Down Under, again: From a two-room self-contained Quickshack for a home office, teenage space, or a grandparent home to single and multistory modular housing for students, hospitals and hotels, Quicksmart (QSH) designs and engineers all products in house. The company makes a range of pods, modules, and hybrids as well …
In the run-up to the elections in Australia, Greens party leader Sen. Christine Milne, noting the Labour and Coalition parties offer little in the way of housing, proposes to build 12,200 affordable housing units a year across the country for ten years. She says, “One thing not being talked about …
Updating a story we last posted Aug. 13, 2013 regarding the U. S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon, the latest entry is the modular Phoenix House, based at the University of Louisville in Kentucky, and being developed jointly by students at the U of L, University of Kentucky, and Ball …
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Updating a story we posted July 5, 2013 regarding a manufactured housing community (MHC) owner’s plans to rehab his property being stymied by the city council, a recent vote by the council will encourage owners to make improvements within the guidelines of a new ordinance. In 1999, the council eliminated …
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Adding to a story MHProNews posted August 2, 2013 about June’s production of manufactured homes increasing 5.1 percent year-over-year, and production for the year having risen the same percent over last year, the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) reports production of single and multi-section homes both increased. Additionally, total floors shipped …
Stocks turned red for the third straight day as the Dow and S&P each lost two percent on the week, typical of a dog day in August. CNNMoney reports the Dow lost -30.72 points, -0.20 percent, to close at 15,081.47. The Nasdaq nudged down -0.09 percent, -3.34 points to end …
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Following a story we posted Aug. 13 regarding mortgage fraud charges being brought against four managers of the manufactured housing retailer Phoenix Housing Group of Greensboro, North Carolina, one of the accused is now considered a fugitive. The four are charged with conspiring to defraud buyers of manufactured and modular …
Signifying continuing recovery of the housing market, housing starts nationwide jumped 5.9 percent to a seasonally annual adjusted rate (SAAR) of 896,000 units in July, led by a sharp rebound in the multifamily sector, strong enough to offset a slight loss in the single-family home market. According to the National …
Canada’s Black Diamond Group Limited has declared a dividend of $0.07 cents a common share payable Sept. 16, 2013 to shareholders of record as of Aug. 30, 2013. Through its subsidiaries the company rents and sells modular workforce housing and buildings to projects in remote areas, and provides supportive services …
In an attempt to recover taxes on manufactured homes that have not been paid in three years, the municipality of Parkland County in central Alberta, Canada holds an auction on the properties. The jurisdiction makes every attempt to notify the owners of the levy, but people sometimes are not aware …
The first half of 2013 manufactured home taxes for Crow Wing County, Minnesota are due Aug. 31, but because that is a Saturday, and the following Monday, Sept. 2 is Labor Day, the due date has been extended to Tue., Sept 3. As MHProNews has learned from brainerdddispatch.com in central …
While investors worry when the Federal Reserve may reduce it’s stimulus program, the government reports jobless claims dropped by 15,000 and the consumer price index rose only two percent, but the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 225.47 points on disappointing earnings reports from Wal-Mart and Cisco. CNNMoney reports the Dow …
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The owner of a manufactured housing community (MHC) in Mansura, Louisiana may be charged with violating ordinances governing communities. At a meeting of the Mansura Town Council, the city inspector said the violations include the lack of skirting and porches on the homes, and the absence of a fence around …
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The National Community Council’s Fall Leadership Forum will be held Oct. 16-18, 2013 at the W. Chicago City Center Hotel. Titled “Building a Vision for the Future,” Sam Zell, Chairman of Equity Group Investments and Equity International, which own Equity LifeStyle Properties, will be the featured speaker at the conference. …
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Builder confidence for new, single-family homes rose three points to 59, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), bringing the index to its highest mark in almost eight years. Any number over 50 is rated as “good”, MHProNews has learned. The index …
The city of Saco in southern Maine near the Atlantic Ocean is partnering with the Biddeford Housing Authority to develop modular homes on a donated three acre parcel of land for seniors who are seeking to downsize. Because the land has an industrial past going back to the 19th Century, …
It will more expensive for lenders to do business with the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) if a new method for determining lenders’ liability for poorly written loans that default is adopted. Currently, when defects are discovered lenders have to eat the losses on those loans. Under the new proposal, FHA …
According to Jim Gaines from the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University, the population of Texas is anticipated to increase to 30 million by 2050, a gain of nearly 120 percent, which will require 10.5 million additional housing units. The Dallas-Fort Worth area is expected to grow 163 percent …
Updating a story MHProNews posted Tue., Aug 13, concerning the state house’s passage of a rent control measure for the four manufactured housing communities in Acushnet, Massachusetts, Rep. Robert M. Koczera (D-New Bedford) says, “I have every reason to believe it will become law.” It now goes to the Senate …
Investors were busy speculating as to when the Federal Reserve will taper its stimulus program and the three major indexes responded by sliding down. CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped -113.35 points, -0.73 percent, to close at 15,337.36. The Nasdaq fell -0.41 percent, -15.17 points to end the …
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