Sandra Lane, Author at Manufactured and Modular Housing Industry News

Jan 19 2015January 19, 2015

Manufactured Home Communities Becoming Emerging Investment Trend

By Sandra Lane / January 19, 2015 January 19, 2015 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

The increased investment interest in manufactured home communities is similar to that seen in recent years for multifamily properties, according Mark Weiner, chief financial officer for Storz Management, Orangeville, California. “Unlike apartments, manufactured home communities only rent space rather than the living units themselves, which are still owned by the residents,” he …

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Jan 19 2015January 19, 2015

Manufactured Housing Proves To Be Popular at Numerous European Resorts

By Sandra Lane / January 19, 2015 January 19, 2015 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

Manufactured housing has found great popularity at the Eurocamp resorts in more than 180 locations across Europe. These comfortable conventional home-like accommodations are to be found at resorts by the beach, in the mountains, at lakeside and even in capital cities. The manufactured home pictured above is a favorite, designed …

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Jan 18 2015January 18, 2015

Cavco Industries Stock Rises 5.22% According to Russell 2000

By Sandra Lane / January 18, 2015 January 18, 2015 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

Cavco Industries, Inc., (CVCO) was among the biggest gainers on the Russell 2000 for Friday, January 16, as the stock rose 5.22% to $74.93, representing a gain of $3.72 per share. Some 66,651 shares traded hands on 802 trades, compared with an average daily volume of 31,213 shares out of a …

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Jan 18 2015January 23, 2015

Sunday Morning Recap – January 11, 2015, to January 17, 2015

By Sandra Lane / January 18, 2015 January 23, 2015 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

Looks like the weather is going to give us a break for the Louisville Manufactured Housing Show beginning on Wednesday. There are lots of great seminars to attend in addition to visiting and networking with others in the industry. And, many breathtaking new homes to see! Perhaps you’re on your …

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Jan 16 2015January 18, 2015

Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) Reaches New 1-Year High at $56

By Sandra Lane / January 16, 2015 January 18, 2015 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

The Ticker Report tells MHProNews that Equity Lifestyle Properties (NYSE:ELS) reached a new 52-week high during trading on Thursday. The company traded as high as $56.57 and last traded at $55.70, with a volume of 104,135 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $56.30. Several analysts have recently commented on …

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Jan 16 2015January 16, 2015

Champion Homes May Build 30+ Modular Homes in Hutchinson, Kansas

By Sandra Lane / January 16, 2015 January 16, 2015 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

In an effort to revitalize an inner city neighborhood in Hutchinson, Kansas, Interfaith Housing Services has been wanting to build new homes on vacant lots there. Unfortunately, the group discovered that building new homes in already established residential areas was limited because new houses built in older neighborhoods typically will …

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Jan 16 2015January 16, 2015

Friday’s Stock Market Saw Slight Rallies for Both Manufactured Housing Composite Values and Dow

By Sandra Lane / January 16, 2015 January 16, 2015 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

The Manufactured Housing Composite Values went up 3.42%. Leaders in MHCV tracked stocks were SKY 9.17% and CVCO 5.22%. Marketwatch tells MHProNews that crude-oil futures rallied Friday, obtaining their first weekly gain in eight weeks as the International Energy Agency said collapsing crude prices would cut into supply growth from …

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Jan 16 2015January 16, 2015

Proposed New Ordinances in Mississippi Town Threaten Manufactured Home Communities

By Sandra Lane / January 16, 2015 January 16, 2015 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

Although Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant declared October as “Manufactured Home Month” and noted that factory-built dwellings provide housing for 507,000 Mississippians, this may soon be a thing of the past in Pearl, Mississippi, a town of 25,000. The Mississippi Business Journal tells MHProNews that Mayor Brad Rogers and City Attorney …

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Jan 16 2015January 16, 2015

Japanese Prefabs Offer Solutions to High Costs and Limited Land

By Sandra Lane / January 16, 2015 January 16, 2015 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

Leave it to the Japanese to design a modular home that offers a lot of comfort and style in a minimalist environment. Challenged by a population density larger than many other nations for the land mass their country occupies, Japanese builders and architects always seem to be coming up with …

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Jan 16 2015January 19, 2015

Family Leaves Suburbs to Help Residents of Manufactured Home Community

By Sandra Lane / January 16, 2015 January 19, 2015 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

How many people would leave a two-story home in an upscale community to live in a manufactured home community where most of the residents are living near, or below, the poverty line? That’s just what one family in Corcoran, Minnesota, did. Jill and Brian Dejewski, felt that God was calling …

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Jan 15 2015

Manufactured Housing Composite Value and Dow continue Decline

By Sandra Lane / January 15, 2015 January 15, 2015 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

Overall, MHCValue went down 5.55%. Among our tracked MH connected stocks the exception was KMP, which experienced a .28% increase. Marketwatch tells MHProNews that crude-oil futures settled sharply lower Thursday, erasing a surge higher that followed the Swiss National Bank’s decision to scrap a cap on its currency, as the …

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Jan 15 2015January 15, 2015

Skyline Homes Reports a Profit in Fiscal Second Quarter 2015

By Sandra Lane / January 15, 2015 January 15, 2015 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

Skyline Homes, Inc. (SKY), Elkhart, Indiana, reports a 27% increase in their net sales in the second quarter of fiscal 2015. This represents net sales from continuing operations of $49,667,000, compared to net sales of $39,208,000 from continuing operations in the year ago quarter. During the second quarter, Skyline completed the sale of …

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Jan 15 2015January 15, 2015

Wells Fargo – A Whole New Ball Game for Housing in 2015

By Sandra Lane / January 15, 2015 January 15, 2015 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

There is some good news on the horizon for the housing industry as many experts and economists expect an expanding market for 2015. Most housing analysts are predicting substantial growth in housing activity in 2015 — much more than has been experienced during the past year. The Daily Journal tells MHProNews that …

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Jan 15 2015January 22, 2015

MHARR To Consider HUD Limitations on Multi-Family Manufactured Housing

By Sandra Lane / January 15, 2015 January 22, 2015 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) announced that on February 11, the MHCC General Subcommittee will conduct a conference call meeting to follow-up on decisions made by the full MHCC last December to address “multi-family aspects of manufactured housing.” This comes in response to a guidance memorandum issued by …

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Jan 14 2015

West Wind Estates residents purchase their community

By Sandra Lane / January 14, 2015 January 14, 2015 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

It was a good Christmas for residents of West Wind Estates in Rochester, New Hampshire, because on Christmas Eve they closed on the purchase of their 129-space community. This became New Hampshire’s 111th resident-owned manufactured home community and Rochester’s ninth. That’s an impressive number of resident-owned communities for such a …

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Jan 14 2015

Manufactured Housing Composite Value and DOW both dip again

By Sandra Lane / January 14, 2015 January 14, 2015 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

Most of the tracked manufactured housing connected stocks experienced a slight loss. ELS, DW and LPX went up slightly. On the Dow, a late-afternoon rally, triggered by a rebound in beaten-down oil prices, was not enough to lift U.S. stocks out of negative territory on Wednesday. The key benchmarks closed …

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Jan 14 2015

Clayton Homes’ Parent Company, Berkshire Hathaway, Touted As Good Investment

By Sandra Lane / January 14, 2015 January 14, 2015 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

When looking for wise investments, manufactured housing stocks and funds that include MH companies are at times a good choice. Seeking Alpha tells MHProNews that Clayton Homes’ parent company, Berkshire Hathaway, is still 14% undervalued relative to its fair intrinsic value and that the fund generates solid profit growth. Berkshire’s …

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Jan 14 2015January 13, 2015

Shale Drilling Slowdown Predicted

By Sandra Lane / January 14, 2015 January 13, 2015 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

Given the positive impact of shale production on new manufactured housing, modular and workforce housing shipments, MHProNews has been tracking for some time expert commentary on the topic. As oil’s long slide continued, the U.S. Energy Department predicted that production from U.S. shale operators will begin to decline in the …

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Jan 13 2015January 13, 2015

Manufactured Housing Stocks and DOW Both Decline Today

By Sandra Lane / January 13, 2015 January 13, 2015 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

In the manufactured housing market, nearly all stocks declined, with the MHCV going down 2.15%. Skyline was the exception and its stock went up 3.08%. USA Today tells MHProNews the Dow ended a bit in the red Tuesday after a wild, 400-point swing, indicating just how volatile the stock market …

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Jan 13 2015January 13, 2015

SearchCore – Wisdom Homes Announce Results

By Sandra Lane / January 13, 2015 January 13, 2015 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

SearchCore, Inc. (OTCQB: SRER), a manufactured housing retail center owner and operator with retail centers through its wholly owned subsidiary, Wisdom Homes Of America, Inc., announced a year-end business update for the 2014 fiscal year. GlobeNewswire tells MHProNews that the publicly-traded company’s accomplishments in 2014 include: Opening four new Manufactured …

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Sandra Lane

Manufactured Home Communities Becoming Emerging Investment Trend

Manufactured Housing Proves To Be Popular at Numerous European Resorts

Cavco Industries Stock Rises 5.22% According to Russell 2000

Sunday Morning Recap – January 11, 2015, to January 17, 2015

Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS) Reaches New 1-Year High at $56

Champion Homes May Build 30+ Modular Homes in Hutchinson, Kansas

Friday’s Stock Market Saw Slight Rallies for Both Manufactured Housing Composite Values and Dow

Proposed New Ordinances in Mississippi Town Threaten Manufactured Home Communities

Japanese Prefabs Offer Solutions to High Costs and Limited Land

Family Leaves Suburbs to Help Residents of Manufactured Home Community

Manufactured Housing Composite Value and Dow continue Decline

Skyline Homes Reports a Profit in Fiscal Second Quarter 2015

Wells Fargo – A Whole New Ball Game for Housing in 2015

MHARR To Consider HUD Limitations on Multi-Family Manufactured Housing

West Wind Estates residents purchase their community

Manufactured Housing Composite Value and DOW both dip again

Clayton Homes’ Parent Company, Berkshire Hathaway, Touted As Good Investment

Shale Drilling Slowdown Predicted

Manufactured Housing Stocks and DOW Both Decline Today

SearchCore – Wisdom Homes Announce Results

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