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Little Rock, AR – Matt White, owner and president of American Homes of Russellville, was recently recognized for a lifetime of outstanding achievement, dedicated service and generous support of the state’s factory-built housing industry with induction into the Arkansas Manufactured Housing Association’s “Hall of Fame”. The Association’s highest individual honor […]

Lake Forest, Illinois, October 8, 2013 – Green Courte Partners, LLC, a private equity real estate investment firm focused on building industry-leading companies within niche real estate sectors, announced today that Susi Rowe has joined the firm as a Vice President with responsibility for leading Green Courte’s sustainability initiatives. Ms. Rowe will focus

Lake Forest, Illinois, August 22, 2013 – Green Courte Partners, LLC, a private equity real estate investment firm focused on building industry-leading companies within niche real estate sectors, announced today the acquisition of Lamplighter Manufactured Home Community, an age-restricted land-lease community, containing 260 home sites, located in Port Orange, Florida. Green Courte has

Many of you are familiar with the battle over rent control that took place in the City of Capitola. The fight ended with the City amending and ultimately abandoning its rent control ordinance last year. It all started back in 2007, when the Landowners held a meeting with the tenants

ELKHART, Ind., — The RV/MH Hall of Fame Museum in Elkhart, Indiana, recently received a collection of historic Fleetwood RVs from the early days of now out-of-business Fleetwood Enterprises of Riverside, California, according to Darryl Searer, president, RV/MH Hall of Fame (Hall). These RVs, now on display in the museum,

Do you have a favorite Batmobile? Possibly the classic 1960’s version with the open canopy and the rocket engine made famous by the campy television series with Adam West and Burt Ward?  Or, maybe the sleek black, monsters from the Tim Burton, Joel Schumacher, or Christopher Nolan Batman films?  Regardless of

New Multi-Section Manufactured Home Display to Be Unveiled At Museum July 18, 2013, Elkhart, Ind. – The RV/MH Hall of Fame will induct its Class of 2013 at ceremonies on Monday, August 5, at the Hall of Fame’s Museum in Elkhart, Ind. This year’s induction dinner will be the largest

The Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino and Perera Construction and Design, Inc. have selected US Modular, Inc. as their Modular Installation Contractor for the 3 story 86 apartment project in Redlands, CA. This 105,317 square foot Affordable Senior Housing project will consist of 13 apartment buildings and a Community

Lake Forest, Illinois, July 11, 2013 – Green Courte Partners, LLC, a private equity real estate investment firm focused on building industry-leading companies within niche real estate sectors, announced today that Ryan Bowie has joined the firm as Managing Director, with responsibility for leading Green Courte’s investor relations, fundraising and portfolio management activities. Mr.

After more than 30 years of service to clients and the industry, co-founding partner, Robert S. Coldren, is retiring from the full-time practice of law at Hart, King & Coldren, effective January 1, 2014. Rob will focus on new and exciting real estate opportunities, both regionally and nationally, and looks forward to

ELKHART, Ind., — The RV/MH Hall of Fame (Hall) announced today that Dick Jennison, president and CEO of the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI), a national trade association located in Arlington, Virginia, will deliver the keynote address at the 2013 Hall of Fame Induction Dinner. Jennison, who joined MHI in February

This shouldn’t come as any big surprise! The Louisville Manufactured Housing Show has been going strong for over five decades, and has taken on a fresh new look. So please join us in 2014 for an unparalleled marketing experience that will pay off now and in the future. The Tradition .

The Alabama Manufactured Housing Association Board of Directors met on June 5, 2013 and unanimously accepted the Executive/Search Committee’s recommendation to promote Assistant Director Doris Hydrick to Executive Director effective July 1, 2013. As the Assistant Director for sixteen years, Ms. Hydrick has experience in meeting planning, education seminars and

There is an imminent threat to the manufactured housing industry that demands the immediate and full attention of each and every one of you! Effective in early January 2014, new regulations emanating from provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act will significantly limit low- to moderate-income

Earlier this week, the Ninth Circuit announced that a petition for “en banc” (entire Court) rehearing of the April panel decision in ELS v. San Rafael was denied.   Unfortunately, this decision is a near-term win for the advocates of rent control because it keeps in place the April 2013 three

San Antonio, TX) – CU Factory Built Lending (CUFBL) received the 2013 MHI Regional Lender of the Year Award for Manufactured and Modular Housing at the 2013 National Congress & Expo in Las Vegas, NV, winning the award for the second consecutive year. A division of SACU (San Antonio Federal

ELKHART, Ind., – On May 9, 2013, over 400 RV industry leaders attending the First Annual RV Power Breakfast witnessed Darryl Searer, president of the RV/MH Hall of Fame (Hall), ceremoniously burning the organization’s bank note to 1st Source Bank, Elkhart, Indiana. Searer said, “I am proud to announce that on