Prior to the opening of the NY Housing Association’s 65th annual meeting, manufactured housing industry circles took a bit of umbrage at the remarks of George Moorehouse, a NY Code Enforcement Official who allegedly said “In ten years there will be no more new manufactured housing placed in the state …
MH Industry Perturbed by NY State Administrative Agency Position Read More
With unanimous approval from the Avon Park City Council on first reading, one hundred thirty-four acres of groves in Avon Park, Florida may soon become the largest manufactured home subdivision in the city, and one of the largest in Highlands County, as highlandstoday tells MHProNews. Avon Park City Manager Julian …
Large Florida Manufactured Home Community on the Drawing Board Read More
Real estate investment trust (REIT) and owner of manufactured home communities (MHC) Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI) reported $0.95 earnings per share (EPS) for Q3, 2015, short of analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.04 by $0.09, according to dakotafinancialnews. The company has a 12-month low of $53.44 and a 12-month high of …
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By some estimates, ranked as the largest private equity firm in the world with $193 billion in assets under management, the Washington, D. C.-based Carlyle Group has invested in another manufactured home community (MHC) in California, according to bizjournals. As MHProNews reported Sept. 22, 2015, Carlyle took part ownership in …
Carlyle Acquires another Bay Area Manufactured Home Community Read More
MHPronews has learned from Forbes that new home sales fell 11.5 percent in September to 468,000 units, a drop from the 529,000 units in August, yet two percent higher than home sales in 2014 of 459,000. The median sales price of new homes, however, rose to $296,900 in September, up …
New Home Sales Drop as other Housing Indices Strengthen Read More
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Skyline Erases Gains from Two Days; MHCV drops -2.15 Percent Read More
Sun Communities (NYSE:SUI) will host an earnings call for the third quarter of this year on Tue., Oct 27, 2015 at 1:00 PM eastern time, according to dakotafinancialnews. For the quarter ending July 30, 2015 the real estate investment trust (REIT) posted earnings of $0.87 earnings per share (EPS), $0.04 …
MHProNews has learned from jpupdates that two historic tenement buildings on New York City’s Lower East side will be demolished and replaced with a modular apartment building. Located at 201 and 203 Broadway, the buildings were home to the United Hebrew Community (UHC) of New York, which was founded in …
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Skyline Outperforms other MH Stocks Two Consecutive Days Read More
Canadian Apartment Properties REIT (TSE:CAR.UN) has recently received an “outperform” rating and a C$32 ($24 USD) target price from National Bank Financial. On Aug. 12 RBC Capital gave the company the same rating and target price, as dakotafinancialnews informs MHProNews. All told, three research companies have issued a “hold” rating …
Land Lease Community Owner in Canada gets Strong “buy” Rating Read More
MHProNews has learned from yahoobiz that manufactured home community (MHC) owner and operator UMH Properties, Inc. (NYSE:UMH) has completed its issuance and sale of 1,801,200 shares of 8.0 percent Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock at a sale price of $25.00 per share. These shares are equal to the company’s …
What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com Retired Realtor ® and Conventional Housing Pro on Why they Bought a Manufactured Home Comparing Quality to Quality – Conventional On-Site Building vs. Manufactured Homes What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News “Duty to Serve” Rule Planned by FHFA, as cost of …
Sunday Morning Recap-Manufactured Housing Industry News Oct. 18-Oct. 25, 2015 Read More
MHProNews has learned from dakotafinancialnews that Richard W. Florea, CEO of Skyline Corp. (NYSE:SKY) purchased 10,000 shares of company stock in a transaction dated Oct. 21, 2015, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). He acquired the stock at an average price of $2.99 per share, …
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MHCV Gains 1.62%; Skyline Advances 6.5%; NASDAQ Gains over 100 Points Read More
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) tells MHProNews that sales of existing homes in September rose 4.7 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 5.55 million, up from 5.3 million in August, according to thehill, hitting their second highest pace in eight years. Compared to a year ago …
MHProNews has learned from dakotafinancialnews that the executive vice president of Universal Forest Products, Inc., (NASDAQ:UFPI) Robert D. Coleman, sold 2,500 shares of the company stock at an average price of $71.00 per share for a net value of $177,500. The transaction was dated Oct. 16, and Coleman now owns …
Semi-annual Dividend at UFPI Rises, as Insider Sells Shares Read More
Darryl Searer, chairman and president of the Recreational Vehicle/Manufactured Housing (RV/MH) Hall of Fame in Elkhart, Indiana has announced that a 12-year loan taken out to purchase the David Woodworth antique RV collection has been paid in full— in just 2½ years, saving the Hall $565,000. Searer successfully renegotiated the …
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Several Manufactured Housing Stocks Rise Three Figures; Dow Gains 320 Points Read More
Recalling a story MHProNews posted Sept. 5, 2014 regarding Mel Watt, then the new FHFA head, who said the “duty to serve” (DTS) rule as it impacts manufactured housing will be “revisited,” now says, “In 2016, we also plan to finalize a Duty to Serve rule, which will encourage Fannie …
Final “Duty to Serve” Rule Planned; Average MHC Site Cost Nearly Doubles in 18 Months Read More
