Following a story MHProNews last posted Aug. 12, 2016 regarding an application for development of a 680-site manufactured home community, the Calcasieu (LA) Parish Police Jury Planning and Zoning Board voted 10-0 to deny the request to rezone the 215 acres from agricultural to manufactured home community (MHC). The full …
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While June home sales in California hit nearly a four-year high, they dropped sharply in July from June, according to housingwire, due to low inventories and decreasing affordability reports the California Association of Realtors (CAR). Sales of existing single-family detached homes in June hit a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) …
The San Jose (Calif.) City Council is considering siting 102 tiny modular homes for the homeless in an area designated for affordable housing, much to the consternation of businesses and neighbors who fear a rise in criminal activity and blight in an already struggling neighborhood. However, city housing officials expect …
San Jose CA set to Vote on Modular Homes for the Homeless Read More
The rate of housing starts in July rose to its highest level in six months, plus 2.1 percent overall to a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 1.21 million from 1.19 million in June, according to numbers from the Commerce Department reported by usnews. The bulk of the gain came …
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California-based Investment Property Group Inc. (IPG) has presented new leases to residents of Meadow View Estates manufactured home community (MHC) in Medford, Oregon, according to mailtribune, as well as to residents in other MHCs it owns. Some of the residents are elderly and living on Social Security, and are concerned …
Residents of Oregon Manufactured Home Community Consider Long-term Leases Read More
What for years people have been calling “mobile homes,” have since June 15, 1976 been in fact manufactured homes (MH), made to stringent Department of Housing and Urban Development guidelines, and constructed with amenities often found in more upscale homes: whirlpool tubs, modern kitchens with corian countertops, vaulted ceilings, walk-in closets …
Manufactured Homes can be as Modern as Traditional Houses, says Realtor on FoxNews Read More
MHProNews has learned from etfdailynews which exchange-traded funds (ETFs) would thrive under a Hillary Clinton presidency and which would starve, according to Barron‘s. Winners would include hospitals and managed-care facilities because of her intention to expand the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which could prod iShares Dow Jones US Health Care …
Stock Exchange Winners and Losers under a Clinton Presidency Read More
MHProNews has learned from thedallasnewera in Dallas, Georgia that four high school students who live in the Logan’s Crossing Manufactured Home Community (MHC) each received a $250 scholarship for maintaining a ‘B’ average in the 2015-2016 school year. The scholarships are given each year by the owners of the Logan …
Logan’s Crossing Manufactured Home Community Announces Annual Scholarships Read More
Decatur Pilot, a nonprofit subsidiary of the Decatur (Illinois) Housing Authority, is developing eight modular homes at a cost of $2 million near the Oakwood business district which will revitalize that neighborhood. It will also provide low income housing for families who qualify, those earning $35,000 to $75,000 annually, according …
Eight Modular Homes for Low-income Families Rising in Illinois Read More
YES! Communities, one of the largest owners of manufactured home communities in the nation with 178 communities in 17 states containing over 44,600 residential home sites, has announced it has sold 71 percent equity interest in its combined businesses to two global institutional investors, according to prnewswire. One of them …
Manufactured Home Community Owner YES! Redistributes Assets Read More
The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors in northern, coastal Calif. will consider a state-mandated proposed ordinance that requires manufactured home community owners in unincorporated areas to give residents nine months notice if they are repurposing the property which will require the residents to move. The county must adopt the ordinance …
Ordinance Mandates Community Owners Give Nine Months Notice Before Closing Read More
What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com Comparing Tiny Houses vs Manufactured Homes – Function and Value vs. Fashion What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News Children of home owners more likely to own homes. Trump tells NAHB he identifies with them. Residents of closing community continue trying to …
Sunday Morning Recap-Manufactured Housing Industry News Aug 7-Aug.14, 2016 Read More
A study by Trulia, based on 40 years of data from the University of Michigan’s Panel Study Income Dynamics, reveals that children who grew up in a home owned by their parents were almost three times as likely to own a home as adults, according to housingwire. A 40-year-old with …
Living in an Owned Home Young Begets Living in an Owned Home Later Read More
Saying that “housing equals jobs,” Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, playing to members of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), said that he would cut regulations, lower taxes and create jobs if he is elected, as the 900 small business owners responded with resounding applause at the Fontainebleau Miami …
Trump’s Speech Plays to National Association of Home Builders Read More
Boston already has 150 microunit apartments—housing units under 450 square feet– with 200 more on the way, but according to bostonherald, a new 385 sq ft module designed collaboratively by the city’s Housing and Innovation Lab, the Boston Society of Architects (BSA) and developer Livelight could play a huge role …
Modular Apartments may Alleviate Boston’s Housing Crunch Read More
Updating an MHProNews post from July 15, 2016, regarding the development of a new manufactured home community (MHC) in Calcasieu County, Louisiana, neighbors gathered Thurs. night, Aug. 11 who are opposed to the project. The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury Planning and Zoning Committee meeting Tue., Aug. 16 will discuss changing …
Developers Pare Down Size of New MH Community; Neighbors Still Unsure Read More
MHProNews has learned that MHRE Manufactured Housing Group arranged the sale of 278-home site Heartland Estates manufactured home community (MHC) in Haines City, Fla. to Murex Properties of Fort Lauderdale, a nationwide owner and manager of MHCs. The 55+restricted community boasts a 5,000 sq ft clubhouse with a veranda overlooking the …
Following the ongoing saga of the Lowry Grove manufactured home community (MHC) in Minneapolis that has filed suit to reverse the sale of their community for not being offered first right of refusal, as MHProNews reported Aug. 8, 2016, an amicus brief from the state attorney general’s office in support …
First Time First Right of Refusal Law in Minn. Will be Tested Read More
The U. S. Census Bureau reports nearly 15 percent of Americans, some 47 million, live below the poverty line;14 percent of households have a negative net worth, according to what bloomberg tells MHProNews. Forty-three percent of those with negative net worth are college graduates, one in eight has a graduate …
Writing in idahostatesman, Jerry Brady, a business man and member of Compassionate Boise, having once “snobbishly dismissed” manufactured and modular homes as flimsy and unworthy, now realizes with a shortage of some 10,000 affordable homes in south and south-central Idaho, says, “I can’t do that any longer. If you dream …
Modular Housing Suggested for 10,000 Affordable Housing Shortage Read More
