Fort, Myers, Florida-based Murex Properties has acquired the 273-homesite manufactured housing community (MHC) Ventura Lakes in Punta Gorda, FL for $12 million, in conjunction with Northwest Mutual. The 84-acre community was developed in 1998 and includes an 8,000 square-foot clubhouse with a library, fitness center, billiards room, stage, dance floor …
Yale Law School’s 2014 recipient of the Simeon Baldwin award has been conferred upon Eugene Landy, founder and chairman of UMH Properties, Inc. (NYSE:UMH) and Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp. (NYSE:MNR). The award recognizes achievement in law and business. Describing Landy as “one of the pioneers and founders of the …
Just when lenders might have thought they were protected from ability to repay (ATR) loans because originating qualified mortgages (QMs) provided safe harbor, it turns out that under the Truth in Lending law a borrower can allege the lender engaged in unfair and deceptive acts (UDAP) that led to the …
The Qualified Mortgage Safe Harbor may have Washed Away Read More
Despite a rise in new home sales, home prices and consumer confidence, investors turned their backs on stocks as the three major indexes all registered losses in today’s trading, as CNNMoney tells MHProNews. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell -119.13 points, -0.70 percent, to close at 16,818.13. The Nasdaq dropped …
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A small, pop-up disaster relief shelter that can be assembled in two minutes is the brainchild of Australian entrepreneur Alastair Pryor, says nydailynews.com, and only costs $150. The foldable, lightweight emergency housing unit consists of a four-walled room with a door, made of heavy, twin-walled plastic, which gives it thermal …
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada-based Black Diamond Group has increased its credit facility from $145 million to $150 million with an accordion expansion option of up to $250 million, according to sys-con.com. Black Diamond provides remote modular lodging and workforce housing with associated services to a wide range of industries including oil …
Updating a post MHProNews last published May 27, 2014 concerning opposition to a 100-homesite manufactured housing community (MHC) in Mayfield, New South Wales, Australia, councilors approved the development by a 7-4 vote at a public hearing, according to newcastlestar.com.au. Councilor Brad Luke, who had chaired the meeting, said the developers …
Plans Approved for 100-Site Manufactured Home Community Down Under Read More
Updating a post MHProNews published May 12, 2014 concerning the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) increase of $95 to $105 for manufactured home per floor label fees in an attempt to help defray the program costs, the Manufactured Housing Institute’s (MHI) response suggested HUD develop a formula for …
Following a story MHProNews posted June 18 regarding new modular homes destined for Union Beach to replace up to 16 destroyed by Hurricane Sandy, your4state.com reports six of the homes are being constructed by Foremost Industries, Inc. of Greencastle, Pennsylvania. The first two homes delivered, funded by the New Jersey …
Hurricane Sandy Replacement Modular Homes Producer Revealed Read More
Last fall Mississippi Valley State University (MVSU) rented rooms at two nearby motels to house 100 students, with the school running shuttles back and forth, feeding the students in the dining hall. According to what wapt.com informs MHProNews, on June 19 the College Board approved plans to lease modular units …
In an article on MHProNews, Ross Kinzler, Executive Director of the Wisconsin Housing Alliance, noting in the three years immediately following implementation of the HUD Code in 1976, one million manufactured homes (MH) were produced. The next million took four to five years to produce, and more recently, twelve years …
Kinzler: MH Production Status Quo is not Acceptable Read More
David Rockwell, an architect know for luxurious restaurants, hotels and theatres is teaming with Fred Carl of appliance company Viking Range to produce a line of luxury modular homes called C3 Design, Inc., according to fastcodesign.com. The first one, “Pinwheel,” is 2,400 square feet, four rectangular rooms arranged around a …
Upscale Architect Designing Compact Luxury Modular Homes Read More
Continuing its upward march to end the week’s trading, the S&P 500, already up 6.2 percent on the year, hit another record high, gaining +0.17 percent, +3.39 points, to close at 1,962.87, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which has gained 2.2 percent for the year, edged up +25.62 points, …
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Western Petroleum LLC and its parent company, Pilot Logistics, are facing up to $30 million in fines for a crew camp violating zoning regulations in North Dakota’s Bakken oil patch, according to crookstontimes.com. The Williston Herald reports a conditional use permit for the site was approved in 2011 for 40 …
Crew Camp Operator Facing nearly $30 Million Fines in Bakken Oil Field Read More
Single-and multifamily housing starts both fell in May as production dropped 6.5 percent to a seasonally annual adjusted rate (SAAR) of just above one million, according to figures from the Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Single-family housing starts dropped 5.9 percent to a SAAR …
Stocks initially dropped off sharply in midday and then rose back to flatline, although the S&P 500 inched up 2.50 points, + 0.13 percent, to set another new high at 1959.48, as CNNMoney informs MHProNews. The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up +14.84 points, +0.09 percent, to end the day …
Cavco Gains, Louisiana Pacific drops, S&P Sets New High Read More
As CNNMoney reports low mortgage rates and rising rents make it profitable for homeowners to retain their former homes and become landlords, earning more than the expenses. Susan Young of Kansas refinanced her home at 3.25 percent with a 30-year fixed rate mortgage and bought another home. She receives several …
With news from the Federal Reserve that interest rates will probably remain stable through the end of 2014, investors reacted by driving the S&P Index to a new record high and the Nasdaq to its highest level in 14 years, as CNNMoney informs MHProNews.com. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained …
Stocks Rally on Fed’s Interest Rate News; Skyline Rises Read More
The board of directors of real estate investment trust (REIT) Sun Communities, Inc. (SUI) announces it has declared a quarterly distribution of $0.65 per share of common stock for Q2 2014, according to marketwatch.com. Distribution is payable July 18, 2014 to shareholders of record as of June 30, 2014. The …
MHProNews has learned from farmingtonindependent.com of Minnesota a 1977 Marshfield manufactured home that has been abandoned by Richard Brown in the Country View of Lakeville manufactured home community (MHC) will be sold at public auction by the sheriff of Dakota County. The amount of the claim against the property is …
