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Sun Communities’ Lawsuit against Resident Dismissed
A lawsuit filed by Southfield, Michigan-based Sun Communities, Inc. (SUI) against the owner of a manufactured home in Southwood Village Mobile Home Park alleging the owner did not give Sun an opportunity to match an offer or be the highest bidder has been dismissed. While both sides are barred from …
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Drew to Release Q1 Financials
Elkhart, Indiana-based Drew Industries, Inc. will release its first-quarter 2014 financial results before the market opens on Thursday, May 1, 2014. As marketwatch.com reports, the company will host a conference call later that morning at 11 AM eastern standard time to discuss the results and other business matters. Participation will …
More Underwater Property Owners Breathing Air
In the first quarter of 2014 9.1 million U. S. residential properties representing 17 percent of all properties with mortgages were seriously underwater—defined as the loan amount 25 percent higher than the market value–down from 26 percent one year ago, and a drop from 9.3 million residential mortgages representing 19 …
Legislature may Block Sales Tax on Manufactured Homes
The Missouri state department of revenue is set to start collecting sales tax on the sale of manufactured homes due to a recent state supreme court ruling. According to missourinet.com, manufactured homes (MH) are considered personal property, which is subject to sales tax, much as an automobile. There are 217,600 …
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Former Manufactured Home Sales Employee Arrested
The Lake Wales, Florida Police Department has taken Melissa Platt Ginther into custody for allegedly embezzling over $250,000 from Central Florida Manufactured Home Sales. Business owner Pam Thompson contacted authorities who discovered during the course of an investigation that Ginther was said to have falsified documents from 2010 to 2013 …
Skyline Corp. Loses most of Yesterday’s Gains
The three major indexes diverged in today’s trading, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped and the Nasdaq and S&P nudged up slightly. The Dow dropped -16.31 points, -0.10 percent, to close at 16,408.54. The Nasdaq gained +9.29 points, +0.23 percent, to end the session at 4,095.52 while the S&P …
Equity LifeStyle Properties Hit with Additional $95.8 Million Damages
Updating a story MHProNews.com posted April 15, 2014 regarding a California court’s $15.3 million compensatory verdict against Equity LifeStyle Properties (ELS) brought by residents of California Hawaiian manufactured home community in San Jose, the same jury has awarded the plaintiffs $95.8 million in punitive damages. As regards the damage awards, …
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Former Detention Center may Become Modular Housing
Due to new state regulations that would have driven up the cost to operate the St. James Parish Youth Detention Center in Vacherie, Louisiana, the facility has been unused since June 30 of last year, and the Parish Council has put it up for sale for $2.5 million, according to …
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Housing Starts Rise Modestly
The National Association of Home Builders tells MHProNews.com housing starts rose 2.8 percent in March over February to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 946,000, up from 920,000 last month. According to statistics released by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Census Bureau, single-family housing starts …
Modular Classroom Provider Ramping up Production
With turnaround times as low as four to six weeks, Palomar Modular Buildings of DeSoto, Texas is augmenting the supply of their most popular modular classroom buildings as school districts begin preparing for next year’s enrollment. Producing both permanent and temporary education facilities that can be customized to match existing …
Free Legal Advice for Manufactured Home Community Residents
A Queensland, Australia-based not-for-profit that specializes in legal matters dealing with senior welfare will provide free legal advice concerning rights and responsibilities under the Manufactured Homes Act of 2003, to older residents of manufactured housing communities (MHCs). Caxton Legal Centre will deliver the Queensland Government program, according to probonoaustralia.com.au, knowing …
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Pre-HUD Code Homes in North Carolina becoming Dilapidated
According to Ned Fowler, the founder and executive director of the Northwest Regional Housing Authority, there are 8,100 manufactured homes (MH) in Wilkes County, North Carolina, and 5,500 are pre-1976 factory-built homes. At a meeting of city and county officials, Fowler said there are 2,502 renters and 2,380 owners in …
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Patrick Industries to Release Q1 Financial Results
Patrick Industries, Inc., component supplier to the manufactured housing and recreational vehicle industries, will release its first quarter financials on Thursday, April 24, before the market opens. A conference call will be held later that morning at 10 AM, EDT to discuss the results, led by president and CEO Todd …
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Skyline Rises; Dow, Nasdaq and S&P like Fed Chief Yellen’s Comments
“Interest rates will likely stay at current levels for a considerable time after asset purchase program ends,” said Federal Reserve Chief Janet Yellen, when combined with positive earnings and economic data spurred the three major indexes to each gain one percent or more in today’s trading. The Dow Jones Industrial …
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Modular Apartment Winning Entrants to be Chosen in May
Updating a story MHProNews.com last posted Dec. 11, 2013 regarding a new modular apartment building in New York city, the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) has received word from The Real Deal that winners of an affordable housing lottery to decide who will have the opportunity to live in the Stack, …
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MHARR Meets with FHA’s Carol Galante and HUD’s Pamela Danner
A delegation from the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) met for an hour on April 14 with Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Assistant Secretary/Federal Housing Commissioner Carol Galante and newly-arrived HUD Manufactured Housing Program Administrator Pamela Danner, and other HUD officials, to push for full implementation …
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Detroit Auctioning 16,000 Abandoned Homes
Hit hard by the foreclosure process and now trying to fight the ensuing blight, not to mention being embroiled in bankruptcy, Detroit is beginning to sell off some of the 16,000 homes it owns due to tax liens, according to cnnmoney.com. The opening bid for each home will be $1,000, …
Manufactured Home Siting Stirs Discussion
After a 17-year-old manufactured home (MH) was sited in Buffalo, Texas, two nearby property owners filed a complaint asking that the home be removed because it violated the city ordinance requiring MH to be eight years old or newer. At a workshop on the topic held April 14, 2014, the …
Builder Confidence Nudges Up One Point
Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes rose one point to 47 in April following a March reading of 46 on the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI). Based on a survey the NAHB has been utilizing for 30 years, the HMI …