The Linton, Indiana City Council voted on December 12th to move forward with a manufacturing housing ordinance, which will require all future manufactured homes to be in a manufactured home community. The controversial motion passed with a 3-2 vote, with council members Tony Richards and Linda Bedwell casting dissenting votes. …
City Council Approves Controversial Manufactured Housing Ordinance Read More
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) finalized a rule on December 13th that creates a “duty to serve” for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The action is aimed at having government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) enter the market for manufactured home loans by creating a pilot program under which they receive credit …
FHFA Makes Major Move, Significant Impact Expected on MH Loans Read More
Residents of a San Leandro, California manufactured home community are facing rent increases next month, but they may get assistance from city leaders through a proposed minor home repair program. According to the East Bay Times, the proposal was presented by San Leandro staff at the City Council meeting on …
City Weighs Repair Assistance Options for MH Community Residents Read More
Spur, Texas. Portland, Oregon. Fresno, California. All of these cities have jumped on board with the “tiny house” movement as a solution to the housing crunch. It looks like San Luis Obispo, California may become the next to join them. According to the San Luis Obispo Tribune, a local nonprofit, …
New Mayor, Local Nonprofit, See Solution to Housing Crunch in Tiny Homes Read More
Hundreds in Washington D.C. braved cold temperatures overnight with hopes of being considered for affordable housing being made available. According to WUSA 9, the first 200 people in line were accepted inside to begin their applications. If approved, they would be put on a waiting list for affordable housing at …
Hundreds Wait in Line for Affordable Housing, Solution Remains in Plain Sight Read More
UMH Properties (NYSE: UMH) is seeing significant growth in Nashville, Tennessee and hopes to shed the “trailer park” perception around manufactured housing. Could positive publicity also be fueling a rise in stock prices for the Freehold, New Jersey based company? With the sharp rise in demand for housing, UMH wants …
UMH Draws Publicity, Stock Price Spikes…Coincidence? Read More
A resident of a manufactured home community in Bradenton, Florida who was helping clean out a neighbor’s home Saturday morning was greeted with a nasty surprise – a grenade strapped to a package with a highly flammable substance. According to a news release, the resident of the manufactured home at …
Dangerous Surprise Found by Neighbor Cleaning Out Manufactured Home Read More
As December rolls on, a new set of featured articles are found on the MHProNews.com home page. Our theme for this month is: DAAD = Dramatic! Advent! Adventure! December 2016! To see the line-up of over 3-dozen featured articles for this month, along with the headline commentary, please click the link …
The housing and human services commission in Sunnyvale, California, has made a significant recommendation to the city council. Per the San Jose Mercury News, on November 16th the commission unanimously voted to rank “rent stabilization” as the top issue to recommend that the city council study in January. The recommendation …
MHCs and Rent Control – Cure or Cause for Affordable Housing Crisis? Read More
The two-and-a-half-year saga for the Kashechewan First Nation of Northern Ontario, Canada is finally over. According to the CBC, four hundred evacuees have now started to return home after flooding in May 2014 of from the Albany River forced them to evacuate. The evacuees have been staying in …
Kashechewan First Nation Return Home, New Modular Housing Welcomes Them Read More
President-elect Donald J. Trump announced his plans to nominate famed neurosurgeon and former Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). “Ben Carson has a brilliant mind and is passionate about strengthening communities and families within those communities,” said President-elect Trump. “We …
Donald Trump Nominates Ben Carson as Housing Secretary, MH Views & Videos Read More
In Oregon, Douglas County has a challenge. The home ownership rate in the county is lower than that of the state and the country, per 2014 census data. It also has a higher level of poverty — about 20 percent of people are living below the poverty level, compared to 17 …
Manufactured Housing Leads the Way for State Encouraging Innovation Read More
With Entrepreneurs November in MHVille 2016, in the rear-view mirror, December and an entirely new set of featured articles are found on the MHProNews.com home page. Our theme for this month is: DAAD = Dramatic! Advent! Adventure! December 2016! To see the line-up of over 3 dozen featured articles for this month, …
In many instances, discussions around a manufactured home can be moving. In this instance, the land below some manufactured homes may be doing so too – literally. Harvey and Jean Kloos invested in their manufactured home in the Knoll Terrace community, located in Canyonville, Oregon, as it provided them the …
Manufactured Home Owners Face Unique Crisis, Community Response Read More
Residents throughout southwest Louisiana are beginning to wonder if the recent economic boom for the area is the reason several manufactured home communities are becoming RV parks, and why those living in them may be facing eviction. “It’s a landlord’s market and it’s going to continue that way until after …
Economic Boom Causing Manufactured Home Community Evictions? Read More
Dorothy Czerniak, a resident of Sun Leisure Mobile Home Park in Penticiton, British Columbia is a lucky woman. Czerniak narrowly escaped serious injury when what is believed to be an explosive device wrapped as a Christmas present exploded as she was opening it Wednesday morning. She suffered minor burns and …
Explosion at Manufactured Home Community Injures Resident Read More
Al Kemp, the Executive Director of the Manufactured Home Park Owners Alliance of British Columbia has an important message: “Trailers haul beer. Manufactured homes provide housing for people.” When talking about them to the public, or to elected officials, that’s the first item that he likes to clear up. Instead of …
No Longer “Trailer Trash” – Manufactured Homes are Quality Affordable Housing Read More
In El Cajon, California, residents of the Starlight and Greenfield Mobile Homes Estates gathered at a local elementary school for a presentation about an underground trichloroethylene chemical plume that they believe causes a threat to their communities and the school. Trichloroethylene is considered the most serious and concentrated of several industrial solvents …
MH Communities Threatened by Toxic Plume, Questions Remain Read More
For residents in need of affordable housing in and around Glenwood, Colorado, modular homes are helping to provide the solution. One of the first substantial additions to affordable housing stock in the area is underway in Roaring Fork Valley, as Crawford Properties LLC is adding 46 affordable housing units to …
Affordable Modular Housing Opportunity Helps Desperate Residents Read More
In a case that stretches back to July 2015, a Columbia County, Wisconsin circuit court judge ruled in favor of manufactured home owners in the Christmas Mountain Campground. The ruling reinstates a permit to operate. The permit was originally revoked in July 2015 by the Sauk County Board of Adjustments …
Judge Rules for Manufactured Home Owners In Christmas Court Case Read More
