The north bay area, near Napa, CA was rocked Sunday August 24 by a 6.0 magnitude earth quake, followed by over 50 aftershocks. NBC Bay Area TV’s Vicky Nguyen tells MHProNews that some 33 buildings were red tagged by inspectors in Napa, while newer and more earth quake resistant city […]
$1,000,000,000+ Property Damage in North Bay Earthquake, most Manufactured Homes Survive Read More
Joe Kelly at the Iowa Manufactured Housing Association and the Press-Citizen tell MHProNews about the death of longtime Iowa City resident, Robert H. “Bob” Wolf, at 75. Wolf died Monday, August 18, 2014 at the Mercy Hospice. The son of Herman and Ilene Wolf, Robert H. Wolf was born September
Robert “Bob” Wolf passes, R.I.P. Read More
David Tonna, President of the Silicon Valley Association of Realtors (SILVAR), is on a mission to educate today’s home buyers, MercuryNews tells MHProNews. Some 90% of all home buyers begin their home shopping online. Most search for a property for 6 months before they contact a real estate agent. But
SILVAR President Tonna says Internet, Education key for Today’s Home Buyers Read More
Analyzing data released by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), total U.S. housing starts in July advanced at the rate Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate (SAAR) of 1.093 million units. ReedConstructionData noted to MHProNews that this is the second highest level since November 2007
Big Houses Soar, MH Snore? Read More
U.S. stocks slipped amid Ukraine-Russian woes. Marketwatch tells MHProNews that investors shrugged over a “balanced speech” by Federal Reserve Chairwoman, Janet Yellen. The S&P 500 SPX, -0.01% slipped by 1 point, or less than 0.1%, to 1,991, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.04% shed 10 points, also less
Yellen Didn’t Help Markets; Yahoo Manufactured Housing Composite Value Rises, Dow Slips Read More
Mark Brunner at the Manufactured and Modular Housing Association of Minnesota (MMHAMN) tells MHProNews that the All Parks Alliance for Change (APAC) is lobbying Congress to oppose The Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act (HR 1779). Brunner says APAC has sent out the following call-to-action statement to their members. “House
Clearwater (FL) Housing Authority will begin repairs on two single family houses and a building that will be used for multi-family housing use, that should be ready next year for low-income households. Jacqueline Rivera, the housing authority’s CEO, and Deborah Woodard, chairwoman of the housing authority board, said clean up
Residential Eyesores to be Renovated with Federal/Local Tax Dollars for Affordable Housing Read More
“We obviously … have to have more affordable housing,” Nikki Brennan, executive director of the Georgetown Housing Authority, said. “I think [the need is] pretty much all over Williamson County [WilCo]” ImpactNews tells MHProNews that WilCo has some 500 people on the public housing waiting list, and more than 600
Affordable Housing Irony – hundreds on WilCo waiting list – near MH Production Centers Read More
Residents of Syringa Mobile Home Park near Moscow-Pullman, Idaho have been in a struggle that bubbled up over their need for drinkable water and other issues. This began last winter, and resident Doris Carlson told KREM News that “I have wept an awful lot because I am tired of living
“From Moscow, with Love?” Lawsuit advances against Manufactured Home Community Owner Read More
Amy Tierce, writing in the NationalMortgageNews, tells MHProNews that the CFPB’s website gives an answer to the question, What’s the Difference between being pre-qualified and pre-approved for a mortgage? but that the CFPB’s answer is not, Tierce says, “the full story.” Some lenders have decided, she says, to “not issue pre-approval letters due
CFPB: What’s the difference between being pre-qualified and pre-approved for a loan? Read More
There are almost 6 months to go before the start of the 2015 Louisville Manufactured Housing Show, and booth space and manufacturers exhibit space is approaching a sell out. MHProNews has learned there will be 2 new factory builders planning for the 2015 event, and apparently all the current manufactured
Louisville Show is Approaching a Sell-Out Read More
“Regarding this previous portion of the test, IBHS indicated: “When one of these high wind-rated HUD-Code homes is installed on a permanent foundation, in most of the country, it would end up resisting wind storms better than surrounding site-built homes.” So stated a MHI President and CEO, Richard “Dick” Jennison
John Adams was the second U.S. President, and writing to his wife Abigail about the Fourth (4th) of July, said: “I believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival.” “It ought to be celebrated by pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells,
John Adams on the Fourth of July Read More
Questions have been coming in about the status of the 2015 Tunica Show, given Harrah’s closure of the site where the manufactured housing show has been held for the past 17 years. Dennis Hill at Show Ways Unlimited, the trade show’s coordinator, has told us that alternative options are in
The Tunica Manufactured Housing Show Will Go On! Read More
The 2014 Summer Meeting for the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) concluded yesterday with Tim Williams, CEO of 21st Mortgage, was elected as Vice-Chair of the industry’s largest national trade association. Williams, a respected industry icon, was unopposed. 97 industry leaders, plus MHI staff, friends and family attended the June 8-10 event
97 industry leaders – plus staff, friends and family – came to the Alexander Hotel in Indianapolis, IN June 8-10 for the 2014 Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) Summer Meeting. The new manufactured home program director at HUD, Pam Danner, was featured on the final day, in addition to her participating
From time to time, software and other changes by third parties results in emails going to spam filters that you don’t want there. We’ve had some inquiries about “missing our emails,” and typically, such software changes has caused a message to go into spam; it happens to lots of operations
Cool, cloudy and rainy weather failed to dampen the solid turnout of the public who came by the thousands to see modern manufactured and modular homes on display during the Eastern Ohio Home Show. Tim Williams, executive director for the Ohio Manufactured Homes Association, provided MHProNews with these officials totals:
Rain and Clouds Don’t Dampen Ohio Manufactured Home Show’s Strong Public Attendance Read More
The Washington Post famously hands out “Pinocchios” for false or misleading statements made by public officials they fact check, including notables such as U.S. President Barack Obama, Russian President Vladimir Putin and other foreign or domestic public figures. Since the MHIndustry’s George F. Allen boldly proclaims himself weekly to be
George Allen Fact Check: 6 Errors/Contradictions in one section alone (290/1)? Read More
While weather and other factors kept some potential attendees away, preliminary figures from Show Ways Unlimited and the registration company indicted that a total of 2195 professionals attended the 2014 Tunica Manufactured Housing Show. Pre-Show estimates on total professionals expected at this year’s event were for 2100 total. The timing
Even with Thunderstorms, Tunica Pre-Show Estimates Exceeded Read More
