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.

Nigerian Company Offering Modular and Prefabricated Housing

Pr Web reports from Africa that ZY Properties of Lagos, Nigeria has responded to the country’s housing shortage by offering manufactured and modular homes and cabins that can be built and assembled quickly.  Noting that Nigeria is a developing country that is trying to catch up to Western and Asian …

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Modular Builder Says He Can Build For Less than Non-Profit

From the eastern New Jersey shore, Toms River Patch says Ocean County will receive $1.2 million in federal HOME grant funds, part of which is designated for affordable housing rental units.  At a public hearing, Freeholder (New Jersey designation for county legislator) Gerry P. Little says Housing and Urban Development …

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New Community Springs from Large Land Lease Operator

In a communication from American Land Lease, Inc., MHMSM.com learned of the company’s newest community brand, Clearview Communities, an all-age community with many fitness and social activity opportunities and amenities that appeal to the higher-end manufactured housing resident.  Operating out of Clearwater, Florida, this real estate investment trust (REIT) owns …

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Mortgage Broker Offers Solution to Avoid Foreclosure

Bloomberg reports that Lewis Ranieri says banks should offer debt-for-equity trades with homeowners facing foreclosure, or who owe more than their property is worth.  The head of investment group Ranieri Partners LLC, he said many people of modest means were coached into putting down less than 10 percent on a …

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Dow Falls on Job Creation News, While Housing Stocks Close Mixed

The Dow fell 83.93 points to close at 12,723.58 as news of less than expected job creation in April took its toll, as housing stocks closed mixed.  MSCI gained 2.29 percent, and Cavco was up 1.57 percent.  Nobility Homes lost 2.77 percent, and Equity Lifestyle Properties fell .51 percent.  Palm …

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Texas Manufactured and Received the Most Manufactured Homes

The Manufactured Housing Global Network has issued manufactured housing production statistics for March, 2011.  Of the 4,035 homes produced nationwide, 1,884 were single sections and 2,151 were multi-sectionals.  Texas was the top producer with 893 total houses, followed by Alabama with 621 units produced, and Tennessee which manufactured 583 units. …

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Native Americans Slowly Acquiring FEMA Homes

New America Media reports that some of the Federal Emergency Management Agency factory-built housing originally designated for Hurricane Katrina relief is now slowly making its way onto American tribal lands.  Estimates range from 90,000 to 200,000 for housing units needed to replace inadequate housing on the 565 tribal lands across …

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Bill Will Seek Weather Radios in Manufactured Homes

The Gadsden Times in Alabama reports that U.S. Representative Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.) will introduce CJ’s Home Protection Act requiring manufactured housing producers to install weather alert radios in their new homes.  Named for C.J. Martin, a young boy who died with his grandmother and great-grandmother during a tornado in Indiana …

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MHARR Objects Strongly to Joint Federal Report

The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) issued a statement vehemently objecting to the Housing and Urban Development (HUD)’s involving the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) investigations of issues of fire, safety and health in the manufactured housing industry, issues already covered by HUD.  MHARR sees it as another …

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SE Texas City Bans Additional Pre-HUD Code Homes

From Texas, The Huntsville Item reports the Huntsville City Council is considering a measure to restrict pre-HUD code homes from locating inside the city limits, but will grandfather in ones already there.  It will allow existing homes to move to other parts of the city.  An amendment to the motion would …

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Arizona MH/RV Community Lawsuit Involves Wrangling Over Gas Lines

Leagle reports Manufactured Housing Communities of Arizona, Inc. (MHCA), an organization representing community owners, is suing Gene Palma, the Director of the Arizona Department of Fire, Building and Life Safety.  MHCA seeks to overturn a ruling requiring the owners of Cherokee Village MH and RV Park to reimburse home owners …

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Dow Stays Slightly in Plus Column as Housing Stumbles

The Dow just barely stayed in the plus column as energy stocks kept a damper on the market, gaining .15 percent to end at 12807.51, as housing stocks closed down or even.  Palm Harbor lost 14.29 percent, Cavco was down 6.03 percent, Skyline Corporation dropped 2.87 percent, MSCI fell 1.10 …

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Conventional Commercial Builder Switches to Modular

From The Seattle Times in Washington State comes word that the head of one of the city’s most prominent real estate investment companies has begun a start-up to build modular apartments, military housing, motels, and student housing.  Dale Sperling, former CEO and president of Unico Properties, which manages 15 million …

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Contractor Offers Modular Homes Assembled in 12 Hours

My North reports a Traverse City, Michigan, contractor offers a 725 square foot modular home he can assemble in a day.  Drew Craven uses Structural Insulated Panels (SIP) for the sides, a corrugated metal slanted roof concealing a second bedroom, and sliding barn doors that seal the home’s windows, but …

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Bankers Group Says Housing Recovery Still Distant

Housing Wire reports a Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) official predicts the 4.5 million distressed properties on the market will prevent a full housing market recovery for four to five years.  Michael Fratantoni, vice-president of economics and market research, says some areas may experience recovery sooner, like Washington, D.C. and Texas. …

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Cavco to Release Earnings Report

Globe Newswire says Cavco Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:CVCO), one of the largest manufacturers in the U.S. of manufactured homes, is set to issue its fourth quarter fiscal year 2011 earnings report after the close of the market on Thursday, May 5.  A live webcast will follow the next day, Friday, May …

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Deer Valley’s Alabama Factory Unharmed by Area Tornadoes

Market Wire reports from Deer Valley’s corporate headquarters in Tampa, Florida, that their production facility in Guin, Alabama, was not damaged by the tornadoes last week, but they did lose communications and power for a day.  All utilities were restored, and the facility reopened Monday, May 2, according to Charlie …

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Rent Control Challenged in San Diego County

The San Diego Union-Tribune reports Jerry Kern, city council member of Oceanside, California, wants to phase out rent control in the city’s 19 land lease communities with the proposal applying only to new residents.  The current ordinance is administered by the city and limits rent increases to a percentage of …

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U.S. Stocks Slip Slightly, Housing Stocks Mostly Stumble

Stocks fell slightly .02 percent on news of economic reports, following news of Osama bin Laden’s death, to close at 12,807.36.  Most all housing stocks closed down, except Palm Harbor, which gained 20.69 percent.  Cavco dropped 3.74 percent, Sun Communities fell 1.51 percent, MSC dropped .31 percent, Equity Lifestyle Properties …

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Drew Industries Registers Gains Quarter Over Quarter

American Market & Business News reports Drew Industries, manufacturer of components for the manufactured housing and RV Industries, announced their quarterly revenue gained 15.80 percent for the first quarter 2011 over the same period 2010.  The company said earnings for 2010 were .30 cents per share, as opposed to .42 …

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