It’s been a busy week for President Donald Trump. And, even though it appears he’s under attack, he’s not showing any signs of backing down. “It’s SABOTAGE,” said President Trump in a White House press release to MHProNews. “The fake news media is working hand-in-hand with Washington’s corrupt bureaucracy to …
POTUS Trump – Sabotage! Welch, Buchanan, Others React to Swamp Attack Read More
In June 2016, the massive Erskine Fire near Bakersfield, California displaced a number of families. After a long wait, thirteen families, who resided in manufactured homes prior to the blaze, were finally able to move into new FEMA units this week. According to Bakersfield Now, Kern County, which includes the …
New data from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and Wells Fargo’s Housing Market Index (HMI) showed that homebuilder confidence grew in May to its second highest point since the recession. The report, which is compiled from a monthly survey that the NAHB has conducted for 30 years, gauges …
Homebuilder Confidence Numbers Show Need for Manufactured Housing Read More
In Detroit, Michigan, Shamayim “Mama Shu” Harris had a dream. That dream was to create a sustainable eco-village in the heart of her Highland Park neighborhood. “I converted my neighborhood from blight to beauty,” said Harris. Another part of that dream was a main building to handle things. Nationally syndicated …
TV Star Donates Modular Home, Provides Industry Recognition Read More
New U.S. homebuilding numbers showed an unexpected drop in the month of April, dropping to their lowest level in the last five months. According to Newsmax, persistent weakness in the construction of multi-family housing units, could suggest a slowdown in the housing market recovery. The Commerce Department said that housing …
Housing Starts Fall, Bottleneck to Economic Recovery-Manufactured Housing to the Rescue? Read More
In many parts of Colorado, housing is expensive. When it comes to ski resorts like Aspen Snowmass, it can be downright unaffordable. According to the Gazette, the ski resort is working to solve that problem in one of the most expensive communities in the nation, by utilizing “tiny homes” that …
In a trend that has become popular in Europe, the Canadian city of Edmonton, Alberta, is taking the plunge, with the development of its first modular housing project utilizing shipping containers. Per the Journal of Commerce, the soon to be completed urban infill project, Westgate Manor, will consist of 20 …
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) posted a notice in the U.S. Federal Register yesterday, inviting comments related to identifying existing HUD regulations that may be “outdated, ineffective, or excessively burdensome.” The directive, issued directly by HUD Secretary Dr. Ben Carson, is in accordance with Executive Orders (EO) …
Dr. Carson Calls for Comments on HUD, MHARR Reacts Read More
New figures out from HSBC show some unexpected and interesting figures on how millennials around the world are dealing with homeownership. And according to one billionaire, the big barrier for some includes avocados and coffee. “When I was trying to buy my first home, I wasn’t buying smashed avocado for …
In Montana’s Yellowstone County, manufactured home owners can look to receive their tax assessments a bit later this year. The reason? According to the Billings Gazette, many are expected to show a large increase in value. “The major differences from last year’s assessments are that 2017 is a reappraisal year …
Manufactured Home Owners Could Be in for a Surprise Read More
The answer to that question throughout Western North Carolina comes down to something simple: it depends on whom you ask. Manufactured housing in the region, on average, accounts for between 15 and 30 percent of overall housing. According to the Citizen Times, opponents of manufactured housing in the area say …
In New York State, the Governor’s office of storm recovery (GOSR) has been hard at work assisting property owners who have been impacted by Superstorm Sandy. According to BlackNews, the Poospatuck Reservation, the smallest reservation in the state, is one of those groups, having eight families that were in needed. …
Minority Manufactured Home Builder Helps Sandy Victims Read More
Our theme for this month: Magnificent May. Our featured articles will be available on the MHProNews.com home page. Our May theme will be available mid-week this week. 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, modular and …
Last Sunday evening proved to be a big one for the manufactured housing industry veteran, Paul Bradley President of ROC USA. Bradley appeared on NBC Nightly News in a segment on manufactured home communities. The feature focused on those 55 and over, who are downsizing in retirement and choosing manufactured …
Our theme for this month: Magnificent May. Our featured articles will be available on the MHProNews.com home page. Our May theme will be available beginning mid-week next week. 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, modular …
In Oregon, the recently passed House Bill 2008 adds a number of new responsibilities for manufactured home community owners when residents are required to relocate. According to KTVZ, the bill increases the fees MHC owners are required to pay residents if they require residents to relocate, and mandates the Office of …
State Adds Requirements for Manufactured Home Community Owners Read More
The state of Arizona has taken steps to ease restrictions on the transfer of manufactured homes to simplify the process for potential sellers. According to the Arizona Business Daily, the decision is tied to an effort to better compete with surrounding states in the manufactured home sales sector. Until the …
Gelt Inc., a Tarzana, California based real estate investment firm, has announced the formation of a new subsidiary to purchase and manage manufactured home and RV communities. According to the San Fernando Valley Business Journal, the new company, called Happy Home Communities, will buy and manage various communities in a …
New Player Enters Manufactured Home, Communites, RV Game Read More
The long-anticipated upgrade to MHProNews.com to version 3.0 will begin this weekend. The site will go down, starting Friday night/Saturday morning Eastern time. We anticipate the site coming back up on Monday, around noon ET. We had record traffic in April. May is off to a fast start too. Thanks …
Website Upgrade – on MHProNews Begins This Weekend Read More
Grand Rapids, Michigan-based MHVillage, the nation’s number one website for buying, selling, and renting mobile and manufactured homes, tells MHProNews that it has introduced a new text notification feature, MHVfastLead™. MHVfastLead will allow MHVillage.com professional account holders to receive a text message when there is a new sales lead from …
