PortlandTribune reports from Portland, Oregon a plan by the city to annex west Hayden Island and build three marine terminals on the Columbia River has run into opposition from residents of a nearby manufactured home community as well as environmentalists and island residents. Lame-duck Portland Mayor Sam Adams had the …
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The huerfanjournal reports from south central Colorado the Kaspia Group, a New Mexico contracting and real estate services company will begin producing modular homes in the old Kan Build site in Walsenburg, CO early next year. Specializing in affordable housing developments, Kaspia expects to hire 60-65 full time employees who …
Concerns over the fiscal cliff, double-dip recession in the Eurozone, and bombing of Gaza by Israel pushed investors away from stocks as all three indexes lost steam today. CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost -0.23 percent, -28.57 points, closing at 12,542.38. The Nasdaq dropped -0.35 percent, -9.87 points …
WDAZ-TV reports from Grand Forks, North Dakota modular home builder Homark Homes is having trouble keeping up with demand for housing coming from the oil boom in western ND. Located just across the ND border in northwestern Minnesota, a strong Canadian dollar is bringing business from the north as well. …
OriginationNews says according to new figures compiled by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), mortgage applications in New York and Connecticut shot up 60 percent for the week ending Nov. 9, while in New Jersey applications doubled. The first week of Hurricane Sandy apps dropped five percent nationwide, while they plunged …
U.S. stocks dropped over one percent as fears over the impending fiscal cliff and renewed fighting in the Middle East provoked a sell off of stocks by investors. CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost -1.45 percent, -185.23 points, closing at 12,570.95. The Nasdaq dropped -1.29 percent, -37.08 points …
RTTNews reports UMH Properties, Inc. (UMH) declared its funds from operations attributable to common shareholders (FFO) for the third quarter 2012 was $2.10 million, $0.13 per share, as compared to $1.68 million, or $0.11 per share for the same quarter 2011. Total income for the third quarter rose from $9.67 …
Global financial services firm Morgan Stanley and non-profit National Equity Fund, Inc. (NEF) have added $75 million to their joint Rebuilding Local Economies Fund to help provide replacement housing for victims of Hurricane Sandy, according to BusinessWire. Designed to jump-start economic activity with developmental assistance, the fund finances affordable housing …
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ConstructionDigital reports from the United Kingdom after many months of collaborative research, Larkfleet has developed low-cost, lightweight, energy efficient modular housing. The Startlink Lightweight Building Systems (SLBS) homes weigh less than half of what a comparable site-built home would weigh. Evaporative cooling in the summer flows from the water retentive …
4-Traders reports long-time insurance rating firm A.M. Best has conferred upon Standard Casualty Company a financial strength rating of A- (excellent), reflecting the company’s sufficient risk-adjusted capitalization, positive operating results, and excellent market smarts. A subsidiary of manufactured home producer Cavco Industries, Inc. (CVCO), Standard has historically adhered to strict …
Continuing concerns about whether lawmakers will do what it takes to avoid the fiscal cliff overshadowed trading today as all three indexes closed down less than one percent. CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average nudged down -0.46 percent, -58.9 points, closing at 12,756.18. The Nasdaq lost -0.70 percent, -20.37 …
CEO Philip Fraser of Killam Properties, who called Ottawa, Canada, the nation’s capital, “one of the strongest cities for long-term investment in Ontario,” says his company is on the prowl for more acquisitions there, reports the OttawaBusinessJaournl. Based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Killam purchased a 25 percent share in a …
MHProNews has learned from 24/7 Wall St. the median list price for homes in the ten most expensive zip codes range from $2.8 million to $6.7 million. The top six are Alpine, New Jersey 07620 median sales price (MSP) $6.7 million; Ross, Calif. 94957 MSP $5.3 million; New York City …
The median sales price of a home spiked 14.8 percent and sales rose 15.1 percent over year ago levels, says the Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors regarding a 13 county area. The number of houses on the market rose 7.5 percent from a year ago October, as HousingWire tells MHProNews, …
The BarrowCountyNews from Winder, Georgia reports two MHCs finally have their water back on after the owner, Affordable Housing Communities (AHC), paid thousands in back utility bills. Residents of Russell Village and Winder Village Mobile Home Parks had running water off and on Thursday and Friday of last week, but …
Stocks were stymied today by investors’ fears about the impending fiscal cliff as well as the debt crisis in Europe and Greece, as the three major indexes moved no more than 0.02 percent. CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average moved nowhere, closing at 12,815.16. The Nasdaq lost -0.02 percent, …
RVBusinss says Lippert Components, Inc., a subsidiary of Drew Industries, Inc., has announced plans to re-brand its seating and furniture operations into Lippert Interior Solutions, and consolidate its seating manufacturing operations into one 160,000 manufacturing plant instead of the current two 70,000 square foot facilities. Says LCI Director of Product …
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CNNMoney reports homebuilder D. R. Horton (DHI) missed revenue estimates in the third quarter 2012, but notched a profit that beat estimates. Meanwhile, Beazer Homes (BZH) exceeded its revenue expectations but its quarterly loss was more than anticipated, as it’s stock dropped nearly 14 percent. Horton’s shares fell 3.5 percent. …
JetsonGreen tells MHProNews M. Gerwind Architects, trying to close in on a net-zero energy home, has developed a narrow 145 foot long container dwelling with a cantilevered master bedroom. This 2,800 square foot modular unit has 140 feet of solar panels and is being sited in Boulder, Colo. Although they …
Stocks began the day moving up on positive economic reports, but after President Obama spoke about raising taxes on the wealthy to help pay for the impeding fiscal cliff, they fell back, although still registering small gains. CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average nudged up +0.03 percent, gaining +4.07 …
