Home prices climbing - 2004-03-19
Marin housing market stayed healthy through February. Marin home prices, fueled by growing demand and low mortgage financing, continued their robust romp in February, shooting up about 16 percent over a year ago.

Last month's Marin median price for condominiums and single-family homes rose to $641,000, up 15.9 percent from the $553,000 median price in February 2003, according to DataQuick Information Systems of La Jolla.
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Home buying, selecting mortgages streamlined - 2004-03-19
A banner is suspended above the production area at the Fall Creek Home plant in Elkhart. In bold letters, it proclaims "The Beginning of a New Era."

The company owns 16 manufactured home communities and offers financing for homes in those communities. With the acquisition of manufactured home builder Fall Creek, it can offer customers not just a site and a mortgage but also a house.
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