Noteworthy headlines on CNNMoney – Trump wants to speed up NAFTA talks. SCOTUS reveal was Tuesday’s most-watched. Will Trump break up the big banks? Uber suspends its service in Taiwan as fines mount. Some bullets from Fox Business – No Federal Funds? Trump’s Berkeley tweet may ruffle other public universities. …
ELS Up, Manufactured Housing CV Down, Broader Markets Mixed Read More
A tragic event in Champaign County, Ohio, on Monday shined a bright light on the differences between mobile and manufactured homes, and why terminology matters. The mobile home fire left Kalleen Emmons, 23, in critical condition and Robert Garringer, 31, in serious condition. Two children were also injured. According to …
Mobile, Manufactured Home Fire Myths go Up in Smoke Read More
In what could be considered a case of “don’t believe everything you hear,” it turns out that single women are active when it comes to home buying in a big way. According to Newsmax, new research about women is revealing. Women earn less than their male counterparts, pay harsher workplace …
Enerdynamic Hybrid Technologies Corp. (EHT) provided an update this week on their Letter of Intent to build 50,000 homes in Ivory Coast for a branch of its military. In a story covered by Daily Business News writer Matthew J. Silver on December 16th, Maple Leaf Holdings SA, of which EHT …
Canadian Modular Home Builder Provides Update on African Market Launch Read More
Thanks to a combination of a deal between steel giant U.S. Steel and prominent developer Dan McCafferty going bad, and a new joint venture between Barcelona Housing Systems and WELink, Chicago could be in a position to not only get a manufacturing plant along the city’s iconic Lakeshore Drive, but …
Noteworthy headlines on CNNMoney – Apple has $246B in cash, nearly all overseas. No Fed rate hike in first meeting of Trump era. 400 Wells Fargo workers’ severance payments held up. Why business is excited about Neil Gorsuch. Some bullets from Fox Business – Senate confirms Tillerson as Secretary of …
AMG Soars, Manufactured Housing CV Down, Broader Markets Rise Read More
The final numbers are in for the 2017 Louisville Manufactured Housing Show, and they show another increase in attendance. “We had 1,933 people representing 753 companies in these four categories. If you add in the additional representatives in these categories, it comes to 346 more people in 2017 than came …
2017 Louisville Manufactured Housing Show Attendance, Insider Feedback Read More
A recent op-ed by Mike Gonzalez, a senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation, puts a new spotlight on the coverage provided by NPR and poses serious questions about how the organization covers news. “Is National Public Radio’s description of an Obama urban directive as something that merely ‘links [government] funding …
NPR and Fair Housing: Is “Liberal Bias” Creating Fake News? Read More
Clayton Homes, one of the nation’s largest builders of manufactured housing and a subsidiary of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (BRK/A), is celebrating. “I’m so proud to continue the tradition my father, Jim Clayton, started – making the dream of homeownership a reality,” said CEO Kevin Clayton. “Over the past 60 years, …
60th Anniversary Home, “Proud to carry on tradition of Jim Clayton” Read More
What a difference a storm can make. According to the Palm Beach Post, a tornado that ripped through the Juno Beach Condo Mobile Home Park last week put the issues surrounding manufactured home communities in Palm Beach county front and center again, as a combination of developers buying up communities …
Noteworthy headlines on CNNMoney – ACLU is participating in elite Silicon Valley accelerator. Dems boycott vote for Treasury pick Mnuchin. Exxon profit falls 40 percent. Oprah joins “60 Minutes” as a contributor. Some bullets from Fox Business – Warren Buffett: I bought $12 Billion of stock after Trump won. Trump’s …
LPX, Manufactured Housing CV Up, Broader Markets Mixed Read More
Northpoint Commercial Finance has announced the addition of three Directors of Business Development. The addition of industry veterans Bob Swien, Rick Myers and Adam Stout is designed to strengthen the existing field sales team, provide enhanced regional coverage to service customers, and help further facilitate Northpoint’s robust growth across a …
Students at Norwich University in Vermont have taken affordable housing into their own hands, by developing the CASA (Creating Affordable Sustainable Architecture) 802, a 324-square-foot micro home that provides sustainable housing for people from all income levels. In a conversation with MHProNews and MHLivingNews, Norwich University Professor Tolya Stonorov shared …
University Students Develop, Build Tiny Home Design Read More
Washington, D.C. – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports to MHProNews that, at a Duty to Serve (DTS) “listening session” conducted by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) in Chicago, Illinois on January 25th, it advised FHFA officials and representatives of the FHFA regulated Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs), that the …
MHARR to FHFA: Duty to Serve Without Chattel is Unacceptable Read More
A vision for modular housing has made a huge impact at the recent STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) Spotlight Awards in Vancouver, Canada. According to the Vancouver Sun, British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) civil engineering student Stephen Cohos won the $20,000 grand prize during the inaugural edition of the …
Noteworthy headlines on CNNMoney – Treasury pick Mnuchin faces committee vote. Starbucks unveils chatbot app for ordering. What is ExxonMobil doing in Iraq? Why NY’s “tuition-free” colleges will still cost $14k. Some bullets from Fox Business – Trump to add CIA Director to National Security Council. Does Verizon want to buy …
AMG Soars, Manufactured Housing CV, Broader Markets Down Read More
Canada based real estate investment trust Killam Properties Inc. (TSE:KMP.UN) tells MHProNews that the company has closed on two Canadian acquisitions worth $26.2 million, including 153 apartment units in London, Ontario, and 66 units in Calgary, Alberta. On December 22, Killam acquired a five building portfolio in London for $13.4 …
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE: AMG) reported its results for the fourth quarter and full year 2016 today. For the fourth quarter of 2016, diluted earnings per share (EPS) were $2.67, compared to $2.67 for the same period of 2015; net income was $150.2 million, compared to $147.5 million …
As populations around the world continue to grow, a recurring theme is the need for housing. More directly, many nations have declared a “housing crisis” and are looking for solutions. One of the nations where the need is most pronounced is the U.K., where a report by Cast CEO Mark …
Prefab and Modular Front and Center in Solving Housing Crisis Read More
As we wrap up the month of January, our featured articles are found on the MHProNews.com home page. Our theme for this month is: Jiu Jitsu January in Manufactured Homeland, USA. To see the line-up of over 3-dozen featured articles for this month, along with the headline commentary, please click …
