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German University pre-fab housing researchers tour U.S. manufactured home facility

By / November 7, 2014 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

With prefab homes gaining popularity in Europe, a pair of German university researchers came to the U.S. to study manufactured housing. Christopher Hellmann and Maximilian Offizier, who are production researchers at Technische Universitat Munchen (Technical University of Munich), toured the Clayton Appalachia Home Building Facility in Andersonville, Tenn., PR Web …

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Let’s Talk discussion around New York’s Affordable Housing

By / November 7, 2014 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

In Volume vs. Quality, as Affordable Housing Plan Evolves, posted under “admin” for Chelsea Now (CN) looks at Mayor Bill de Blasio’s “Housing New York: A Five-Borough, Ten-Year Plan” to build or preserve 200,000 affordable apartments in New York City. The article brings into focus a number of fascinating points …

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Moscow’s MH Park heading for closure?

By / November 6, 2014 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

The owner of the Syringa Mobile Home Park in Moscow, Idaho is intending to close the property, following a nearly yearlong legal battle over the park’s water systems, Lewiston Morning Tribune  tells MHProNews.  Latah County 2nd District Judge John R. Stegner told Moscow attorney Gregory Rauch Wednesday that if his …

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CalHFA FHA First Mortgages will accept Manufactured Homes

By / November 6, 2014 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

Effective immediately, manufactured homes will be eligible for CalHFA FHA first mortgages, including CalPLUS FHA first mortgages, California Manufactured Housing Institute (CMHI) tells MHProNews. Eligible manufactured homes must meet all FHA and US Bank guidelines, including requirements for a permanent foundation. The borrower’s minimum credit score must be 660 or …

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Dow continues rise, MH Composite Value slides…

By / November 6, 2014 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

Marketwatch tells MHProNews that investor sentiment is ‘unusually high.’ Indeed, the post election bounce to the market continued today, with all three of the tracked indexes rising. Most manufactured home community stocks slid today, as did the MHCV. Dow 17,554.47 +69.94 +0.40%. Nasdaq 4,638.47 +17.75 +0.38%. S&P 500 2,031.21 +7.64 …

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American Banker’s Association analysis of the 2014 MidTerm Elections

By / November 6, 2014 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

The American Banker’s Association (ABA) has released their analysis of the 2014 mid-term elections. MHProNews has obtained their statement. Quoting, “After countless television and radio spots, endless debates and campaign expenditures of nearly $3.7 billion, the control of the U.S. Senate is now in the hands of Republicans and, as …

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Chinese building giant enters deal with Mace

By / November 6, 2014 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

The British Mace Group is entering into a deal with China Building Technique Group, Construction News tells MHProNews. Their agreement is said to be time to ahead of the £1bn Royal Docks bid. The Chinese firm’s website says, “China Building Technique Group Co., Ltd. (CBTGC), established in 1987, is wholly-owned …

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Flash Report – Manufactured Housing Industry plans to act on the Republican Sweep

By / November 6, 2014 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

The manufactured housing industry is already planning to introduce legislation in the House and Senate to loosen the definition of points and fees under the Qualified Mortgage Rule, an industry source tells MHProNews. The move could bode well for manufactured housing industry lenders, retailers, communities and their consumers. The report …

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Lawsuit and BBB warning about modular home retailer

By / November 5, 2014 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

The Better Business Bureau (BBB) has issued a warning about modular home firm, Better Built Homes, based in St. Augustine, Florida. The BBB asserts that there have been 6 complaints since March 2014. The BBB says consumers are “alleging that they have signed a contract with the company and paid a …

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Manufactured home builder expanding, creating 200 new jobs

By / November 5, 2014 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

Governor Nathan Deal announced Monday that Live Oak Homes, a factory home builder, will expand to Broxton GA, creating 200 jobs and investing $1.4 million into the project over the next two years. “Forward-looking companies such as Live Oak Homes are excellent additions to our solid manufacturing network,” WTOC quoted Deal …

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The Dow rises 100 points on post mid-term election results

By / November 5, 2014 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

CNN Money suggests to MHProNews that investors like the resolution that comes from the close of an election. “After midterms, you often get deals that investors view favorably. Ultimately, you end up with higher stock prices,” said Dan Greenhaus, chief global strategist at BTIG. But other sources suggest that the …

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The Federal Register publishes rules for Power cords, airplanes, credit unions and manufactured housing

By / November 5, 2014 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

The Hill tells MHProNews that the Tuesday November 4th edition of the Federal Register contains “new rules for computer power cords, airplanes flying in icy conditions, mobile home construction standards, and credit unions.” The Federal Register’s document is styled: Billing Code 4210-67, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, [Docket No. FR- 5803-N-01], …

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Deseret News runs “Trailer Park” solution “report”

By / November 5, 2014 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

Lane Anderson at theDeseret News  is one of the writers and various media outlets that picked up on The Atlantic’s recent article, The Case for Trailer Parks. Lane writes, “According to 2013 data from the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies, 50 percent of renters in the U.S. spent more than 30 …

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Swedish Happy Cheap House claims low-cost prefab home status

By / November 5, 2014 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

Dubbed the Happy Cheap House and designed by Swedish architect Tommy Carlsson, the iron clad home and bold design is two stories and 110 square meters of optimized interior space. Modular prefab design means the home with its irrigular shape and roof-line can be rapidly assembled on even a modest …

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MHARR President says “Garbage In, Garbage Out” on disputed DOE policy move

By / November 4, 2014 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

Danny Ghorbani, President of the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR), suggests that GIGO is at play in a recently announced and controversial Department of Energy (DOE) policy effort. “Computer scientists and programmers have a saying – “garbage in, garbage out.” In other words, if a program is based …

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Markets Muted Pending Mid-Term Election Results

By / November 4, 2014 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

  While many in the media believe that Republicans may take the Senate as a result of the mid-term elections, stocks were mixed today. Perhaps memories of the vaunted 2012 Democratic ground game cause some to doubt the election’s outcome, which may be known later tonight, but could take weeks …

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Condemned, Land Lease Community Looks like “Tornado hit it”

By / November 4, 2014 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

  Neighbors are frustrated on Flint, Michigan’s east side who say that enough isn’t being done to correct the blight left behind by the now condemned American Estates Mobile Home Park, NBC 25  tells MHProNews. The American Estate Mobile Home Park is near the intersection of Leith and Dort Highway. …

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ROC USA’s Paul Bradley wins Jerry Voorhis lifetime achievement award for role fostering Cooperatives

By / November 4, 2014 / Manufactured and Modular Housing News

ROC USA® President Paul Bradley was recently honored with the National Association of Housing Cooperatives’ (NAHC) Jerry Voorhis Award. The Voorhis is a lifetime achievement award that recognizes significant leadership in both theory and practice. Jerry Voorhis was a five-term U.S. Congressman from California who lead the National Cooperative Business Association, …

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