In the news from CNNMoney: China produces half of the world’s steel. While China’s growth slows to 6.9 percent, its surplus of steel is flooding the world’s markets at reduced prices, putting thousands of steel workers in other countries out of work. While a strong dollar has made overseas travel …
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MHProNews has learned from twst that manufactured housing component supplier Patrick Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:PATK:) will release its third quarter 2015 financial results before the market opens Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015. President and CEO Todd Cleveland and CFO, Andy Nemeth, will conduct a conference call later that same morning at 10:00 …
Mountain View Estates manufactured home community (MHC) in Rossville, Georgia now has an FEMA-compliant above ground tornado shelter that can hold up to 200 people in the event of severe weather, according to wrcbtv. Made of quarter-inch thick steel, it is welded and bolted to a concrete slab and can …
Updating a story MHProNews posted Aug. 19, 2015, regarding modular containers for homeless people in Honolulu, the initial two containers, both Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant, were sited at Hale Mauliola, according to khon2. The first of 25 planned for Sand Island, they are made from new shipping containers, …
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The most bullish Wall Street analyst has a short term price target of $63 for Equity LifeStyle Properties (NYSE:ELS), according to Zacks, and the most bearish has a one-year $57 dollar target. Zacks consensus target price is $60, based on three analysts 12-months projections. As stocksdaily tells MHProNews, Zacks utilizes …
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In the news from CNNMoney: Following the fall of the Dow by 11,000 points Aug. 24, money is pouring back into Wall St. Of 1,000 survey respondents with over $10,000 in stocks, nearly half say the economy is just fair. Delta predicts lower fares. Cubs, Mets tickets on the rise. …
Skyline Gains over Five Percent; Nearly all MH-related Stocks Rise Read More
Skyline Corp. reported its third quarter earnings, noting only that the company lost $0.10 earnings per share, as dakotafinancialnews informs MHProNews. In trading Oct. 15, 2015, shares advanced +2.36 percent to close at $2.60, as trading volume hit 7,534 shares. The company has a 50-day moving average of $2.99 and …
Addressing the notion that many people think “mobile home” when modular home is mentioned, modularmusings tells MHProNews that Bill Gassett, in an article entitled Maximum Exposure Real Estate Blog on the Pros and Cons of Modular Homes, says that customization is not available in modular home building. Noting the need …
Freddie Mac multifamily has financed $1 billion in manufactured housing community loans in 18 months, according to what marketwired tells MHProNews. These are loans made to manufactured home community (MHC) owners, representing over 25,000 home sites in 23 states. “MHC loans are an example of how we are serving new …
Government-Sponsored Enterprise Stabilizes $1 Billion of Affordable Housing Read More
In the news from CNNMoney: Consumer prices fall -0.2 percent. China has more billionaires than U. S. Are minimum wage hikes responsible for falling profits? U. S. deficit now lowest since 2007. Debt ceiling deadline 18 days away. Apple opening its first stores in the Middle East. ISIS is attacking …
After 35 years in the manufactured home industry, 30 of them with Zeman Homes, Zeman CEO Dee Pizer will step down from her position as of Dec. 15, 2015. She has held a number of positions with Zeman since joining the company in 1986, and in January, 2007 was chosen …
The Arkansas Manufactured Housing Association (AMHA), at its 44th Annual Meeting and Convention held in Little Rock, presented Industry Achievement Awards to association members for their contributions to the manufactured home industry. AMHA Executive Director J. D. Harper tells MHProNews Country Comfort Homes of Hot Springs, AR was named 2015 …
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MHProNews has learned from businesswire that the Swedish company, Skanska, took a write down of 630 million krona, about $75.6 million, for third quarter operations in the U. S. The majority of the losses stem from six projects where the client changed the design plans, and lowered productivity. After the …
Universal Forest Products, Inc. (NYSE:UFPI) reports record-breaking Q3 2015 results, posting the best third quarter earnings in company history, with net earnings of $25.6 million, a 32.9 percent increase over the same period of 2014. It also marked the highest year-to-date earnings at $61.7 million over three quarters, according to …
MHProNews has learned from bizjournals that Assurant Specialty Property, which sells manufactured housing insurance, has decided to close its Dayton, Ohio office it opened two years ago. The expansion occurred after client growth filled the Springfield offices. The move will affect 150 employees, some of whom will be able to …
In the news from CNNMoney: Firms that bankrolled oil boom hurting. Wage hikes denting Walmart’s bottom line. Delta predicts lower fares are coming. China expected to post worst growth since 2009. Peace Corps applications rise. Boeing has created the lightest metal ever which it describes as 99.99 percent air. Meanwhile, …
Dow Falls nearly one percent; Nobility Homes fell almost -5 percent Read More
Marin County officials are seeking methods to either build or maintain affordable housing in this very pricey neighborhood of the San Francisco Bay, according to nationalmortgagenews. At a workshop on housing in the Chambers of the Board of Supervisors, there were many proposals from the overflow citizenry, but the county …
MHProNews has learned from modularhomecoach that Modular Home Builder is sponsoring the October Builder Breakfast at The Country Cupboard in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania Oct. 21 starting at 8:30. The primary speaker will be Steve Kennealy, Massachusetts Director of the Manufactured Buildings Program, Dept. of Public Safety, giving a talk about unqualified …
Modular Home Builder Sponsoring Educational Breakfast Meeting Read More
A story MHProNews last published Oct. 8, 2015 details the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) disaster relief efforts for victims of the Butte and Valley fires in northern California. At that time they had disbursed over $4.5 million, and now that number has jumped to $7.49 million, according to record-bee, …
