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.

Skyline Spikes 9.03%; Interest Rates Remain Low

In the news from CNNMoney: Fed keeps interest rates near zero. Pepper ball gun tough enough to repel intruders. Congress taps emergency oil supply to raise cash. On National Chocolate Day Hershey’s stock falls nearly five percent. Ads on CNBC during GOP debate go for $250,000. Toyota takes number one …

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Deadline for Comments on HUD Program Rapidly Approaching

In noting the 50th anniversary of former President Lyndon Johnson’s legislation creating the Department of Housing and Urban Development as a means to provide housing assistance in a growing urban population, Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) has issued a challenge to the public for assistance in solving the …

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50+ FEMA Manufactured Homes are on the Way

Updating a story MHProNews last posted Oct. 23, 2015 regarding the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) housing assistance to survivors of the Butte and Valley Fires in California, mymotherlode reports crews are busy removing debris and household hazardous waste materials. The state and federal EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) continue to …

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Carlyle Acquires another Bay Area Manufactured Home Community

By some estimates, ranked as the largest private equity firm in the world with $193 billion in assets under management, the Washington, D. C.-based Carlyle Group has invested in another manufactured home community (MHC) in California, according to bizjournals. As MHProNews reported Sept. 22, 2015, Carlyle took part ownership in …

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New Home Sales Drop as other Housing Indices Strengthen

MHPronews has learned from Forbes that new home sales fell 11.5 percent in September to 468,000 units, a drop from the 529,000 units in August, yet two percent higher than home sales in 2014 of 459,000. The median sales price of new homes, however, rose to $296,900 in September, up …

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Skyline Erases Gains from Two Days; MHCV drops -2.15 Percent

In the news from CNNMoney: Many stocks fall on disappointing corporate third quarter results. IBM being investigated by the FBI. CEO raises company minimum wage to $70,000. Cheap oil forcing Saudi Arabia to consider ending gas subsidies. If Uber succeeds in its next fundraising, it will be worth $60-70 billion—more …

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MHARR White Paper to Jeb Hensarling on HUD

Washington, D.C., October 27, 2015 – MHARR informs MHProNews that in response to an invitation by House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) to “bring new ideas to the table on how best to fight the problems of poverty and housing affordability” on the 50th anniversary of the legislation …

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Health Insurance Firm Funds MHC Cooperatives

As a ROC USA™ Certified Technical Assistance Provider, the Northcountry Cooperative Foundation provides education, technical assistance, encouragement and services to cooperative organizations. According to publicnewsservce, there are roughly 1,000 manufactured home communities in Minnesota with a population just under 200,000 people, about six percent of the state’s populace. Warren Kramer, …

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Sun Communities to Discuss Q3 Earnings

Sun Communities (NYSE:SUI) will host an earnings call for the third quarter of this year on Tue., Oct 27, 2015 at 1:00 PM eastern time, according to dakotafinancialnews. For the quarter ending July 30, 2015 the real estate investment trust (REIT) posted earnings of $0.87 earnings per share (EPS), $0.04 …

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Modular Apartments to Replace NYC Tenements

MHProNews has learned from jpupdates that two historic tenement buildings on New York City’s Lower East side will be demolished and replaced with a modular apartment building. Located at 201 and 203 Broadway, the buildings were home to the United Hebrew Community (UHC) of New York, which was founded in …

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Skyline Outperforms other MH Stocks Two Consecutive Days

In the news from CNNMoney: Oil falls below $44 a barrel, natural gas drops nine percent. United Nations’ World Health Organizaton (WHO) says processed meats cause cancer; meat industry cries “alarmist.” Americans are driving more than ever. Chinese firm buys Texas oil fields for $1.3 billion. Nonprofit New Story says …

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Land Lease Community Owner in Canada gets Strong “buy” Rating

Canadian Apartment Properties REIT (TSE:CAR.UN) has recently received an “outperform” rating and a C$32 ($24 USD) target price from National Bank Financial. On Aug. 12 RBC Capital gave the company the same rating and target price, as dakotafinancialnews informs MHProNews. All told, three research companies have issued a “hold” rating …

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Chicago Show offers Low-cost Modular Homes

From dezeen, MHProNews has learned New York-based MOS Architects studio has created modular home called the Corridor House, a series of plywood modules each made to resemble a corridor, or hallway, with a courtyard in the middle. On display at the Chicago Architecture Biennial 2015, each module measures five feet …

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UMH Issues Series B Preferred Stock

MHProNews has learned from yahoobiz that manufactured home community (MHC) owner and operator UMH Properties, Inc. (NYSE:UMH) has completed its issuance and sale of 1,801,200 shares of 8.0 percent Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock at a sale price of $25.00 per share. These shares are equal to the company’s …

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Sunday Morning Recap-Manufactured Housing Industry News Oct. 18-Oct. 25, 2015

What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com Retired Realtor ® and Conventional Housing Pro on Why they Bought a Manufactured Home Comparing Quality to Quality – Conventional On-Site Building vs. Manufactured Homes What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News “Duty to Serve” Rule Planned by FHFA, as cost of …

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Insider Trading at Skyline Corp.

MHProNews has learned from dakotafinancialnews that Richard W. Florea, CEO of Skyline Corp. (NYSE:SKY) purchased 10,000 shares of company stock in a transaction dated Oct. 21, 2015, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). He acquired the stock at an average price of $2.99 per share, …

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400 Modular Units to be Deployed in Dublin for the Homeless

In August, in Dublin, Ireland, there were 1,275 homeless children among 607 families, up from 1,185 homeless children from 556 families in July, as MHProNews reported Sept. 15, 2015 in a story about housing the homeless. According to irishtimes, the week of Sept. 21 to Sept. 27, 2015 those numbers …

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MHCV Gains 1.62%; Skyline Advances 6.5%; NASDAQ Gains over 100 Points

In the news from CNNMoney: Former Subway spokesman Jared Fogle paying $1 million to victims. Mark Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla Chan opening nonprofit school that will offer healthcare services to all students through 12th grade. Vacation cruise business is cruisin’. Trevi Systems has developed inexpensive desalination method to convert sea …

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Manufactured Homes Arrive for Wildfire Survivors

MHProNews has learned from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that one of the first seven manufactured homes to house survivors of the Butte and Valley wildfires will be available for media members to tour on Friday, Oct. 23 at McClellan Park in McClellan, California. Being installed by the state’s …

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Existing-home Sales Continue Climbing

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) tells MHProNews that sales of existing homes in September rose 4.7 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 5.55 million, up from 5.3 million in August, according to thehill, hitting their second highest pace in eight years. Compared to a year ago …

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