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.

3D Printing Modular Homes using Mystery Ingredient may be Fraudulent

Updating a story MHProNews brought you July 17, 2015, concerning a 3D printing press that manufactures modular housing using a secret ingredient by the Zhuoda Group in China, cz reports it is China’s most recent suspected fraud. In China, regulation is not keeping pace with the proliferation of financing schemes …

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Dover Excludes Manufactured Housing but Allows Modular Homes

Following complaints that a newly-issued building permit would allow a manufactured home to be sited on property specified for single-family permanent homes, doverpost reports the Dover (Delaware) City Council agreed to amend city ordinances. While the permit will not be amended, council was asked to change the definition of “one-family …

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After Yesterday’s Gains, Stocks Relatively Quiet Today

In the news from CNNMoney: Subway Pitchman Fogle gets 15+ years. Music streaming supplier Spotify gives new parents 6 months off. Nation’s largest insurer, United Health, may leave Obamacare. U. S. gender pay gap is getting worse. Applications for unemployment benefits dropped 5,000 last week to 271,000. Australia blocks sale …

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City Council Overrides Mayor’s Veto over Manufactured Housing

A proposal that adds a definition for the 19 manufactured home communities (MHC) to the city’s Comprehensive Plan, and was passed by the Spokane (WA) City Council, was vetoed by Mayor David Condon. An hour later, the council overrode his veto, as spokesman tells MHProNews. Councilman Jon Snyder, who helped …

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Housing Market Index slips for Single-family Homes

Falling from a ten-year high of 65 in October, the National Association of Home Builders tells MHProNews the housing market index dropped three points to 62, falling below The Wall Street Journal consensus estimate by a point. Any number over 50 indicates builders of single-family homes are optimistic. ”The November …

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California Utilities Upgrading Service to Manufactured Home Residents

Following the San Bruno natural gas pipeline explosion in California, Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation to improve safety of the lightly regulated natural gas and propane distribution piping systems at manufactured home communities (MHC), of which there are 5,000 in the state housing one million people. The first conversion of …

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Patrick Industries Veep Purchases Company Stock

According to financialmagazin, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Patrick Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:PATK) Andy Nemeth purchased 8,000 shares of company stock at $38.20 per share for a net value of $305,797. Nemeth now owns 76,999 shares which comprise 0.50 percent of the outstanding shares of the company. Meanwhile …

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Capital One Brokers Loan for Orange Grove Land Lease Community

MHProNews has learned from Capital One that it arranged a $3.1 million fixed-rate loan package through Ladder Capital Finance to refinance the Orange Grove manufactured home community (MHC) in San Fernando, California. Senior Vice President Chad Thomas Hagwood, the head of Capital One Multifamily’s Birmingham, Ala. office, brokered the transaction …

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NASDAQ crosses 5,000 Mark, Dow Gains 247 Points, MHCV moves up 2.71%

In the news from CNNMoney: Oil falls below $40. Fed signals interest rate hike. Airport workers across the country go on strike. Member of Congress’s net worth averages $1.1 million, 20x that of an American family. Germany a safe haven for investors following Paris attacks. 2$ gas coming to most …

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Trump, Kasich, Shale and Manufactured Housing

In the fifth edition of its shale economic development chart, Bricker and Eckler report a 51 percent increase in total investments since a year ago in Ohio’s oil and gas-related projects, amounting to nearly $33.7 billion. In information provided to MHProNews by Ohio Manufactured Homes Association (OMHA), there has been …

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CA County Issues Ordinance to Ban Manufactured Home Community Closure

The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors in California adopted an temporary urgency ordinance to prevent eight manufactured home communities (MHCs) from closing or converting for the next 45 days in an attempt to keep affordable housing available in the Bay Area. The Bay Area is one of the most …

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New Hampshire Brothers Plan Modular Housing

Peter Morrissette, of PEM Real Estate LLC, had petitioned the Zoning Board of Adjustment in Laconia, New Hampshire for a zoning variance to allow him to use what had been St. Helena Mission Church as a storage facility. However, stiff opposition from the neighbors, and Warren Hutchins, the chairman of …

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CBRE to Auction off Modular Workforce Housing

A 100-unit full service modular lodging complex in Sydney, Montana will go on the online auction block Dec. 3, 2015, with the bidding starting at $2,000,000, conducted by CBRE. Built in 2013, Eagles Lodging housed oilfield workers in the Bakken Shale and Williston Basin in North Dakota, according to bakken. …

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UMH Properties Reports Insider Stock Sale

MHProNews has learned from insidertradingreport that UMH Properties, Inc. (NYSE:UMH) director Matthew I Hirsch purchased 1,053 shares of the company, a transaction disclosed Nov. 17, 2015 to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Mr Hirsch acquired the shares at $9.50 per share for a total transaction of $9,999.99. UMH shares have …

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Most Stocks Flat, but Patrick Gains 6.56%, Deer Valley Drops Sharply

In the news from CNNMoney: Iraq is flooding the U. S. with oil. Fox news reporters heat the airwaves with opinions impassioned by Paris attacks. Homeowners buying new roofs and counter tops. Angie’s list rebuffs takeover bid by Barry Diller’s InterActiveCorp. IKEA opening mini stores for ordering and later pick-up. …

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Multi-section Homes Out Perform Single Section in Texas

Rob Ripperda of the Texas Manufactured Housing Association (TMHA) tells MHProNews stats for August 2015 indicate new manufactured home titles rose 4.44 percent over last August, and increased 1.69 percent over July, 2015, with multi-section home sales outpacing single section homes. On the year, multi-section home sales are up 7.18 …

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AZ Supervisors send Ordinance back to P & Z

Updating a story MHProNews posted from Mohave County, Arizona Nov. 16 regarding an ordinance that would restrict manufactured homes (MH) older than seven years from unincorporated areas of the county, the Mohave County supervisors voted to send that section back to planning and zoning, and not enforce it until P&Z …

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Jan.–Sept. 2015 GSE Volume Outpaces 2014 Totals

According to scotsmanguide, reports released last week by the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) reveal the combined volume of single-family loans purchased and guaranteed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac through Q3 2015 have exceeded the total for all of 2014. Total GSE volume hit $640.7 billion for the first nine months …

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State Sues MHC Owner over Rent Arbitration

The Delaware Attorney General’s office has filed a lawsuit against Chicago-based Hometown America Communities Inc., the owner of three Delaware manufactured home communities (MHC ) for allegedly pressuring tenants into waiving their right to arbitrate rent increases, according to delaware1059. Residents at Angola Beach Estates, Rehoboth Bay and Barclay Farms …

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Sun Communities Gains over 3.5%; Dow, Nasdaq, S&P all Gain over One Percent

In the news from CNNMoney: Marriott acquisition of Starwood creates largest hotel company. Auto loans hit $1 trillion mark for first time. United Kingdom hiring 1,900 spies to fight Isis. U. S. markets still strong despite Paris attacks. Wall Street expects retail sales to only rise two percent in Nov. …

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