In Jacksonville, Florida, one company is taking a unique path to offer the American dream of homeownership to more citizens. And manufactured housing is center stage. Park Place Communities (PPC), a national real estate investment company specializing in affordable housing, is seeking a total of $1 million in capital to …
Crowdfunding the American Dream With Manufactured Housing? Read More
On Monday, a 1400 square-foot manufactured home arrived in two pieces at Bayfront Convention Center in Erie, Pennsylvania. The occasion? The annual Erie Home & Garden Expo. But the real story is how quickly that manufactured home got put together. With about three days of hard work, the home is …
A Fully Furnished Manufactured Home in Three Days? Read More
As the manufactured housing industry prepares for the Tunica Manufactured Housing Show beginning next week, two power packed panels are on the agenda for Tuesday, March 28th. MHProNews and MHLivingNews Publisher L.A. “Tony” Kovach moderates a panel featuring Manufactured Home Communities star and media-magnet Frank Rolfe, who will be joined …
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Back in January, The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) issued a request for input (RFI) on its duty to serve (DTS) underserved markets ‘pilot program’ to finance manufactured homes, with a deadline of March 21st. According to commentary from the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR), the request was …
In a contentious story that the Daily Business News covered here, the alleged on and off discussions to sell Laconia, New Hampshire- based Briarcrest Estates to Hometown America has one resident choosing to utilize the power of the media to make their point. According to the Laconia Daily Sun, the …
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The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) is out with an advance of its April edition of “Issues and Perspectives,” a newsletter that discusses items relevant to the manufactured housing industry. This edition of the newsletter addresses the need for manufactured housing to remain federally regulated, with MHARR President …
MHARR: Manufactured Housing Must Remain Federally Regulated Read More
In the town of Independence, Louisiana, an intense battle has been brewing around allowing modular homes within town limits. According to The Daily Star, Independence Mayor Angelo Mannino asked the town board last month to consider allowing modular, saying many young couples have asked to live in the homes in …
Manufactured home community sector maverick, Frank Rolfe, has sounded off in a recent commentary, breaking down the reasons that manufactured home community owners, and prospective home buyers, win with the Administration of President Donald Trump. According to the NuWire release, Rolfe had plenty to say. “Whether you are Democrat or …
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In Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), a technology company claims to be in the process of doing something that’s being called “revolutionary.” According to the Khaleej Times, Technology Company KEF Holdings expects to make their debut in the UAE in under a year, with a 40,000 square metres (131,000 square …
Nobility Homes, Inc. (OTCQX: NOBH) has announced their Q1 2017 sales results. The company reports sales increased 16 percent to $8,573,400, as compared to $7,374,050 recorded in first quarter 2016. Income from operations for first quarter 2017 was $1,056,477 versus $975,741 in the same period last year. Net income after …
In an update to a story the Daily Business News covered last month, the issue of an exposed high voltage cable at Sunny Acres mobile Home Park in Tampa, Florida, has been resolved. According to WFLA, electric provider Duke Energy dispatched crews to bury the high voltage line, after a series …
In a story the Daily Business News covered back in December, residents of the St. Jones Landing community in Lebanon, Delaware, have taken additional steps to try and stay put. According to Delaware State News, residents George Makdad and Breanna Waltz filed a Chancery Court lawsuit against St. Jones Landing, …
Last Stand for Manufactured Home Community Residents? Read More
Our theme for this month is The Manufactured Housing Industry’s March Madness, 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, modular and prefabricated home professionals know that …
A new survey from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) shows that a combination of job gains and economic optimism are igniting consumer confidence across the country, particularly in rural and middle America. The ongoing quarterly Housing Opportunities and Market Experience (HOME) survey from the NAR asked respondents about their …
Economic, Financial Optimism Surges – Trump Effect? Read More
Town officials in Prescott Valley, Arizona approved the expansion of the Orchard Ranch RV Park last week, in what is being seen by the town as a new trend. “We used to segregate mobile homes [sic] from RVs,” said Prescott Valley Community Development Director Richard Parker. “We’re seeing an emergence …
An upcoming presentation in Sandyston, New Jersey, takes a fun and interesting look at the impact that Sears Roebuck had on prefabricated or “kit-homes” as they were called at the time. The popular homes also, in part, inspired the Chevy Chase neighborhood just outside of Washington, D.C. “The houses that …
The innovations in 3D printed homes continue at a break-neck pace. Beijing-based HuaShang Tengda, which printed a two-story villa that can reportedly withstand a magnitude eight earthquake, and PassivDom, a Ukrainian startup, has now come up with a stand-alone, energy-efficient 3D printed house, ideal for off-the-grid living. And now, a …
It appears that the industry giant has formed a new partnership. For tiny homes. According to the Times Free Press, Clayton Homes is teaming up with Mountain Brook, Alabama-based Jeffrey Dungan Architects for “The Low Country,” a line of tiny homes with a unique spin. “When we started working on …
In a period of rapid innovation, anything and everything, including the manufactured housing industry, is ripe for disruption. For Ecocor, a construction firm that manufactures, delivers and assembles high-performance buildings, they hope that their time is now. MHProNews has learned that from the company that has started production on what …
Are Emerging Building Technologies Poised to Supplant Manufactured Housing? Read More
In San Diego, California, the city is cleaning out a now abandoned manufactured home community. According to SD News, city officials say that the De Anza Cove Mobile Home Park clean up, as part of the De Anza Revitalization Plan, a three-year comprehensive outreach and planning program, continues to be …
City Clears a Manufactured Home Community – What’s Next? Read More
