While Fire Station 1 in Napa, California is undergoing a $700,000 seismic upgrade, most of the firefighters have moved to Fire Station 2, doubling up on the accommodations, likely only until the end of the year. The napavalleyregister reports one fire truck remains parked outside Station 1. The firefighters assigned …
The South Pacific Ocean city of Gympie, just north of Brisbane, Australia is home to Gympie’s Wholesale Building Solutions, manufacturer of modular homes using a fire resistant, insulating foam panel. Karra Corbet bought the Australian rights to Polyphen, and on Sept. 8, the first completed modular residence was loaded onto …
Elkhart, Indiana-based Patrick Industries (NASDAQ:PATK) announces the acquisition of Frontline, Mfg., Inc. and Premier Concepts, Inc., two related companies, both of nearby Warsaw, IN for $8 million. Frontline manufactures bath fixtures for the manufactured housing and recreational vehicle markets, and has projected revenues for this year of $15 million. Premier …
The Islamic Center of Clermont, Florida has been using a multisection manufactured home as a place of worship for five years, removing interior walls as the congregation has grown. Each Friday 150 people crowd into the structure, but with no more walls to remove, the leadership is seeking more space …
A petition to rezone a subdivision to allow manufactured homes to be sited in Lake Hamilton, Florida, just east of Lakeland was denied on second reading at the town council’s meeting Sept. 3, according to theledger.com. Lee Saunders wanted to put conventionally-built homes on five of the 3.5 acre lots, …
Five days after lightning set fire to and closed the main building of the Greater Naples (Fla.) YMCA, including the gymnasium, board members have begun planning for new facilities. Moving fast, YMCA President Paul Thein has arranged for modular buildings to be brought in so many of the classes and …
According to statistics gathered on behalf of the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), manufactured housing production rose in July, 2013 to 4,793 HUD Code homes, an increase of 13.5 percent over the 4,221 homes produced in July, 2012. The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) …
Continuing concerns about Syria and a weak jobs report led to a choppy day on Wall Street, resulting in a mixed end of the week for the three major indexes. CNNMoney reports the Dow moved down -14.98 points, -0.10 percent, to close at 14,922.50. The Nasdaq nudged up +0.03 percent, …
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California Assembly measure SB 510 would allow a local government to disprove of the conversion of a manufactured housing community to another use if a majority of the community residents do not support it. The uncertainty of the rights of both resident and community owner has led to dozens of …
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The Memorial Hospital’s (TMH) Board of Trustees in Craig, Colorado has just approved the site lease for a 5,000 square foot modular dialysis building on hospital land. Sanderling Healthcare of Nashville, Tennessee would lease the land and build and operate the center. Not only would there be eight stations for …
Shirlye Kaufman Birnbrey and her husband George Kaufman opened Kaufman Supply, a distributor of supplies for manufactured housing, in Augusta, Georgia in 1962. They operated the business until his death in 1983, and she remained with the company along with three of their children until it was sold in 1998, …
Financial consulting firm D. A. Davidson, which provides advice on a wide range of financial products, has changed their comment on Universal Forest Products Inc. (UFPI) from neutral to buy, according to streetinsider.com. UFPI closed up +2.99% in trading, Thurs., Sept. 5, including after hours, to end at 38.12. The …
A National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) survey reveals a shortage of buildable lots is contributing to the lack of a more robust housing market recovery. “In our August 2013 survey, 59 percent of builders reported that the supply of lots in their markets was low or very low—up from …
While the jobs report tomorrow is expected to show a slight increase, and investors continue to bite their nails over a possible impending military strike against Syria, all three major indexes gained for the third day in a row, albeit modestly. CNNMoney reports the Dow moved up +6.61 points, +0.04 …
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Pine Grove Homes of Pennsylvania was the sole bidder on a two-bedroom modular structure to house emergency medical service personnel to be sited next to a fire station in Boston. The contract for the $49,963 project, awarded last week by selectmen, will be fulfilled by the end of October, 2013, …
Updating a story MHProNews posted Aug. 9, 2013 regarding modular jail cells in Poughkeepsie, New York, a plan by Dutchess County Executive Marcus Molinaro to re-purpose funds budgeted to place prisoners in other county jails for their own modular units has been rejected by the county’s Public Safety committee. Democratic …
Updating a story MHProNews initially developed July, 1, 2013 regarding the siting of the first of five modular homes by Indy Mod Homes in Indianapolis, builder Ursula David, in her first foray into the modular home industry, has moved into the home, according to ibj.com. Sited just northeast of downtown …
RSI’s modular home factory in Mira Loma, California has begun production once again, as pent-up demand, rising home prices, low for sale inventory and the need for affordable housing hits southern CA. Acquiring land during the housing downturn, the company has 100 lots in Orange County, plus numerous in-fill lots …
Ingenia Communities (ASX ticker:INA) of Sydney, Australia has acquired two manufactured home communities in Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia for $11.2 million. The Mudgee Valley Tourist Park had a price tag of $4 million, according to proactiveinvestors.com.au, while the Mudgee Tourist and Van Resort sold for $7.2 million. Ingenia specializes …
In an opinion piece in the santacruzsentinel, Mardi Brick says since California eliminated funding for redevelopment programs in 2011, 20 percent of which was for affordable housing initiatives, more people on limited incomes are turning to manufactured homes. Noting there are 92 manufactured housing communities (MHCs) in Santa Cruz County, …
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