Nebraska Lieutenant Governor Mike Foley received the “deluxe tour” of Champion Homes manufacturing operations last week, during a meeting that included a first hand look at new features and product lines for 2017, according to the York News Times. Leaders from York’s Chamber of Commerce, Visitors Bureau and City Council …
Austin City Councilman Pio Renteria has proposed a new ordinance for manufactured home communities in Austin, after a visit to one last week. “When I went down there I said, ‘my goodness, there’s no rec centers,‘” Renteria told KUT. “There’s nothing there for the kids. They’re just running around, and …
Austin City Councilman Proposes Mandated Amenities for MH Communities Read More
MHProNews Publisher L.A. “Tony” Kovach penned an op-ed to the Lakeland Ledger, picked up by multiple newspapers over the weekend. “Millions struggle with costly housing. Bloomberg, HousingWire, Realtor and Fox News are among media that recently asked why aren’t more Americans turning to manufactured homes,” said Kovach. “We’re told that the …
Continuing the celebration of our 7th year of uninterrupted factory-crafted housing trade media publishing, we began the month with this thought-provoking theme: Obstacles and Opportunities in Affordable Housing – October 2016. That link will take you to all of the featured articles and interviews this month. Manufactured, modular and prefabricated home …
Measure V – a proposition on the ballot in Humboldt County, California – has generated significant interest from both inside and outside the MH industry. As Daily Business News’ Joe Dyton covered recently, Measure V proposes that: Manufactured home community owners would be permitted to raise site rents once annually, and …
Rent Control-WMA Rolls out ‘No On Measure V’ Video, Talking Points Read More
Communities in and around Austin, TX have been a hotbed for discussions about affordablity and manufactured housing over the last few months. According to KUT, Austin City Council member Pio Renteria recently visited some of his constituents at a manufactured home community and was shocked by what he saw. “When …
Official wants Mandated Amenities for MH Communities Read More
In a new report released by CPA firm Novogradac & Company LLP, the firm talks with affordable housing industry experts about the impact of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC), and what affordable housing may look like in 30 years. LIHTC industry experts …
Novogradac’s Report – Affordable Housing 2046 – Does MH Hold The Key? Read More
A Massachusetts state law that has long allowed developers to bypass local regulations in communities where less that ten percent of the housing stock is considered to be affordable is back in the spotlight. The issue has long troubled officials in the town of Wareham, because the state refuses to …
State Under Pressure to Count Manufactured Homes as Affordable Housing Read More
A recent supervisors meeting in Quincy Township (PA) became a heated debate about a conditional-use grant to land developer Craig McCleaf. His plan is to develop the property for 47 manufactured homes, naming the new development Quincy Meadows. McCleaf purchased the Slabtown Road location, which has been a manufactured home …
Town’s Residents Concerned about New Manufactured Home Community Read More
“As the moms and pops that built our mobile home parks age out, predatory, out-of-town corporate investors have been taking over.” – Measure V proponents “Once rent control is adopted, politicians will – by the tenants’ votes – be giving the landlord’s property to the tenants. It happens all the …
Strong home sales are boosting originations of Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans, opening the door for many first-time homebuyers. According to the National Mortgage News, the strong loan volume could also portend the federal mortgage insurance agency is in line to receive a positive report this fall. “It certainly looks …
On this celebration of our 7th year of uninterrupted factory-crafted housing trade media publishing, we begin the month with this thought-provoking theme: Obstacles and Opportunities in Affordable Housing – October 2016. Manufactured, modular and prefabricated home professionals know that how a home got to its location should not define a …
Rumors and social media posts have been circulating around the city of Belgrade, Montana, concerned that a cluster of manufactured homes poised for use are meant to house 5,000 Syrian refugees. The Human Resource Development Council (HRDC), the non-profit organization in possession of the homes, says that it simply is …
Non-Profit Denies Manufactured Homes are for Syrian Refugees Read More
Factory-built housing pros well know the growing need for affordable homes. Texas-based Arched Cabins is tapping the ‘tiny side’ of that niche, with do-it-yourself (DIY) models that can start under $10,000. Wide Open Country, Tiny House Living and Tiny House Talk are three of several thousand search results that come …
DIY Prefabricated “Arched Cabin” for Under $10K? Yes, but… Read More
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against May Grove Village Manufactured Home Community based in Lakeland Florida, alleging that employees actively worked to keep African-Americans out. “Managers falsely told African-Americans that no mobile homes, (sic) or fewer mobile homes, (sic) were immediately available for sale, …
A recent article in the Seattle Times by Al Levine, former Deputy Executive Director of the Seattle Housing Authority, puts the spotlight on steel modular housing as a practical answer to help solve the challenge of housing the homeless. “I find it hard to comprehend that we can’t do a …
Cities Housing the Homeless – are Modular Homes an Answer? Read More
Lustron Stories, a new book by Cleveland photographer Charles Mintz, explores what it’s like to live in, and own, one of the historic all-metal Lustron homes. The story dates back to 1948 in Columbus, Ohio where they were manufactured over a period of two years. The mass produced, easy-to-assemble homes …
Historic Lustron PreFab Homes Draw Renewed Interest Read More
Sydney architect Alex Symes believes that he has the answer to combat Australia’s housing shortage and sustainability and housing shortage issues. Symes, founder of Big World Homes, describes his concept as IKEA on steroids. He says that a drill, hammer and wrench are all that’s needed to put together the …
Ikea Style “Flat-Pack” Homes – the Answer to Australia’s Housing Shortage? Read More
“Lyons does not want a mobile home park (sic),” said Carrie Davis-Gonzales, resident of the Foothills Manufactured Home Community in Lyons, CO. “I think it is because of the illusion that mobile homes decrease property value stigma. But when I moved here 20 years ago, it seemed like there were as …
Noteworthy headlines on CNNMoney – FUBU CEO Stop and Frisked “Maybe 20 Times. U.S.: Wells Fargo Mistreated Military Members. WSJ Columnist Calls Trump “Unstable.” Why The Federal Reserve Isn’t Political. From WSJ: Ghost of Lehman Brothers Haunts Deutsche Bank. Some bullets from MarketWatch – ‘Housing party’ in the U.S. may be coming …
