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Apr 19 2017

MHARR on HUD, DOE, Chattel and Powergrabs – Exclusive Report and Analysis

By RC Williams / April 19, 2017 April 19, 2017 / Advocacy, Affordable Housing, Analysis, Announcements, Association, Business, Communities, Development, Economy, Election, housing, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing Industry, People, Politics, regulation, research

The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) has released its April 2017 Washington Update, an exclusive report and analysis that addresses key issues with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Covered in this MHARR report: HUD Defines President Trump’s Regulatory Reforms MHARR Highlights Urgent Need …

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Apr 19 2017

MHC Residents Look to Lawmakers for Assistance

By RC Williams / April 19, 2017 April 19, 2017 / Advocacy, Affordable Housing, Communities, Development, housing, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing Industry, mobile home, People, Politics

In the Southern California city of Brawley, families who have been displaced by the closing of the Brawley Mobile Home Park are looking to their local representatives for help. According to KYMA, more than 40 families are seeking assistance, and 10 community residents were in attendance at a legislative update …

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Apr 19 2017April 18, 2017

Modular Homebuilder could add Up to 40 Jobs

By Matthew Silver / April 19, 2017 April 18, 2017 / Affordable Housing, Business, Company News, Factory-Built Homes, home buyers, housing, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Modular, Modular and PreFab Housing Industry

A new business is set to expand in the Pocatello, Idaho community that could see the addition of up to 40 employees. Modular Zip Kit Homes owner Chris Jaussi expects to find a manufacturing facility in the area within the next two weeks and hopes to begin hiring by June …

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Apr 18 2017April 18, 2017

Freddie Mac Calls Manufactured Homes Crucial

By Matthew Silver / April 18, 2017 April 18, 2017 / Affordable Housing, Favorable media coverage, Finance, home buyers, housing, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing Industry, Non-Profit

Government-sponsored enterprise Freddie Mac is partnering with Louisville-based housing intermediary Next Step Network and three non-profit housing counseling agencies to initiate an online housing education curriculum. According to Mortgage Professional America, the goal is to increase the number of mortgage-ready manufactured home buyers in Kentucky. The program will team up …

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Apr 17 2017April 16, 2017

Manufactured Home Community Residents Receive Helping Hand

By RC Williams / April 17, 2017 April 16, 2017 / Advocacy, Affordable Housing, Communities, disaster, Economy, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing Industry, mobile home, Non-Profit, People

In California, the recent floods have wreaked havoc throughout the state, causing issues for businesses and homeowners alike. Manufactured home communities throughout the state were affected as well. According to the San Jose Mercury News, residents of the Golden Wheel Mobile Home Park were hit hard. Resident Lam Tran, a …

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Apr 16 2017April 15, 2017

Sunday Morning Weekly Recap Manufactured Housing Industry News April 9th 2017 to April 16th 2017

By RC Williams / April 16, 2017 April 15, 2017 / 3D printed housing, Advocacy, Affordable Housing, Analysis, Announcements, Association, Business, Canada, Communities, Company News, Development, disaster, Economy, Election, Energy Saving, Factory-Built Homes, Finance, Flashback, Green, Headlines - Week In Review for Manufactured, home buyers, housing, Jobs, Legal, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing Industry, mobile home, Modular, Modular and PreFab Housing Industry, NIMBY, Non-Profit, Obituary, People, Politics, regulation, research, RV, Small Business, Stocks, tiny house, Trends

Our theme for this month is: Manufactured Housing Industry Politics – Complicated Cross Currents, or April Fools? and our featured articles are now live on the MHProNews.com home page. To see the line-up of over 3-dozen featured articles for this month, along with the headline commentary, please click the link above. Manufactured, …

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Apr 15 2017April 14, 2017

MHC Residents to Receive Assistance for Home Repairs

By RC Williams / April 15, 2017 April 14, 2017 / Advocacy, Affordable Housing, Announcements, Business, Communities, Development, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing Industry, People, Politics, regulation, research

In a follow up to a story that the Daily Business News originally covered in December, residents of the Trailer Haven community in San Leandro, California, will be receiving assistance for home repairs, via a one-time $150,000 grant, approved unanimously by the San Leandro City Council last month. Per the …

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Apr 14 2017April 14, 2017

Could Modular Determine the Outcome of an Election?

By RC Williams / April 14, 2017 April 14, 2017 / Advocacy, Affordable Housing, Analysis, Business, Communities, Development, Economy, Election, housing, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Modular, Modular and PreFab Housing Industry, People, Politics, regulation, research, Trends

For incumbent London Mayor Sadiq Khan, the answer could very well be yes. According to Property Week, the importance of addressing London – and the U.K.’s – affordable housing crisis was front and center in a discussion on the mayor’s performance among developers and professionals gathered in Cannes. The message …

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Apr 14 2017April 18, 2017

Flashback Friday – Political Obstacles, Reality Checks, Industry Cohesion and Successe$$

By MHProNews / April 14, 2017 April 18, 2017 / Affordable Housing, Analysis, Association, Business, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Housing Industry, People, Politics

Good news and analysis writers don’t begin with the punch line, but some rules were meant to be periodically broken. Most manufactured housing professionals would far prefer not to deal with politics or complex regulatory issues. They are in business or working for a company to earn a good living. That …

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Apr 13 2017April 14, 2017

Homes in America – The Land Where Even Doctors Struggle

By RC Williams / April 13, 2017 April 14, 2017 / Affordable Housing, Analysis, Announcements, Association, Business, home buyers, housing, Jobs, loans, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing Industry, research, Trends

In the United States, some are native born, some immigrate, but all are unified in pursuing the American Dream. For most, that includes owning a home. But according to a new report on housing affordability from real estate firm Trulia, there are some places in the country where even doctors …

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Apr 13 2017

UPDATE: New Manufactured Home Community Laws Take Effect

By RC Williams / April 13, 2017 April 13, 2017 / Advocacy, Affordable Housing, Business, Communities, Development, housing, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing Industry, mobile home, People, Politics, regulation

In Iberia Parish, Louisiana, an area the Daily Business News has covered prior, new laws are going into effect for manufactured home communities related to trash collection. And some residents and owners are not pleased. According to KATC, the Iberia Parish city council approved ordinances last month, making manufactured home …

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Apr 13 2017April 13, 2017

Manufactured Homes Knock Tiny Homes Down to Size

By RC Williams / April 13, 2017 April 13, 2017 / Affordable Housing, Analysis, Announcements, Business, Development, home buyers, housing, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing Industry, research, tiny house, Trends

While “tiny homes” may be all the rage, more and more people are finding that the real value is in a tried and true model. According to the Northwest Housing Association (NHA) in Olympia, Washington, more and more people who look at tiny homes as an option have discovered manufactured …

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Apr 12 2017

NIMBY in Action – Commission Delays Zoning Ordinance

By RC Williams / April 12, 2017 April 12, 2017 / Affordable Housing, Communities, Development, Economy, housing, ignorance, Legal, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Home Communities, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing Industry, mobile home, NIMBY, People, Politics, regulation, Zoning

The Mt. Vernon, Illinois Zoning and Planning Commission has once again tabled conversation on a proposed zoning change that would clear the way for a manufactured home community. According to the Register News, the decision came after a two-and-a-half hour hearing, which featured a number of residents speaking out against …

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Apr 12 2017

Ex-Amazon Leader Sees Future In Modular

By RC Williams / April 12, 2017 April 12, 2017 / 3D printed housing, Advocacy, Affordable Housing, Announcements, Business, Company News, Development, Economy, Energy Saving, Factory-Built Homes, housing, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing Industry, Modular, Modular and PreFab Housing Industry, People, Trends

Former Amazon manager Andy Holm sees the future as “Blokable” with modular housing. Holm, who led the build out of Amazon’s physical locations, including work on the Amazon Go convenience store concept, discovered his pain during that process was actually a viable business. Finding and working with the firms that …

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Apr 12 2017April 12, 2017

Factory Goes Modular – Plans Thousands of Homes

By RC Williams / April 12, 2017 April 12, 2017 / Affordable Housing, Announcements, Business, Communities, Company News, Development, Economy, housing, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Modular, Modular and PreFab Housing Industry, People, Trends

In the U.K., a prefab bonanza is taking place, and another company has decided to get in on the action. According to the Telegraph, a Docklands factory will be the first of its kind in London, and will eventually provide 3,000 new modular homes. As the Daily Business News covered …

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Apr 11 2017

Billionaire Sees Shipping Containers as Homeless Solution

By RC Williams / April 11, 2017 April 11, 2017 / Advocacy, Affordable Housing, Business, Communities, Development, Economy, housing, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Housing Industry, Modular, Modular and PreFab Housing Industry, NIMBY, Non-Profit, People, Trends

In the San Francisco Bay Area of California, housing, along with most everything else, is very expensive. In many cities in the region, this disparity creates a toxic combination: an affordable housing crunch and rampant homelessness. A billionaire in the area believes that the solution lies in repurposing shipping containers. …

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Apr 11 2017April 11, 2017

Zillow Group Study Reveals Trillions in Manufactured Housing Industry Opportunities

By MHProNews / April 11, 2017 April 11, 2017 / Affordable Housing, Analysis, Association, Business, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, People, Politics, regulation

When life hands you lemons, make lemonade. When the Zillow Group’s ™ recent survey of Consumer Homebuyer Trends tells you 92% of Americans aren’t considering a manufactured home – and only half of those who ponder manufactured housing actually purchase one – consider it a multi-million-dollar opportunity in your professional …

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Apr 11 2017April 10, 2017

The Promise of Housing – Manufactured Homes Take Center Stage

By RC Williams / April 11, 2017 April 10, 2017 / Advocacy, Affordable Housing, Announcements, Business, Communities, Company News, housing, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing Industry, mobile home, Non-Profit, People

In Anoka County, Minnesota, just north of Minneapolis, one organization has seen the light, combining all the benefits of manufactured housing to combat homelessness. According to ABC Newspapers, non-profit organization Family Promise will receive a $10,000 grant to kick-start a new effort to combat homelessness in Anoka County. The “Home …

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Apr 10 2017April 10, 2017

City Adopts Manufactured Housing Ordinance, Terminology Matters

By RC Williams / April 10, 2017 April 10, 2017 / Affordable Housing, Announcements, Development, housing, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing Industry, Politics, regulation

In Groesbeck, Texas the city council passed an ordinance that makes a distinction between manufactured and mobile homes. According to the Groesbeck Journal, the passing of the ordinance reflects the members’ consensus from a workshop on the subject that they held in early March. As informed veteran manufactured housing professionals …

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Apr 10 2017

Affordable Housing – In the Eye of the Beholder?

By RC Williams / April 10, 2017 April 10, 2017 / Affordable Housing, Announcements, Business, Communities, Company News, Development, Factory-Built Homes, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, Manufactured Housing Industry, People, tiny house, Trends

Throughout most parts of California, almost everything is expensive. That includes housing. But, in Santa Barbara, one developer believes that he’s solved the city’s housing shortage. According to NoozHawk, project architect Jan Hochhauser and developer Ed Clark purchased the property, a former manufactured home community, out of bankruptcy. The …

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