Matthew Silver

Following a 25-year career operating a custom hardwood furnishing business and occasional writing, Matthew Silver has been writing professionally for over a dozen years, six of those for the factory-built housing industry. Otherwise, he may be found performing folk music in the Indianapolis area.

Single and MultiSection Manufactured Home Production up in February

Following up on an article MHProNews published April 3, 2015 regarding the continuing rise in new HUD Code manufactured home shipments, we have learned from the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) shipments of single-section homes rose 13.6 percent and multi-section increased 6.1 percent Feb. 2015 over Feb. 2014. Total floors shipped …

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MHCV Nudges Down; Dow, NASDAQ and S&P also Fall

Oil prices buoyed the market’s rise in yesterday’s trading but slipped -1.5 percent today. The Dow Jones Industrial Average nudged down -0.03 percent in today’s trading, -5.43 points to close at 17,875.42. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq slipped –0.14 percent, -7.09 points to close at 4,910.23, while the S&P 500 similarly fell, …

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Kentucky Collaboration will Provide ENERGY STAR Manufactured Homes

The Louisville-based non-profit, Next Step Network, is partnering with the manufactured housing (MH) industry, lenders, retailers, utilities, other nonprofits and public stakeholders to increase access to ENERGY STAR homes with flexible financing for Kentucky residents of manufactured homes. Manufactured homes account for 13.6 percent of Kentucky’s housing stock. The goal …

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Manufactured Housing Component Supplier expects Uptick

Since 1989, NB Wood Products in Ford City, Pennsylvania has produced handrails, moldings, kitchen cabinets and other custom wood items, primarily for the manufactured home industry. Starting with raw maple, red oak, hickory, ash and cherry hardwoods, NB Wood Products uses computer-driven woodworking equipment and a sophisticated finishing system to …

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Couple Questions Tax Increase on pre-HUD Code Home

A couple in Hermiston, Oregon who own four manufactured homes saw their property tax increase 65 percent from 2013 to 2014 on one of the homes, a 1970 Golden West model at Vista Park Mobile Home Park. Umatilla County Tax Assessor Paul Chalmers says it was an anomaly, that the …

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Modular Building Producer Expanding into Northwest

Aries Building Systems of Texas, builder of modular schools, multifamily housing and hospitals is expanding into Oregon and the northwest. From its headquarters in Bellevue, Washington, the company will have facilities in Bend, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington. Aries plans to focus on custom and standard temporary and permanent modular buildings, …

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Manufactured Homes a Bargain in Bay Area

In Mountain View, California Rod Fox and Emily Gwynn left their $2,540/month, 800 square-foot apartment and moved to a 1,370 square foot manufactured home (MH) in Adobe Wells Mobile Home Park in Sunnyvale, CA. In the Bay Area, where median home prices hit $782,000, they are paying about the same …

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MHCV Nudges up; Dow, NASDAQ and S&P Gain Less

On baseball season’s Opening Day, despite the disappointing jobs report Friday that the economy only added 126,000 jobs in March, the lowest number since the end of 2013, oil prices jumped six percent as Saudi Arabia raised its price to several Asian nations. The Dow Jones Industrial Average nudged up …

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Tiny House in Manufactured Home Community Sparks Legal Debate

Karen and Tom Rogers live in a 420 square foot tiny house, built by Lil’ Lodges, in Bruton Park manufactured home community (MHC) in York County, Virginia. The county cited them for a violation because it is not a manufactured home, but following an appeal to the zoning board, they …

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Boston Considering Massive Modular Housing

In response to Boston’s Mayor Marty Walsh’s goal of adding 53,000 affordable housing units in the next 15 years, in order to keep up with a growing population, Boston Globe’s Mike Ross suggests modular construction techniques. A team of local studio architects called studioMAUD proposes Boston build its own modular …

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Modular Facility to Replace Burned-out Classrooms

Modular buildings will be installed to replace the cafeteria and band room that were destroyed after an arsonist with a history of setting fires was arrested for causing the million dollar blaze at South Albany High School in Albany, Oregon. Zachary Burghart admitted to throwing a lit cigarette into a …

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Sunday Recap March 29-April 4 2015

HUD Code production continues rising, China going modular, Cavco Acquisition, Affordable housing lags, New MHC in Arizona, Inmates Building Modular Homes, Champion Partners with Winnebago, MHCC Suggests Multifamily HUD Code Homes and more. Mon., March 30 Rising Land Values Force Older Manufactured Home Communities Out China Choosing Modular for Hotels, …

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Skyline’s Q3 Balance Sheet Improves

From Elkhart, Indiana insurancenewsnet informs MHProNews Skyline Corp. reports net sales from continuing operations for fiscal Q3 2015 increased 26 percent to $38,109,000 from $30,169,000. The company reported net loss from continuing operations fell from $3,906,000 a year ago in Q3 to $2,911,000. The net loss from discontinued operations dropped …

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Multifamily HUD Code Homes Recommended by MHCC

The Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) informs MHProNews that the General Subcommittee of the Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC) conducted a conference call to consider a proposal that would provide construction for up to three multifamily dwelling units. Responding to an October 2014 memorandum from HUD that HUD Code labeled homes …

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Manufactured Home Production Continues its Ascendancy

The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform tells MHProNews that industry production of HUD Code homes continued to grow during Feb. 2015. According to statistics from the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), 4,803 homes were produced in Feb. 2015, a 10.1 percent increase over the 4,361 …

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Modular Container Homes Bringing People back to Downtown Phoenix

Downtown Phoenix is getting an entirely new look: Shipping containers being converted into 740 square foot, one bedroom, one bath, modular homes. Designed and built by Starkjames, Containers on Grand, as the development is called, is for tenants who are looking for “something that is creative, innovative and different,” according …

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North Carolina Bill would Clarify Retitling of Manufactured Homes

A bill before the North Carolina Senate, S.577, filed March 26, 2015, clarifies retitling of a manufactured home (MH) after it has been removed from real property. According to what ncleg tells MHProNews, if a certificate of title has been canceled and the owner of a manufactured home desires to …

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Consumer Sentiment Rises in March

The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index hit 101.3 in March, as rvbusiness has learned from CNBC, beating estimates. Economists surveyed by Reuters anticipated a reading of 96.2. February’s reading was revised from 96.4 to 98.8. Further, the proportion of consumers expecting their incomes to grow rose from 16.4 percent to …

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UMH Selects Vice Presidents, Declares Cash Dividends

From Freehold, New Jersey, President of UMH Properties, Inc. Samuel A. Landy tells MHProNews that Regina Beasley and Robert “Bob” VanSchuvyer have been appointed as vice presidents. According to prnewswire, Mr. Landy said, “Both Robert and Regina have added significant value to the manufactured home communities acquired by UMH and …

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