MHProNews has been notified by the Department of Justice the owner/operator of Mere’s Mobile Home and Recreational Vehicle Park in North Fort Myers, Fla. has agreed to pay $40,000 to settle claims he discriminated against African-Americans in violation of the Fair Housing Act. Owner and operator Thomas Mere allegedly told …
MHC Owner Fined for Discriminatory Practices at his Community Read More
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MHCV Finishes Week just below 2,000; Dow Gains 120 Points Read More
Rick Robinson of the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) informs MHProNews of the second reading by the Darlington County Council in South Carolina of amendments to a manufactured housing (MH) ordinance. The proposed ordinance requires a county registration decal be displayed on any MH within 15 days of its transfer of …
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Builder of eco-friendly, sustainable modular homes, Geenfab announced it has completed its new factory in Washington state in anticipation of reaching a broader market in the West and beyond. Founder Johnny Hartsfield said the new facility will help the company expand production and services to clients. “We continue to focus …
In a letter to the editor of sanluisobispo, Bob Vasholtz writes that while we support low-income housing, we mostly do not want low-income people living next door. He states manufactured housing is “the lowest cost form of quality housing” because the homes are built indoors, consistently, using standardized production procedures. …
Quality of Manufactured Homes Praised in Letter to the Editor Read More
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While governmental officials, industry leaders and financial executives agree that manufactured housing (MH) is a solution to the problem of affordable housing in the nation—Julian Castro, head of the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Affairs (HUD) calls MH a “vital solution for folks of modest means”–regulations imposed by …
MHI’s Dick Jennison, CFPB’s Richard Cordray on Manufactured Home Loan Regulations Read More
With over 4,000 homeless people on the streets every night in San Jose, California, and 6,500 homeless in Santa Clara County, city officials plan to install manufactured homes on a plot of city-owned land to house up to 170 people. Purchased with state development funds, each home will have six …
The Caswell County (North Carolina) Commissioners (NC) split evenly on a vote to consider using cement fiberboard as an alternative to brick for skirting on manufactured homes (MH), and asked Building Inspector Ray Pulliam to further investigate if it is suitable, as caswellmessenger informs MHProNews. Several said using brick is …
Commissioners Reject Cement Fiberboard for MH Skirting Read More
Calling it “slow but steady progress,” the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) reports to MHProNews that the Housing Market Index for March was unchanged at 58, after rising to 64 last October, which was a ten-year high. January saw sales of existing homes hit the second highest rate of …
Builder Confidence for Single-family Homes Remains at 58 Read More
The non-profit Semcac, a community action agency in southeastern Minnesota, has funding available to loan to eligible residents for rehabilitating their homes, including manufactured homes (MH). The 0 percent interest loans have a 15-year term—ten-year for MH, providing it is in an MHC, as southernminn tells MHProNews, all funded through the …
Minnesota Housing Providing Loans to Rehab Manufactured Homes Read More
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MHProNews has learned from financial-market-news that Dimensional Fund Advisers LP raised its stake in manufactured and modular home builder Cavco Industries, Inc.(NASDAQ:CVCO) by 8.8 percent during Q4 2015. After purchasing an additional 29,519 shares, the firm now owns 366,796 shares of Cavco stock. Dimensional now owns 4.12 percent of Cavco …
Institutional Investors Increase Stake in Cavco Industries Read More
Franklin Homes of Russellville, Alabama has informed MHProNews that Joel S. Logan II has been tapped to serve as General Manager of Franklin, a post he assumed March 14, 2016. With over 20 years in the manufactured housing industry, Logan led the founding of Pinnacle Homes of Alabama in 1996, …
Commercial real estate investment services firm Marcus & Millichap informs MHProNews that Dan Mulkey of M&M’s Tampa office represented the seller and the buyer in the sale of two adjoining manufactured home communities (MHC) in Tampa, Fla. The buyer, a private investor who owns several MHCs in the area, paid …
Marcus & Millichap Arrange Sale of Florida MH Communities Read More
Habitat for Humanity unveiled a plan for rehabbing and/or replacing factory-built homes in the West Boca Watergate Estates manufactured home community (MHC) in Palm Beach County, Fla. In outlining their presentation to residents to work together, Habitat’s Mike Campbell and Ana Neira said a text change in county regulations now …
Habitat Program will Involve Residents in Updating their Manufactured Home Community Read More
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UMH Properties, Inc. is in the final stages of extensively rebuilding the Memphis Blues manufactured home community, including re-engineered flood protection, at the former site of the Memphis Mobile Community (MMC), severely damaged by flooding. The new community is gated, and features a playground and 24-hour on-site management, as MHProNews …
Memphis Blues MHC near Completion by UMH Properties Read More
Tim Williams, Executive Director of the Ohio Manufactured Homes Association (OMHA), will be the featured speaker tonight, March 15 at 6:00 PM at the Spring Joint Chapter Meeting of the OMHA in Kent, Ohio. He will discuss industry updates, as MHProNews has learned from OMHA. Back by popular demand this …
MH Industry Updates to be Offered by OMHA Executive Director Tim Williams Read More
