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Residents React to New rules for Manufactured Home Community

Intense sparring erupted at a meeting between residents of The Grove Manufactured Home Community and the MHC owner, Todd Green, of Hillsboro Properties, over new rules for the community, located in Modesto, California. to take effect May, 2016. Several residents said some of the rules are vague and open the …

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New Horizon Hits Record Levels in Manufactured Home Lending

From Redlands, California comes word that manufactured home lender New Horizon Mortgage Concepts has posted record growth in recent years for manufactured home loans, according to pressreleaserocket. Never having experienced this amount of growth, the company’s Q3 2015 is $500,000 over their 2014 year end totals, and expects to hit …

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UMH Acquires Ohio Manufactured Home Community

Catalina manufactured home community (MHC) in Middletown, Ohio, midway between Cincinnati and Dayton, has been acquired by Freehold, NJ-based UMH Properties, Inc., according to baystreet. Emphasizing community, safety, quality, and affordability, Catalina has a pool, playground and safety patrol, as part of UMH’s dedication to making its MHCs friendly and …

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Drew to Release Q3 Results

MHProNews has learned from marketwatch that Drew Industries, Inc. (DW) will release its Q3 2015 financial results before the market opens on Tue., Nov 3, 2015, followed by a conference call later that same morning at 11 AM EST to discuss the results. The question and answer session will be …

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Implementation of TRID Rough; Charges Fly

The new disclosure rule which combines the previous Truth in Lending Act (TILA) requirements with the Real Estate Settlement Practices Act (RESPA) into one Integrated Disclosure, called TRID, has not rolled out well due to mortgage software problems and Congressional inaction, said CFPB Director Richard Cordray to the Mortgage Bankers …

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Skyline Corp. Rises 8.62%; MHCV Slips -0.65%

In the news from CNNMoney: ESPN laying off several hundred people. Sales of Diet Coke plunge. Biotech is cutting jobs. Shares of Valeant Pharmaceuticals plummet amid charges of fraud. August home sales at highest level since 2008, while homebuilder confidence reaches ten-year high. Oprah buying ten percent stake in Weight …

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Australia’s Ingenia Acquires Land Lease Community

Ingenia Communities in Australia has acquired Lakeside Lara, a manufactured home community (MHC) 38 miles from downtown Melbourne for $16.3 million AUD, just under $11.8 million U. S. dollars, as Ingenia moves away from tourism rentals and into owner-occupied MHCs, according to what smh.au tells MHProNews. The 8.3 hectares (20.5 …

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Equity LifeStyle Properties Hits New High

For the third quarter, 2015, MHProNews has learned from moneyflowindex that manufactured community owner Equity LifeStyle Properties (NYSE:ELS) reported earnings per share (EPS) of $0.77, beating analysts’ consensus estimate by $.01. For the same quarter in 2014 EPS was $0.69. Compared to the same quarter last year, revenue was up …

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Ohio MHA Succeeds in Removing Objectionable Legislative Language

On May 14, 2015 MHProNews reported Tim Williams, Executive Director of the Ohio Manufactured Homes Association (OMHA), testified against objectionable EPA language in the Ohio state senate’s budget legislation that would require a manufactured home community owner to escrow 15 percent of the cost to update a water system if …

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Manufactured Housing Composite Value Gains Sharply

In the news from CNNMoney: 134 Americans each earned more than $50 million last year. Trump cancels appearance on Jimmy Kimmel live. Harley-Davidson to cut workforce. Warren Buffett’s hot stock picks did not do well this year. Chipotle has worst sales growth in two years. Fiat Chrysler workers vote on …

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Homebuilder Confidence Hits Ten-year High

According to financialtimes, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) reports homebuilder confidence rose to its highest level since October 2005, climbing three points to 64, two points above expectations. Any number above 50 indicates builder sentiment is positive. “The fact that builder confidence has held in the 60s since …

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Manufactured Home Damaged in Crash

A manufactured home (MH) produced by Commodore Corporation was in transit from Goshen, Indiana to Rice Lake, Wisconsin when a dump truck ran a red light and damaged one of the sections of the house. The dump truck driver said his brakes were not operating correctly as he went through …

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Land Lease Community Sells for $1 Million in Arizona

MHProNews has learned from azbigmedia that Westview Mobile Home and RV Park in Glendale, Arizona has been sold for $1 million by 6331 W Glendale LLC to Westview Park LLC, arranged by John Sheedy with Park Brokerage Inc. The 33 home site all-age manufactured home (MH) and recreational vehicle community …

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Modular Homes Challenged in Cape Coral, Florida

A group opposing modular homes in Cape Coral, Florida, intends to state its opposition at the city council meeting, according to what fort-myers-beach-observer tells MHProNews, alleging that the lower cost and energy efficient homes will reduce the value of neighboring homes. Council member Richard Leon wants the state to allow …

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UMH Closes on Second Half of Acquisition

Updating a storyMHProNews last posted Aug. 20, 2015, regarding the acquisition of six manufactured home communities (MHCs) by UMH Properties, Inc. of Freehold, New Jersey, prnewswire reports the company has closed on the second half of the deal. These three all-age communities, located in Indiana, are comprised of 1,254 developed …

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Skyline Gains Sharply; Strong Dollar Increases Overseas Travel

In the news from CNNMoney: China produces half of the world’s steel. While China’s growth slows to 6.9 percent, its surplus of steel is flooding the world’s markets at reduced prices, putting thousands of steel workers in other countries out of work. While a strong dollar has made overseas travel …

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Patrick to Release Q3 Financials

MHProNews has learned from twst that manufactured housing component supplier Patrick Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:PATK:) will release its third quarter 2015 financial results before the market opens Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015. President and CEO Todd Cleveland and CFO, Andy Nemeth, will conduct a conference call later that same morning at 10:00 …

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Land Lease Community has Steel Tornado Shelter

Mountain View Estates manufactured home community (MHC) in Rossville, Georgia now has an FEMA-compliant above ground tornado shelter that can hold up to 200 people in the event of severe weather, according to wrcbtv. Made of quarter-inch thick steel, it is welded and bolted to a concrete slab and can …

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Sunday Morning Recap-Manufactured Housing Industry News Oct. 11-Oct. 18, 2015

What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com Pets, Vets, Single Parenting, Student Debt and The Manufactured Home Solution! Take the Manufactured Home Quiz! Weathering the Storms: How Manufactured Homes Can Do It Better What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News Marin County seeking more affordable housing. UFPI, Skyline post …

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Zacks issues Buy Rating on Equity LifeStyle Properties

The most bullish Wall Street analyst has a short term price target of $63 for Equity LifeStyle Properties (NYSE:ELS), according to Zacks, and the most bearish has a one-year $57 dollar target. Zacks consensus target price is $60, based on three analysts 12-months projections. As stocksdaily tells MHProNews, Zacks utilizes …

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