According to official statistics compiled on behalf of the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports HUD-Code manufacturers produced 4,870 homes in November 2013, an increase of 11.5 percent over the 4,365 homes manufactured for the same period of …
Production of HUD Code Manufactured Homes Continues to Rise Read More
Councilman Raymond “Shoe-Do” Lewis of the New Iberia, Louisiana City Council asked for support of the council in June, 2013 to amend an ordinance permitting manufactured homes (MH) to be sited in R-3 areas in the city, but did not receive a second to his motion. As iberianet.com tells MHProNews, …
Allowing Manufactured Homes in Town would Increase Needed Revenue Read More
Led by resident Brooke Mathers of Lazy Wheels Mobile Home Park in Bothell, Washington, over 90 residents of manufactured housing communities (MHCs) from around the state met with dispute resolution personnel from the Washington attorney general’s office, local officials, representatives of manufactured homeowners organizations and Linda Garcia, co-owner of Lazy …
Manufactured Home Community Residents Air Complaints Read More
As national elections loom in New Zealand, boosting the country’s housing stock is becoming a major battleground issue, according to stuff.co.nz. While both major parties agree more affordable housing is needed, their solutions differ. The Labour party’s approach is the government funding of 100,000 homes over the next ten years, …
A one-time drug dealer who built a profitable music business from his illegal gains and served three years in prison has rebounded back into the music business, very successfully, and is now promoting a modular home production facility that will revitalize a distressed community, according to post-gazette.com. Lee Davis cut …
Former Felon Bringing Modular Home Business to Neighborhood Read More
Following a story MHProNews last published Dec. 16, 2013, concerning the possibility of a tax on owners of manufactured homes imposed by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO), the proposal has been withdrawn by the ATO after an uproar from manufactured homeowners and politicians. The goods and services tax (GST) would …
Australia Drops Proposed Tax on Manufactured Homes Read More
Marking the third consecutive month of falling sales, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) reports sales of previously-owned homes edged down 1.2 percent to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 4.9 million homes sold. The combination of rising mortgage rates, low inventory of available homes and tight credit have contributed to …
Architect Stuart Emmons of Portland, Oregon has designed a 265-square-foot, modular, mini-studio for homeless people called I’mHome. After seeing shipping containers converted into living quarters in China, Emmons, realizing a container could not comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), took a different approach, designing the modular nine-unit Kah …
Portland Architect Designs Modular Studio Unit for the Homeless Read More
Senators Joe Donnelly (D-IN) and Tom Coburn (R-OK) introduced S. 1828, The Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act in the Senate as a companion to House Bill 1779 of the same name that protects the ability of manufactured home owners to buy, sell and refinance homes. The new guidelines issued …
Following up on a story we posted Dec. 11, 2013 regarding the confirmation of Rep. Mel Watt to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), MHProNews has learned from the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) Rep. Watt has favored measures that require GSEs (government supported enterprises) to support affordable housing. This …
New FHFA Head has Supported Duty-To-Serve in the Past Read More
The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform informs MHProNews the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has published a final rule that implements Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC) recommendations made in 2005. Set to take effect June 9, 2014, the final rule omits MHCC-proposed changes to the HUD formaldehyde …
Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee: Win Some, Lose Some Read More
The Virginia Manufactured and Modular Housing Association (VMMHA) informs MHProNews the implementation of Dodd-Frank regulations by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) that negatively impact the manufactured housing industry will not be delayed as requested by members of the U. S. Senate. CFPB Director Richard Cordray sent a letter to …
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Rejects Delaying Dodd-Frank Read More
Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID) says for the past three years, Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) has refused to allow any amendments to the Dodd-Frank Act to be enacted, but now Sen. Tim Johnson (D-SD), chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, has shown interest in reforms during this session of Congress which …
Bi-Partisan Support Exists to Amend Dodd-Frank; For it to Happen Soon are Remote Read More
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Chairman Rick Judson issued a statement applauding the confirmation of Rep. Mel Watt to head the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), MHProNews has learned. Noting his experience working on housing issues as a member of the House Financial Services Committee for almost two …
Rep. Mel Watt Chosen to Lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency Read More
In response to Harvard University’s Joint Study on Housing documenting the shortage of affordable rental housing in the U. S., as MHProNews covered earlier, Chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Rick Judson issued a statement emphasizing the importance of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) in …
NAHB Supports Harvard’s Affordable Rental Initiatives Read More
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/First American Leading Markets Index (LMI), which recently replace NAHB’s improving market index (IMI), indicates markets in 54 of the 350 major metro markets returned to or exceeded their last normal levels of economic activity. Based on current permits, prices and employment data, LMI …
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) new consumer disclosure forms, called “Know Before You Owe,” that will take effect Aug. 1, 2015, is designed to give the borrower more control over the mortgage loan process as well as add transparency to the transaction. Paul Trepeta of the National Association of …
A manufactured housing community (MHC) senior rent control initiative may become law when it goes on the ballot for voters to decide in Lakeport, California on the June 2014 referendum. The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to put the measure to the people after the group, “Save our Seniors,” collected …
The Northwest Cooperative Development Center (NWCDC) assisted the residents at the 59-homesite manufactured home community Thunderbird in buying their community for $1.57 million, now named Whispering Pines Homeowners Co-op in Oak Harbor, Washington. Households each buy one low-cost share to become members of the co-op which gives them one vote …
Manufactured Housing Community becomes Resident-Owned Read More
According to the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR), statistics from the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) reveal HUD Code manufacturers produced 6,078 homes in October, an increase of 18.5 percent over the 5,127 homes in Oct. 2012. Total HUD Code production for the year …
Manufactured Housing Production Rises again in October Read More
