Scottsdale builders plan Lake Island homes at The Lakes
Sigurd Swedin of Sweden Enterprises Inc. Scottsdale will build 21 custom homes at The Lakes Tempe a water oriented community. Prices start at 75000 with two three and four bedroom designs. The homes feature landscaping storage and Spanish Mediterranean styling near a 50 acre lake.
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Sigurd Sweden of Sweden Enterprises Inc
Scottsdale
the Lakes
Baseline Road
Rural Road
McClintock Drive
Tempe
Lake Island
Swedin
Helen
Land values dip in farm belt despite growth elsewhere
James M. Woodard notes land prices fall in rural Midwest as population shifts away from central farm belts to coastal cities. Iowa study shows 49 percent rural families are nonfarmers and farm sites vacant. claims mortgage loans are a strong investment with delinquency under 1 percent. Readers invited to submit questions.
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James
M. Woodard
Iowa
Iowa State University
Midwest
U.S
Washington
High winds threaten mobile homes nationwide
New York based report cites Colorado and Alabama windstorms that damaged or destroyed over 700 mobile homes, injuring more than 80 and killing four. American Insurance Association urges universal tie down standards with turnbuckles and metal straps to prevent overturns in future high wind events.
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New York
UPI
Colorado
Alabama
T. Lawrence Jones
American Insurance Association
Fort Rucker
Ala
Boulder
Colo
Jones
West region home design awards honor Littletree Garden Homes
Twenty nine building projects in the West including Littletree Garden Homes in Scottsdale are cited for excellence in design and construction in the 1972 Gold Nugget Awards. The program sponsored by the Journal of Homebuilding drew over 150 entries from 13 Western states. Littletree Homes by Tanco Development Corp. Santa Ana California received the Award of Merit for 1650 to 2000 square foot single family homes.
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Littletree Garden Homes
Scottsdale
The
Journal of Homebuilding
National Association of Home
Littletree Homes
Tanco Development Corp
Santa Ana
Calif
Factory built housing cuts on-site costs with time savings
Factory produced housing components are making their heaviest inroads on the field as rising on-site costs push more builders to modular units. The 1972 study projects 125 000 modular units this year, with potential reach to 150 000. factory components promise faster completion and reduced on-site labor, though not direct cost savings, drawing interest at INBEX 72 in Louisville.
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Bureau of Building Marketing Research
Louisville
INBEX/72
South Wabash Ave
Chicago
Cahners Publishing Co
National Association of Building Manufacturers
Exemption Narrowed for Small Rental Owners
A Cost of Living Council ruling in the Federal Register exempts four or fewer residential rentals from stabilization controls. A. W. McCanless of the IRS Arizona district says the previous owner occupancy and month-to-month lease requirements are removed, applying only when an owner holds no more than four rental units combined in single or multi family dwellings. Public comments on the regulation may be submitted.
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Cost of Living Council
Federal Register
A. W. McCanless
Internal Revenue Service
Arizona
McCanless
Local builders seen vital to future industrialized building
Marsh Trimble founder of Professional Builder argues small and medium builders remain essential as large manufacturers move toward factory produced housing. He notes mutual benefits, cites INBEX 72 in Louisville, and says industry progress hinges on collaboration among builders, manufacturers, and financiers.
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Marsh Trimble
Professional Builder Magazine
Trimble
Vonaumet
INBEX
Congress
Louisville
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Scottsdale Builders Plan
Lakes
Swedins
Valley
Everett
Wash
Sweden
Mesa
Savings and Loan Associations
U.S. Savings and Loan League
J. M. Woodard
Copley News Service
Homes Project
Scottsdale Daily Progress
First Federal Savings & Loan
East Camelback Ro
Scottsdale, Arizona
Borhood
L&r Texaco
Mar
Cay
Casita Real
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