Twin Cities Project Aids Small Home Builders in Twin Cities
The Federal Home Building Service Plan operates in Minneapolis and St Paul to give small home buyers access to affordable architectural guidance. It provides inspections during construction, helps select from 500 small-house designs, and aims to maximize value and proper supervision in the small-house market.
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Federal Home Building Service Plan
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Federal Home Loan Bank Review
Federal Home _ Building Service Plan
Twin Cities
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Urge to Repair Signals Spring Home Improvement Push
The article urges homeowners to plan spring renovations and modernizations. It highlights exterior design, color and landscaping, and stresses FHA insured modernization loans to finance repairs. It notes common hidden defects and the Central Inspection Bureau guiding local home-building standards and loan security.
Model Homes Open For Public Inspection In Ardale
Model homes built by Mendenhall Thompson and furnished by Wood Armfield Furniture will be open for public inspection on Greenview Terrace overlooking Blair Park Golf Course this afternoon from 1 to 6 and 9 to 9 during the week. The adjacent model home will also be open but not fully furnished. Ed Mendenhall notes Ardale aims for moderate homes with FHA approval and modern layouts. Carl Wood says the furnished model showcases contemporary kitchens and color-focused design to ease homemaking chores.
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Greenview Terrace
Ardale
Wood-Armfield Furnitur Company
Mendenhall-Thompson
Blair Park
Wood-Armfield Furniture Company
Blair Park Golf Course
Mendenhall - Thompson
Shelter Tops Food As Major Share Of Household Income
A Federal Home Loan Bank Review article notes shelter expenditures, including household operation and furnishings, comprise 27.3 percent of consumer income, nearly equal to food at 28.5 percent. Clothing and automobiles follow, with 8.9 and 6.4 percent respectively. The study, based on 1935–36 data, covers 39 million families and individuals with total income around $59 billion and spending near $38 billion on essentials.
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Federal Home Loan Bank Review
United States
National Resources Planning Board
FHA says new single family home values fall in 1939
The median valuation of new FHA insured single family homes dropped to 5245 in 1939 from 5326 in 1938 and 5667 in earlier years. Including 11000 small homes built with loans under 2500, the overall median rose to about 5000, indicating a balance of values below and above the figure.
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Stewart McDonald
FHA
McDonald
Small Home Subdivisions Encouraged by FHA
The Federal Housing Administration supports small home subdivisions in accepting mortgages for insurance. FHA recognizes the need for adequate subdivisions and reviews land development to protect future valuations. When land costs surge and deter affordable homes, insured mortgages may still be approved for reasonable land and new subdivisions justified by natural features enhancing desirability.
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Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Sessions Joins Realty Firm Adds Manley Sessions to Staff
Curtis Smithdeal, a realtor, announces Manley M. Sessions of Fredonia New York as a sales staff member. Sessions, former publisher and president of The Fredonia Censor, moved to High Point with his family in February to seek warmer climate and better prospects. He graduated Colgate University in 1927 and is a Beta Theta Pi member.
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S. Curtis Smithdeal
Manley M. Sessions
Fredonia
N. Y
Sessions
Fredonia Censor
New York
High Point
Monthen Avenue
Colgate University
Beta Theta Pi
Baltimore Repair Drive Lays Out Neighborhood Upkeep
The HOLC backed Baltimore Clean Up Paint Up Fix Up campaign kicks off this spring to halt decline in property values. An advisory committee guides the effort with local residents, targeting debris removal, repairs, painting, and improved homes as a test for broader HOmeowners' loan programs.
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Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
HOLC
Baltimore Housing Authority
Holc Launches Drive
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