded D.R. Horton Inc. DHI, -0.13%, PulteGroup Inc. PHM, +0.09% and Toll Brothers Inc. TOL, -0.36% to buy, after being at hold for most of 2020.

Seth also boosted his stock price targets for those home builders, to $100 from $58 for D.R. Horton, to $60 from $32 for Pulte and to $60 from $45 for Toll.

He also reiterated his buy rating on Skyline Champion Corp. SKY, +1.06% while lifting his price target to $36 from $32, and kept his hold rating on Lennar Corp. LEN, -0.70% but raised his price target to $93 from $62.

We believe the millennial-driven housing boom has significant runway, as the largest cohort of the largest generation heads into their prime home-buying years (2020-2025), Seth wrote in a note to clients.

See related: New-home construction surges to post-Great Recession high in October, driven by rise in single-family starts.

He listed four reasons why, after a strong 2020, the housing market will be even stronger in 2021:

1)The millennial tailwind should pick up speed in 2021

The largest wave of millennials is still on the horizon, and now has pent up cash to burn, more urgency to buy homes in the burbs on WFH, and potentially higher FHFA loan limits looming early next year, Seth wrote.

He said he believes the home builders that are in best position to take advantage of this set up are those well positioned in the entry-level market segment that can continue to supply homes at affordable price points. He believes D.R. Horton is the benchmark play on the millennial wave next year.

2) Real-estate savvy baby boomers should bounce back from a COVID-19-driven pause

Seth believes older baby boomers will drive demand toward the lagging active adult, move-up and luxury market segments. He said PulteGroup is well positioned to take advantage of this demand, as its made-to-order business model and current pricing power should support margin expansion and higher returns on capital. He believes Toll Brothers will also benefit given its exposure to the luxury market.

3) Home prices should rise even faster

House prices are likely to accelerate as production has just started to ramp up to fulfill backlogs, replenish tight home inventory and shore up the finished-lot supply following a stronger-than-expected year, Seth wrote.

Also read: Existing-home sales soar despite record-low inventory.

While higher home prices should benefit investors in stick builders, he believes its just a matter of time until higher home prices crush affordability, which should shift demand for affordable homes to the manufactured home market. He said Skyline is the leader in that market.

A stick built home refers to traditional wood-framed homes built to order.

4) Borrowing rates should remain very low

We believe mortgage rates should remain near rock-bottom levels, in the short-term, given prevailing monetary policy, which clears the way for the millennial theme to play out as hoped, Seth wrote. Read more about Federal Reserve policy.

The SPDR S&P Homebuilders exchange-traded fund XHB, -0.12% has rallied 25.5% year to date through Friday afternoon, while the S&P 500 index SPX, -0.67% has advanced 10.7%.

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Mobile HomesModular HomesPre-cut Homes

By Applications

ResidentialCommercialOthers

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Asia Pacific: China, Japan, India, and Rest of Asia PacificEurope: Germany, the UK, France, and Rest of EuropeNorth America: The US, Mexico, and CanadaLatin America: Brazil and Rest of Latin AmericaMiddle East & Africa: GCC Countries and Rest of Middle East & Africa

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The major players of the Manufactured Housing market are:

Clayton HomesChampion Home BuildersSchult HomesHammondManufactured Housing Enterprises Inc.CavcoBonnaVillaCrest HomesTitan HomesSunshine HomesRiver BirchPine Grove HomesNashua BuildersModuline HomesMarlette HomesKarsten HomesKent HomesGiles IndustriesFleetwoodDesign Homes

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Manufactured Housing Market Overview

Global Manufactured Housing Market Analysis and Forecast by Type

Global Manufactured Housing Market Analysis and Forecast by Application

Global Manufactured Housing Market Analysis and Forecast by Sales Channel

Global Manufactured Housing Market Analysis and Forecast by Region

North America Manufactured Housing Market Analysis and Forecast

Latin America Manufactured Housing Market Analysis and Forecast

Europe Manufactured Housing Market Analysis and Forecast

Asia Pacific Manufactured Housing Market Analysis and Forecast

Asia Pacific Manufactured Housing Market Size and Volume Forecast by Application

Middle East & Africa Manufactured Housing Market Analysis and Forecast

Competition Landscape

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By VERNON ROBISON

The Progress

If the City of Mesquite can keep up its focus on its strategic plan, it could see more than 600 new workforce housing units built over the next two years.

That is what Mesquite Development Service Director Richard Secrist reported to the City Council at a meeting held Tuesday, Nov. 10.

During a presentation on the findings of the Citys Workforce Housing Task Force, Secrist tallied through a list of affordable and workforce housing projects already in the pipeline for the city.

Projects that are currently under construction included 48 apartment units being built on E. Mesquite Blvd. Also under construction are four units at Triangle Townhomes on 755 W. Old Mill.

Another 310 units have already been approved but are not yet under construction, Secrist said. These are in The Trails of Mesquite project proposed on W. Pioneer Blvd. near the Mesquite Ford dealership.

Another 234 units are ready to apply for architectural and site plan review with the city. These include 200 Nevada Rural Housing Authority (NRHA) units at Hillside Drive, 18 proposed units on Hardy Way, 12 units planned at S. Grapevine, and 4 units at Desert Drive.

None of this counted the 96 units that are in thye early planning stage by the NRHA for another project on Hafen Lane, Secrist added.

If all of these are brought to completion, it would meet one of the targets of the taskforce: building at least 435 new rental units in the community to meet existing demand, Secrist said.

In his report, Secrist reviewed that the City Council had begun a strategic planning process in 2019. One of the primary goals identified in that process was to prepare a plan to develop workforce and affordable housing for Mesquite.

A taskforce was organized to look at this issue and come back with recommendations on how to deal with it, Secrist said.

The first thing that taskforce did was agree upon a definition of workforce housing. Secrist said that the group adopted the NRHA definition as housing designed for people making 60-120 percent of the median income for the county where they reside.

However, a slight alteration to this definition had to be made, Secrist explained. In Clark County the median income is $70,800. But in Mesquite it is much lower than that at around $52,300, he said.

People making the 60-120 percent of that median income could afford a mortgage of between $103,000 and $257,000, the taskforce found.

But the median sales price of a single family home in Mesquite is currently at $307,730, the report states.

So people in these income brackets are going to be pretty much shut out of the single family detached housing market, Secrist said. But they would, presumably be able to buy a condo or townhome, if they could find one. But the market is tight and there are few vacancies right now.

A labor and wages survey of major employers in Mesquite, conducted by the task force, found that about 1,850 hourly wage employees in Mesquite earn only $12.50 per hour.That is only 50 percent of the Mesquite median income, Secrist said.

Furthermore, a national study showed that the fair market rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Nevada is around $1,065 per month.

So if you can pay that plus utilities, without it being over 30 percent of your income, to afford a two bedroom apartment youd have to earn $20.50 per hour, Secrist said. So you can see that a lot of people that are making that $12.50 per hour, are going to have a hard time finding housing.

The task force also inquired of builders in the area on what were the greatest barriers for affordable housing projects in the community. Answers they received included high land costs, opportunity costs compared to better markets in St. George and Las Vegas, high development fees, the unpredictability of approvals and the increasing costs of building materials and labor in the region.

Given all of these findings, the taskforce report made some recommendations for the City going forward.The recommendations advised the City to focus its efforts on the target multi-family and manufactured home market since hourly workers are priced out of the single family detached home market.

In addition, incentives from the City should focus on homes priced at below $257,000, according to the recommendations. This includes condominiums, townhomes and manufactured homes which would be within reach of workforce homebuyers, Secrist said.

These City incentives should also be focused on parcels already improved, graded and which had already received entitlements and zoning, the taskforce recommended.

A series of changes to guidelines, city codes and master plan elements were recommended to make the construction of workforce housing easier for developers.

Finally, the taskforce determined that, if after all these items, the City was still unsuccessful in drawing developers to build workforce housing, that a local Housing Authority be created to use public funds for workforce housing project.

That is our report, Secrist said. There is progress being made. We will continue to meet with developers to try and entice them to come out here and try to overcome the issues that are keeping them from doing that.

With very little discussion, the council accepted the report with a unanimous vote.

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A few tests have received emergency FDA authorization, which is different than full FDA approval.

While a COVID-19 vaccine is potentially right around the corner, researchers are trying to make testing for the virus easier.

One way is to make those tests available at home.

Currently, there are nine companies allowed to sell at home testing kits by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

They cost between $109 and $155 and use a nasal swab or saliva collection method.

You have to fill out a short questionnaire before getting the test delivered to your home, and you have to send the test back to a lab for results.

While the labs claim high accuracy, all of the tests were given emergency FDA authorization, which is different than full FDA approval.

That means the tests did not go through the same rigorous review. Health experts say there are two patient populations the at-home tests may work for: patients in rural areas without access to testing sites or high-risk patients who want to be tested without leaving their homes.

Just because you test negative, doesn't mean you don't have the coronavirus.

Doctors warn people should not be using these tests as way to justify having a large gathering, not wearing masks or not social distancing.

The FDA also a rapid results at-home test manufactured by Lucira Health, which requires a prescription.

Results will be shown in 30 minutes, but the test won't be available until the spring.

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