In 1904 the Village of Owen incorporated, with 315 people. In 1906 the Owen Company started the Owen Box and Crating factory and the Woodland Hotel. In 1907 the Owens organized the State Bank of Owen, headed by J.G. Owen.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau estimated the typical interest rate for a manufactured home loan in 2012 at 6.79 percent. By contrast, the average 30-year fixed rate on a conventional mortgage that year was 3.6 to 4.2 percent, according to HSH.com, a publisher of loan information.
And in especially good news for buyers, FHA mortgage rates remained at historic lows as 2010 began. According to financial Web site Bankrate.com, the average interest rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage loan, including those insured by the FHA, stood at 5.04 percent in mid-February.