As the U.S. and other countries around the world look for solutions to a growing housing crisis, that fight has come to what some would consider an unexpected place. According to the Cape Cod Times, the year-round crisis is mounting on Martha’s Vineyard in Chilmark, Massachusetts, and Marina Lent is …
Washington, D.C., February 9, 2017 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) tells MHProNews that, at a Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) “listening session” in Washington, D.C. on February 8, 2017, President and CEO Mark Weiss reiterated and underscored previous remarks by MHARR representatives. Weiss asserted that the …
MHARR to FHFA: Duty to Serve Requires Material and Expedited Support for MH Chattel Loans Read More
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has expressed support of President Donald Trump’s actions to roll back the Dodd-Frank Act. As Daily Business News readers are aware, President Trump signed an Executive Order to begin the rollback process that will direct the Treasury secretary to review the 2010 Dodd-Frank …
The survey arm of insurance giant Legal & General believes it has the answer for bringing the mortgage market on board with prefab and modular home lending. “An industry-wide guarantee would help bring everyone to the market but, of course, their appetites will differ according to the requirements of their …
Legal and General Reveals Secret for Modular, Prefab Lending Read More
The U.K. based Swan Housing Association is set to open its new 75,000 square foot factory in the borough of Basildon, about 32 miles east of London. According to Inside Housing UK, the new facility is part of a larger plan by Swan to invest £100M ($124M USD) into regenerating …
For the residents of Ba Mar Manufactured Home Community in Stony Point, New York, Superstorm Sandy is still fresh in their minds from the damage it inflicted in 2012. On January 26th, residents packed Stony Point Center to learn about what options would be available to them through the Governor’s …
MHC Residents Hear Proposal for Superstorm Sandy Relief Read More
In Boston, Massachusetts, as with many other cities around the world, housing demand is off the charts. According to Progrss, the case in Boston has compelled the city, along with the Mayor’s Housing Innovation Lab, Livelight and BSA Space to commission the design of a modular micro house called the …
Do You Uhü? New Modular Design Tackles Housing Challenges Read More
In Bismarck, North Dakota, affordable housing is of vital importance. And, according to the Bismarck Tribune, a group of manufactured home community owners are petitioning the city commission for the creation of a task force to keep manufactured home community living affordable. “These homes represent the most affordable unsubsidized …
For residents of the East End Mobile Home Park in Manassas, Virginia, hopes for an extension on an order to vacate are hanging in the balance. In a story that the Daily Business News has followed from the beginning, and through resident requests for a lifeline, Manassas city officials have …
A visit to a manufactured home community in Chapmanville, West Virginia, by the Logan County Health Department quickly turned into a crisis. Community landlord George Evans told residents of the Caroline Estates Mobile Home Park on January 29th that they needed to be out of the community by January 31st …
Bad Actor? MHC Residents Given 48 Hours Notice to Vacate Read More
For manufactured home community residents in Dover Point, New Hampshire, Christmas came early. According to Co-Operative News, those residents created the Dover Point Cooperative, elected a board, and engaged the Resident Owned Communities team (ROC) at the New Hampshire Community Loan Fund (NHCLF) to guide them through the $3.125 million …
A new month means new-featured articles on the MHProNews.com home page. This month’s theme? Frank, Frustrations and Free Enterprise February in MHLand, 2017. Manufactured, modular and prefabricated home professionals know that how a home got to its location should not define a person or their dwelling. What the Daily Business News spotlights …
The Western Catskills Community Revitalization Council, Inc. (WCCRC-New York) announced last week that they will be hosting a Homeownership Academy for residents who are interested in the WCCRC manufactured home replacement program. A number of topics associated with homeownership will be covered at the academy, including information for owners of …
Enerdynamic Hybrid Technologies Corp. (EHT) provided an update this week on their Letter of Intent to build 50,000 homes in Ivory Coast for a branch of its military. In a story covered by Daily Business News writer Matthew J. Silver on December 16th, Maple Leaf Holdings SA, of which EHT …
Canadian Modular Home Builder Provides Update on African Market Launch Read More
Thanks to a combination of a deal between steel giant U.S. Steel and prominent developer Dan McCafferty going bad, and a new joint venture between Barcelona Housing Systems and WELink, Chicago could be in a position to not only get a manufacturing plant along the city’s iconic Lakeshore Drive, but …
A recent op-ed by Mike Gonzalez, a senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation, puts a new spotlight on the coverage provided by NPR and poses serious questions about how the organization covers news. “Is National Public Radio’s description of an Obama urban directive as something that merely ‘links [government] funding …
NPR and Fair Housing: Is “Liberal Bias” Creating Fake News? Read More
What a difference a storm can make. According to the Palm Beach Post, a tornado that ripped through the Juno Beach Condo Mobile Home Park last week put the issues surrounding manufactured home communities in Palm Beach county front and center again, as a combination of developers buying up communities …
Students at Norwich University in Vermont have taken affordable housing into their own hands, by developing the CASA (Creating Affordable Sustainable Architecture) 802, a 324-square-foot micro home that provides sustainable housing for people from all income levels. In a conversation with MHProNews and MHLivingNews, Norwich University Professor Tolya Stonorov shared …
University Students Develop, Build Tiny Home Design Read More
Washington, D.C. – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports to MHProNews that, at a Duty to Serve (DTS) “listening session” conducted by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) in Chicago, Illinois on January 25th, it advised FHFA officials and representatives of the FHFA regulated Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs), that the …
MHARR to FHFA: Duty to Serve Without Chattel is Unacceptable Read More
A vision for modular housing has made a huge impact at the recent STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) Spotlight Awards in Vancouver, Canada. According to the Vancouver Sun, British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) civil engineering student Stephen Cohos won the $20,000 grand prize during the inaugural edition of the …
