In a highly charged campaign that focused on rent control measures for manufactured home communities, Humboldt County, California’s Measure V passed on November 8th with 54.57 percent of the vote. The Daily Business News has covered the measure V battle extensively, breaking the measure down to its key points: Manufactured …
Rent Control Measure Victorious, Questions, Issues Remain Read More
IMPACT 20/20, an influential group of northwest Minnesota leaders representing diverse interests created to advance the region’s economic success, formed a task force in 2016 to address housing needs of the region. The group will host a housing summit on Wednesday November 16th, with a focus on workforce housing. According …
Housing Summit to Address Workforce Housing, Showcase Manufactured Housing Read More
Residents of the Prince Mobile Home Park in Tucson, Arizona lost power – and it seems there’s nothing that they can do about it. “There’s no power in this place at all. None of the trailers [sic] here got power,” said resident David Vaughn. According to Tucson News Now, Tucson …
Utility Shutdown Could Lead to MH Community Being Condemned Read More
On Tuesday night as election results began to look grim for Hillary Clinton’s campaign, Dow, S&P and Nasdaq futures all began to tumble. Maria Bartiromo on Fox Business said she expected that initial reaction, much as happened in England over their Brexit vote. But Bartiromo said that just as stocks …
The Renton, Washington city council passed an emergency ordinance last night that prohibits property owners and managers from discriminating against current or potential tenants based on their participation in the Section 8 program. The vote was unanimous and the ordinance takes effect immediately. “When a group of tenants who participate …
Ordinance Preventing Section 8 Discrimination Passes Read More
Residents of the Melrose Mobile Home Park will have to move. According to TWC News, city leaders in Wilmington, North Carolina are moving forward with a plan to rezone parts of Wrightsville Avenue. Officials said the zoning became necessary due to continuous population growth. The city plans to designate the …
The Northwest Housing Association has announced that manufactured homes sales in the state of Washington have increased 47 percent in 2016. According to the association, this completes a huge turnaround over the last decade when demand dropped from 3000 manufactured homes per year to less than 600. “550 homes have …
State Manufactured Homes Sales Rise 47 Percent In 2016 Read More
At the recently held Data, Demand and Demographics: A Symposium on Housing Finance in Washington, D.C., CoreLogic Chief Economist Frank Nothaft shared a strong statement with housing insiders in attendance. If you’re waiting for any dramatic shifts in housing, interest rates, or anything like them, you’re likely to be left …
Housing’s New Normal: Low Interest Rates, Shifting Demand – MH Opportunity? Read More
Residents of Valley View Estates in Archibald, Penn. are in a state of limbo. On the surface, the culprit is bankruptcy. Digging deeper, what caused the bankruptcy appears to be a case of mismanagement. According to The Times-Tribune, park owners Margaret Mary Barrett and Egan Enterprises, Inc. filed for bankruptcy …
Manufactured Home Community Bankruptcy Puts Residents in Limbo Read More
Two Alberta, Canada based companies are teaming up to create a modular solution to affordable housing. According to reminetwork, Edmonton-based Step Ahead Properties and Calgary-based Ladacor Advanced Modular Systems have launched construction on their new modular apartment, an affordable housing development at Westgate Manor in Glenwood. The development will be the …
Modular Helping to Solve Affordable Housing Challenges Read More
Ministers in the United Kingdom (U.K.) are planning to tackle the nation’s housing crisis with more than 100,000 prefab homes in a effort to meet their goal of providing one million new homes by 2020, according to The Guardian and The Construction Index. A white paper from the government, due …
The Boulder City, Nevada City Council has unanimously approved the request of developer Randy Schams to rezone 7.33 acres of land he owns in the city to a multi-home residential area. A number of regular Daily Business News readers may recognize Schams’ name, as part of our coverage on the Boulder City …
City Council Approves Rezoning of Manufactured Home Community Read More
The potential for economic growth usually brings the promise of a windfall for many, including landowners. With that growth, potential challenges can also appear. In Kitimat, British Columbia (B.C.), the potential for future pipelines, liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants and the Rio Tinto Alcan smelter brings with it the promise …
Potential Economic Boom Presents Affordable Housing Challenges Read More
Directors with the Sunshine Coast Regional Districts’ (SCRD) planning and community development committee in British Columbia, Canada addressed a referral from the District of Sechelt earlier this month, regarding an expansion proposal from the owners of the Big Maples manufactured home community. According to the Coast Reporter, Big Maples will …
Manufactured Homes Expansion Welcomed as Affordable Housing Option Read More
The problem of homelessness in Hawaii is well known, and affordable modular housing is being used to help solve the problem. According to KHON, the three homeless families in the Waianae community will be calling then home. “This is to house people out here on the west side who right …
A manufactured home community in Manassas, Virginia is facing a unique set of circumstances. The city is ready to step in and solve a long running sewage problem at the community by purchasing it. But only if the residents move off the property. According to InsideNova, residents of the East …
Rewarding Bad Behavior? City Threatens Evictions, MH Residents Push Back Read More
In a story that’s included allegations, activists, protests and politicians calling for a change in state law, there’s a new twist in the Cal-Am/Heritage Village saga in Oregon. Sixty volunteers from Rebuilding Together, a Beaverton based non-profit that helps low income homeowners with free repairs, arrived at Heritage Village on …
Volunteers Make Statement, Repairs at Heritage Village Read More
In Addison County, Vermont, the issue of affordable housing is significant. With a vacancy rate of less than one percent, local officials and agencies were looking for solutions. According to mychamplianvalley, they believe they’ve found it in a new development, McKnight Lane, located in Waltham. “What can we do better? …
Affordable, Energy-Saver Manufactured Homes Come To The Northeast Read More
Residents in the northeast district of Hutchinson, Kansas have raised objections to a city council vote approving the seeking of a grant for the development of 16 moderate income apartments in the Hampton East area. According to the Hutchinson News, council member Jade Piros de Carvalho, who represents the northeast …
A Shawnee, Oklahoma manufactured home community is in flux after a series of missteps. According to Red Dirt Report, a number of residents of the Rolling Acres Mobile Home Park were outraged recently when they received a 60-day eviction notice. They are considering a lawsuit after Shawnee attorney Kent Massey …
