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WWPA Adopts Battle Cry

To represent the commitment of the western lumber industry in today's environmentally awakening climate, the Western Wood Products Association has adopted a theme: "Perpetuating America's Forests fior Products and the Environment."

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WWPA considers it not only a tag-line for its literature, advertising and other materials, but more a commitment statement for an industry and its individual organizations and companies. 'Repro' quality art of the line and guidelines for type style and format are available for anyone in the industry from the WWPA, (503) 2243930.

Panelized Homes On The Rise

Despite declines in manufactured homes, factorybuilt housing is rising with the steady growth of modular and panelized houses, according to a Frost & Sullivan report.

Factory-built housing is forecast to climb from 1989's $13.8 billion to over $20.94 billion in 1995. Factory-built as opposed to site-built homes will rise from 32.80/o of all homes constructed in the U.S. to 370/o by 1995.

In 1989 61,000 modules were produced, totalling $3.47 billion, and are expected to hit 121,000 at $9.24 billion in 1995. Panelized houses, which basically are enormous kits, totalled nearly 126,000 units at $4.4 billion in 1989 and are headed for $7.44 billion by 1995.

Big growth is predicted for manufacturer-builders who manufacture mainly for their own consumption and especially panelizing specialists, who sell their products to builder-dealers or individuals.

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Other predictions include more use of plastics and automated techniques such as those being used successfully in Sweden and Japan. "lt is not impossible that imported housing will follow the same growth pattern as imported cars, and for many of the same reasons," the report said.

Delinquencies Rate Falls

Delinquency rates on mortgages in the first quarter of 1990 fell to 4.410/0, their lowest level in more than a decade, reports the Mortgage Bankers Association of America.

The first quarter rate was also down sharply from the 1989 fourth quarter rate of 4.960/0. The sharpest drop was in loan payments 30 days late.