In the news from CNNMoney: Gold prices fall to five-year low. Banks in Greece open for the first time in three weeks, but customers can only withdraw 60 euros. Huffington Post to cover Donald Trump as entertainer, not as a politician. Hillary Clinton says employees should receive more of corporate …
Deer Valley Gains 10.25%; Dodd-Frank Turns Five Tomorrow Read More
Commercial real estate investment services firm Marcus & Millichap (NYSE:MMI) has informed MHProNews that Daniel Hurd and Dan Mulkey of their Tampa office arranged the sale of Country Villa Mobile Home Park in Lakeland, Florida. The 45-home site senior manufactured home community (MHC), a mix of single and multi-section homes, …
Marcus & Millichap Arrange Sale of Florida Manufactured Home Community Read More
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) resolved an action with American Honda Finance Corp. over charges the auto maker’s pricing policies discriminated against people of color, resulting in their paying higher interest rates, regardless of creditworthiness, than white borrowers for auto loans. As part …
Honda Agrees to Cease Discriminatory Automobile Lending Read More
What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com Congressman Stephen Fincher is demanding Fairness for MH owners Deer Valley CFO Steve Lawler Inside MH Video and Home Tour Cancer Cures and Today’s MH What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform’s (MHARR) Mark Weiss documents …
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Shares of Encore Wire Corporation (NASDAQ:WIRE) of McKinney, Texas have been upgraded by Zacks from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research report sent to investors, according to dakotafinancialnews. The company has a current price target of $47.00 on the stock. As MHProNews knows, Encore manufactures copper …
A fire at modular homebuilder Keiser Homes in Oxford, Maine started around 4:45 this afternoon in a stack of plywood after employees had left for the day, according to a report by pressherald. Fire Chief Wayne Jones said the fire spread only about 20 feet into the building, and a …
Fire Starts in Wood Pile at Modular Homebuilder Keiser Read More
In the news from CNNMoney: Google shares rise 13 percent. Stocks in China fall, cutting 30 percent from the country’s growth. Hackers invade UCLA Health Network, access data of 4.5 million. U. S. facing a $1 trillion pension shortfall. Meanwhile, the Yahoo Manufactured Housing Composite Value (MHCV) slipped -0.45 percent …
Universal Forest Products adds to Gain; Most Manufactured Housing Stocks Quiet Read More
Elkhart, Indiana-based Patrick Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:PATK) will release its Q2 financials before the market opens Thursday, July 30, 2015 followed by a conference call at 10:00 AM Eastern Time that same morning for a discussion of the results and other business matters. The call will be conducted by Todd Cleveland, …
Patrick to Discuss Q2 Financials July 30; Gendell Sells More Stock Read More
Marking the 13th consecutive month reading above 50, and hitting the highest point in nearly a decade, the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo builders confidence gauge high 60 this month. Any number above 50 signals that builders are optimistic about sales trends, according to marketwatch. “This month’s reading is …
The Texas Manufactured Housing Association tells MHProNews titles for both new and used manufactured homes fell in April from the previous month as well as from April 2014. For May, preliminary results indicate both shipments and processed titles have slipped for the month. However, with most of the state receiving …
Texas Manufactured Home Sales Slowed in April, and Preliminarily in May as Well Read More
For the third quarter of its fiscal year, T.J.T. Inc. announces net profits of $11,969 on net sales of $1,522,014, a turn around from its net loss of $7,114 reported April 13, 2015 for the previous quarter. As businesswire tells MHProNews sales for this quarter were comparable to Q3 of …
Supplier to Manufactured Home Market Reports Profit Read More
M. Mark Weiss, JD – President and CEO of the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR), in an email to MHProNews and the Journal, said that the reported termination of the dispute resolution (DR) subcontract between the Savan Group LLC and HUD’s entrenched monitoring contractor, the Institute for Building …
Today’s Manufactured Homes – Amazingly Low Complaints, per Federal Report Read More
In the news from CNNMoney: Google beats profit expectations. Iran will add to the supply of oil as it also collects $100 billion that has been frozen. Stocks in China continue their tumult, despite seven percent GDP growth in the economy. Cheerleaders for professional teams in California win right to …
Universal Forest Products Spikes while Skyline Gains over Four Percent Read More
Following a story MHProNews posted July 8, 2015 regarding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) postponement of implementing mortgage loan transactions under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) and Truth-in-Lending Act (TILA), or TRID, Senate bill S. 1711 would provide temporary safe harbor from that enforcement. According to nationalmortgageprofessional, …
Senate Bill 1711 Provides for TRID Hold-harmless Period Read More
Executive Director of the Iowa Manufactured Housing Association (IMHA) Joe Kelly tells MHProNews recent court decisions have made it more important than ever for manufactured home community (MHC) operators, regardless of their size, to have their leases and other written documents vetted by an attorney who knows real estate law …
Manufactured Home Communities need Specialized Attorneys Read More
In the news from CNNMoney: Sam Zell donating $60 million to business school at U. of Michigan. New York building one of the largest Ferris wheels ever with help from the Chinese. Nuclear deal with Iran finalized, drawing yeas and nays. Microsoft launches tool to rid internet of child porn. …
Skyline Loses Gains from Yesterday; MHCV, Dow Slip Read More
Luxury modular homebuilder C3 Design, Inc. in Greenwood, Mississippi has purchased Franklin Homes of Russellville, Alabama which has produced modular residential and commercial buildings for 46 years. C3 Designs owner Fred Carl, Jr. tells MHProNews he will invest in infrastructure and expansion of the Franklin line, but it will continue …
An attempt by Danny Wyant to site three new single-section manufactured homes (MH) on his mother’s property in Waynesboro, North Carolina is being met with stiff opposition from neighbors and the city council, even though Planning Director Michael Barnes said current ordinances do not prohibit the placement. Siting of manufactured …
Council Set to Deny Siting Request for three New Manufactured Homes Read More
While the tiny home movement is springing up in different parts of the country with newly-built homes and modular micro apartments ranging in size from 200 to 500 square feet, Hugh Siler has restored an original 1923 four-plex in Orange County, California, each apartment with 475 square feet. When Siler …
Vintage Tiny Home Living Nearly One Hundred Years Old Read More
Updating a post MHProNews published July 6, 2015 regarding the 1.1 percent rise in production of HUD Code homes in May over May 2014, the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) has revised the increase to 1.6 percent, 5,828 homes over the 5,798 first reported. Additionally, production of single-section homes fell 2.5 …
