In its quarterly earnings report for Q2, 2015, Patrick Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:PATK) reported $0.78 earnings per share, beating the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.73 by $0.05, according to AnalystRatingsNet. Revenue of $233.50 million was just short of the consensus estimate of $239.80. CL King had set a “buy” rating …
Patrick bests Analysts Estimates on Earnings Per Share Read More
Capital One informs MHProNews that during the past 45 days it has completed 17 transactions for manufactured housing community investors providing over $150 million in funding. Led by Senior Vice Presidents Chad Thomas Hagwood and Damon Reed, the properties were located in Arizona, California, Colorado and Oregon, indicating the wide …
Capital One Closes $150 Million in Deals in 45 Days Read More
Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI) reported earnings of $0.87 per share for the second quarter, besting analysts expectations by $0.04 per share, and besting earnings for the same quarter last year by $0.09 per share, according to dakotafinancialnews. Sun’s revenue was up 40 percent on a year-over-year basis, $165.90 million for …
In the news from CNNMoney: Gold may fall to $350. China’s stock market is nearly in a free fall. U. S. economy grew 2.3 percent from April to June. Median home price in the U. S. is $236,000. Meanwhile, the Yahoo Manufactured Housing Composite Value (MHCV) gained +0.76 percent to …
Skyline Gains +3.65%; Most Manufactured Housing Stocks Rise Read More
According to the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI), pending home sales declined in June, for the first time in 2015, following five straight months of increases. As themreport informs MHProNews, the drop was -1.8 percent in June to 110.3, but remains 8.2 percent above the …
Although not all of their merchandise can be ordered online, Swedish furniture manufacturer Ikea has developed an entire modular house they will build and flat-pack ship to you for only $86,000. In conjunction with architecture by IdeaBox, less than dramatic would define this clean-lined abode. The 745 square-foot home, the …
In the news from CNNMoney: Interest rates likely to rise in six weeks. Cigarettes are harmful, but shares of Marlboro maker Altria are up over 30% the last 12 months. Toshiba’s interim CEO takes 90% pay cut. Hot air returns to Tom Brady’s denial: “I did nothing wrong.” Meanwhile, the …
Dow Rises 121 Points; Rise in Interest Rates once again on Hold Read More
The General Services Administration has issued a Request for Information (RFI) entitled Standardization of Floor Plan Design for Manufactured Housing Units which is solely for information and planning purposes, and MHProNews understands is not a Request for Proposal (RFP). Any solicitations will be synopsized on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) …
Federal Emergency Management Agency Seeking Manufactured Home Suppliers Read More
A survey conducted by Inside Housing magazine in the United Kingdom says that over the next three years, 58.6 percent of the 22,544 homes planned by 17 of the UK’s largest housing associations will be constructed using offsite methods, including modular construction. Heathrow Airport’s Terminal T2A was modular construction, and …
Baby boomers, rising rents, retirees and rising home prices are driving demand for affordable housing, which in turn is propelling the manufactured housing real estate investment trust (REIT) sector, pushing it to a year-to-date return of 13.13 percent, far above the -1.07 percent average for the FTSE NAREIT All Equity …
With a target price set at $64.00, Zacks has upgraded shares of Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc (NYSE:ELS) from a hold rating to a buy rating, according to lulegacy. Shares of the real estate investment trust (REIT) opened at $56.87 on Monday, and closed Tuesday, July 28 at $57.07, approaching the …
Manufactured Home Community Owner ELS has Investors’ Attention Read More
In the news from CNNMoney: Oil prices have fallen nearly 20 percent this month. No stock market correction has occurred in four years, even though the crises in China, Greece, falling commodity prices and the threat of rising interest rates smack of danger. Meanwhile, the Yahoo Manufactured Housing Composite Value …
Following a story MHProNews last posted June 25, 2015 regarding a request for expansion of a manufactured home community (MHC) on what was once part of the Southgate Estates MHC in Bloomington, Illinois, the city council denied the proposal. Although the planning commission had recommended approval, the city council voted …
City Council Rejects Current Plan for Manufactured Home Community Expansion Read More
In the news from CNNMoney: China stocks drop eight percent: How might it affect Western economies, especially since Europe is its largest trading partner? Typical American family is 4.8 percent poorer than it was 25 years ago. Identify theft is the biggest consumer complaint. AT&T acquires DirecTV and becomes largest …
NASDAQ Falls Nearly One Percent. MHCV Slips under Thousand Mark Read More
As a means to deal with the high demand for housing in Liverpool, England, Liverpool Mutual Homes (LMH) has begun preparing home sites for 33 eco-friendly modular homes to be placed in Belle Vale in southeast Liverpool. The £3.5 million ($5.42 million) project will consist of 21 modular homes with …
Modular Homes Rising in UK Neighborhood Known for Prefab Homes Read More
Many people have likely forgotten Superstorm Sandy, as the third anniversary of that devastating storm that ripped up the Eastern Seaboard approaches, but in Connecticut, Westchester Modular Homes of Fairfield County has opened an office in Bethel, CT to continue dealing with the victims of that storm. As courant informs …
Modular Homes Still Rising in Wake of Hurricane Sandy Read More
According to reuters, the U. S Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has ruled the State National Bank of Big Spring, Texas has legal standing to challenge the constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) as well as the appointment of its director, Richard Cordray. Being …
Appeals Court Rules Challenge to CFPB’s Existence can Move Forward Read More
What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com > A Hunter and Native American Decorator’s Dream! John Howard’s Home, Inside MH Road Show Video > How A Manufactured Modular Home Production Center Achieves Savings and Quality – Inside MH Video with Mike Stone > 4 Easy Ways to Keep Your Home Clean What’s New …
Sunday Morning Recap-Manufactured Housing Industry News July 19-July 26, 2015 Read More
The Williams County Commission in Williston, North Dakota voted to adopt new guidelines putting restrictions on new or renewed applications for temporary housing as of August 1, 2015, as willistonherald reports. As the price of oil has fallen and the demand for oilfield workers has subsided, the commission is phasing …
Temporary Modular Housing being Restricted in Bakken Oilfield Read More
Writing in wsj, former Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee Phil Gramm, noting the effects of Dodd-Frank on the banking system, says although the Federal Reserve’s quantitative easing has increased bank reserves, lending has barely risen. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. reports that 1,341 commercial banks have closed since 2010, …
