For the past 12 years the Gloucester County Habitat for Humanity has spent $2 million acquiring property and rehabbing and building homes, but for the first time they are building a modular home for a family of four in Woodbury, New Jersey. This is the second Habitat home in Woodbury …
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With strengthening demand in the U. S. construction market, especially in commercial construction, including housing starts that are expected to remain strong, Universal Forest Products, Inc. (NYSE:UFPI) is well-poised to reap benefits, according to what Zacks tells MHProNews. UFPI anticipates $3 billion in sales by 2017 UFPI will likely gain …
Zacks Posits UFPI will Realize Solid Growth, Issues Strong Buy Read More
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) informs MHProNews existing home sales declined 3.4 percent in October to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 5.36 million units, following Sept.’s sales pace of 5.55 million units, the second highest since 2007. Falling more than expected, regions which have realized the largest price …
In the news from CNNMoney: Congress wants billions from the Federal Reserve’s piggy bank to help fix roads. Iran preparing to return in big way to world oil market. Recent credit card upgrade may lead to longer lines at checkout. Economy grew by 2.1% in third quarter, better than expected. …
The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform i(MHARR) informs MHProNews that it has exposed an attempt by the federal manufactured housing program to increase the influence of a monitoring contractor over HUD Code homes for the Federal Emergency Management System (FEMA). This “rogue” inspection set-up, as MHARR calls it, duplicates …
Sponsored by Garland “Andy” Barr (R-KY), the HR 1210 Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act was introduced March 3, 2015 and passed the House of Representatives Nov. 18, 2015. It now goes to the Senate for Consideration, as MHProNews understands. Here is a summary of the bill from the Library …
Amendment to TILA Provides Safe Harbor vis-a-vis QM Read More
To update a post MHProNews last published Nov. 20, 2015 regarding modular homes being built for homeless people in Dublin, Ireland, for the first 22 units–of a planned 400–the government has inked a contract with Co Tyrone company Western Building Systems for $3.94 million, according to campus.ie. The project was …
Responding to a letter sent by Santa Barbara (Calif.) Mayor Helene Schneider regarding the Punta Gorda manufactured housing (MH) project, State Senator Hannah Beth-Jackson (D-Santa Barbara) and Assemblymember Das Williams (D-Carpinteria) released a statement indicating some displeasure with the project, according to noozhawk. Sen. Jackson, noting the importance of community …
Manufactured Home Project Draws Ire of Legislators, Constituents Read More
In lieu of the drop in single-family modular home construction, modularhomecoach tells MHProNews a sizable gathering of factory owners and top management will meet for a Round Table in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania Dec. 3 to plan steps for reversing the downhill trend and improve public perception of modular homes. Modular homes …
Modular Home Builders Try to Stimulate the Industry Read More
In the news from CNNMoney: OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia keeps oil prices low, squeezing U. S. shale markets. Chipotle closing stores following E. coli outbreak. Pfizer and Allergan combine to create largest drug manufacturer. Britain buying Boeing planes to counter ISIS and Russia. Ikea donating percentage of profits to refugees. …
MHCV Rises +1.99 Percent, besting Dow, NASDAQ and S&P Read More
Updating the story last reported Nov. 4, 2015 that MHProNews has been following concerning the clean-up and rebuild going on in the wake of the Valley and Butte wildfires in California, the new threat to the area, with all the underbrush and vegetation gone, is the possibility of flooding within …
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After five years of debate and rewriting of manufactured home standards for communities, the Laramie (Wyoming) City Council is one reading away from passing ordinances pertaining to manufactured home communities (MHC), with a final reading set for Dec. 1. They allow pre-HUD Code homes to be moved within a community, …
New Ordinances for MH Communities One Reading Away Read More
What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com HUD Secretary Julian Castro praises Quality, Safe and Affordable Manufactured Homes From Condo to Upscale Manufactured Home Living – John & Joyce Walter, Oshtemo, MI – Inside MH Road Show Vide What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News HUD Secretary Castro Lauds …
Sunday Morning Recap-Manufactured Housing Industry News Nov. 15-Nov. 22, 2015 Read More
MHProNews published a story on October 18, 2013 reporting that the owners of California’s Buena Vista Mobile Home Park, the Jissers, were interested in selling the community of 104 homes for possibly over $30 million if their plan is approved by the city of Palo Alto, where the median home …
Palo Alto Levying Millions on Manufactured Home Community for Closing Read More
MHProNews has learned from indsidertradingreport that M. Scott Welch, a board member of Patrick Industries, Inc., purchased 9,800 shares of company stock at $39.71 per share for a net of $ 391,353.44 on Nov. 18, 2015 and was disclosed to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Nov. 20,2015. As MHProNews …
Patrick Board Member Welch Acquires 9,800 Shares of Stock Read More
Following numbers from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) that show builder confidence slipped three points in October, zacks tells MHProNews that figures released by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Census Bureau reveal housing starts in October dropped 11 percent to a seasonally-adjusted annual …
Housing Starts Fall in October, while Building Permits Rise Read More
In the news from CNNMoney: Abercrombie & Fitch stops sexualized marketing, stock rises. New E coli fears at Chipotle downs stock. More Mexicans leaving U. S. than coming to the U. S. Soon, one Euro will equal one dollar. China busts $64 billion underground banking ring. French economy may suffer …
In a video address to the Manufactured Housing Institute’s (MHI) National Communities Council (NCC) Fall Leadership Forum, Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Julian Castro, calling HUD “The Department of Opportunity,” praised the manufactured home industry for “giving more families access to quality, safe and affordable housing.” The …
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Following the ongoing story of providing modular homes for the homeless in Dublin, Ireland, as MHProNews posted last on Oct. 28, 2015, although the government has not chosen a builder, or builders yet, Environment Minister Alan Kelly still maintains it will meet the Dec. 21 deadline for siting the first …
Dublin Maintains Modular Homes will be Ready by Christmas Read More
In an attempt to help keep illegal activity off rental property, the Cañon City (Colorado) Police Department (CCPD) Crime Prevention Unit became licensed to implement Crime Free Programs to bolster partnerships between law enforcement and owners and managers of rental properties. According to what canoncitydailyrecord tells MHProNews, the Crime Free …
Crime Prevention Techniques Targeted to Manufactured Home Communities Read More
