As kowb1290 in Laramie, Wyoming tells MHProNews, licensing of manufactured home communities (MHC) began in the 1950s, before zoning even existed, and has remained mostly unchanged as part of the zoning code since. The city council will consider the third and final reading of updated standards for MHCs on Tuesday, …
Laramie, WY Updating 50-year old Manufactured Home Regulations Read More
The Sooke City Council in British Columbia, Canada, south of the Vancouver area, is off for the summer, but when it returns in the fall, the councillors will be taking up an issue dealing with the owner of a manufactured home community (MHC) who wants to rezone 11,300 square feet …
Canadian City to Deal with MH Community Rezoning, Hold Housing Forum Read More
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The Pine Ridge Mobile Home Park in Prince George, Virginia, just south of Richmond adjacent to I-295 received the blessings of the Prince George Board of Supervisors to expand the community by 131 home sites, bringing the total to 373. Michigan-based owner Sun Pool I LLC has agreed to install …
Pine Ridge Manufactured Home Community gets Green Light to Expand Read More
While the Calcasieu Parish police jurors in southwestern Louisiana approved a new 336-site manufactured home community (MHC) by a vote of 13 to 1, as MHProNews reported June 25, 2016, kplctv reports another proposal for a 987-homesite, also in Calcasieu Parish, is running into stiff opposition from a neighborhood organized …
Large Manufactured Home Community Planned for Southwestern Louisiana Read More
Noting the Department of Energy’s new proposal is critical to the manufactured home industry because “it is genuinely draconian and will have a drastically negative impact,” the Manufactured Housing for Regulatory Reform’s (MHARR) Mark Weiss, says its final adoption can be stopped with enough pushback. Commenting on a meeting at …
MHARR Issues a Call to Arms to Defeat the Enactment of DOE’s New Proposal Read More
The Xactly Corporation, a cloud-based company that specializes in increasing employee performance by incentivizing them and keeping their behavior in line with company goals, has been chosen by Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI) to speed the sales compensation process and enhance workflows. “Xactly will standardize our workflows and greatly improve internal …
Sun Communities Aims to Streamline Compensation and Enhance Workflows Read More
MHProNews has learned from fidaily that GW&K Investment Management LLC purchased 15,805 shares of common stock of manufactured home community owner, Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI) for the quarter ending June 30, 2016, increasing its stake to 2.3 percent. According to the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), GW&K’s investment is now …
Mayor Jim Watts of Fort Meade, Florida was surprised when only one management firm responded to a request to operate the city’s manufactured home community, theLedger tells MHProNews. Newby Management was the only respondent. While the city has managed the 250-home site MHC over the years, city commissioners thought …
Newby Management considered for Fort Meade’s MH Community Read More
What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com Educator, Builder Compare Conventional House to Residential Style Manufactured Home Living & Quality Double-Digit Manufactured Home Sales Growth, MHARR July 7 Report What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News House defeats two amendments that would cripple proposed MH financing. Ohio county pursuing …
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The city of Portland, Oregon has over 400 vacant homes on its eastside, “zombie homes”as portlandtribune calls them, some of which are nuisance-creating, others are just nuisances. Mayor Charlie Hales just returned from the conference of mayors in Indianapolis, and commentator John Schrag suggests the mayor take a page from …
Opinion: Non-profits to Buy Vulnerable MH Communities to Preserve Affordable Housing Read More
Updating a story MHProNews has been following out of the Lowry Grove manufactured home community (MH) in St. Anthony, MN outside Minneapolis, where residents were trying to stop the sale of their community, and are now trying to reverse the sale in court, the nearly 100 families have been given …
Lawsuit Attempts to Block Sale of Manufactured Home Community Read More
The manufactured home community (MHC) that has been the setting for TLC’s Myrtle Manor TV reality show in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina is in fact Patrick’s Mobile Home Park, according to myrtlebeachonline. Owner Cecil Patrick currently sells souvenirs relating to the show but has to apply for a “special event” …
In insider trading, Todd Cleveland, CEO of Patrick Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:PATK), a component supplier to the manufactured home and recreational vehicle industries, sold 20,000 shares of Patrick common stock at an average price of $59.50 per share for a net transaction of $1,190,715. Currently, Mr. Cleveland owns 405,481 shares of …
Insiders Making News at Patrick Ind. and Sun Communities Read More
Despite the slowdown in the oilfield economy around Odessa, Texas, the population is still growing, especially in the area around West Odessa in Ector County. Local officials estimate based on the number of applications for installing septic systems, which are typically for single-family residences. The 2010 census determined there were …
Manufactured Home Growth Still Alive in West Texas Read More
The Board of Directors of UMH Properties, Inc. (NYSE: UMH) declared its quarterly cash dividend on the company’s common stock of $0.18 per share payable September 15, 2016, to shareholders of record as of Aug. 15, 2016. This equates to an annual dividend rate of $0.72 per share, as satprnews …
UMH Properties Announces Quarterly Stock Dividends Read More
What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com St. Petersburg, FL – Misjudging Mobile Homes – Tale of Two Cities What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News House committee requesting documentation from CFPB. Modular apartments replacing old apartment buildings. Zeman plans MH build in Florida. Maine city gets community development …
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As investors await the Aug. 4, 2016 earnings report from manufactured housing community (MHC) owner UMH Properties, Inc. (NYSE:UMH), the stock has hit a new 52-week high at $11.25, with a target of $26.10, a 132% increase. If that is reached, that will add $405.09M to the $306.89M valuation of …
UMH Properties hits 52-Week High, Projections Skyward Read More
Chicago-based Zeman Homes, which bills itself as one of the largest privately-owned owners of manufactured home communities (MHC) in the nation, has purchased a 43-acre site near Naples, Florida zoned for a 273 home MHC site. The company recently acquired the 55+ community Caribbean Park, according to what MHProNews has …
Following up on a story abut the closing of Odd’s Mobile Home Park in Minot, North Dakota and the subsequent moving of the 31 homes, as MHProNews posted June 3, 2016, minotdailynews reports that problems arose in the moving and re-siting of some of the homes. The city, which bought …
Manufactured Homes Damaged in Moving to other Sites Read More
