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Mar 20 2016March 20, 2016

Sunday Morning Recap-Manufactured Housing Industry News March 13-March 20, 2016

By Matthew Silver / March 20, 2016 March 20, 2016 / Advocacy, Business, Communities, Company News, Economy, Factory-Built Homes, Finance, Green, home buyers, Legal, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, mobile home, Modular, People, regulation, Stocks, Trends

What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com Surprising Solution, Roadblocks to U.S. Affordable Housing Crisis What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News Manufactured home communities sell in VA, FL and MN. MHI insists GSEs make individual chattel loans. Letter to editor compliments MH. Community fined for violating Fair Housing …

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Mar 19 2016March 20, 2016

MHI Raps FHFA’s Duty to Serve Rule for not Aiding Individual Homebuyers

By Matthew Silver / March 19, 2016 March 20, 2016 / Advocacy, Business, Communities, Finance, home buyers, Legal, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes

In a letter to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) is pressing the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) to back chattel loans, which apply to manufactured homes (MH) not secured by real estate, according to nationalmortgagenews. “Requiring the GSEs to purchase chattel loans as part of their …

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Mar 18 2016

MHC Owner Fined for Discriminatory Practices at his Community

By Matthew Silver / March 18, 2016 March 18, 2016 / Business, Communities, Company News, Legal, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, People, regulation

MHProNews has been notified by the Department of Justice the owner/operator of Mere’s Mobile Home and Recreational Vehicle Park in North Fort Myers, Fla. has agreed to pay $40,000 to settle claims he discriminated against African-Americans in violation of the Fair Housing Act. Owner and operator Thomas Mere allegedly told …

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Mar 16 2016March 16, 2016

Minnesota Housing Providing Loans to Rehab Manufactured Homes

By Matthew Silver / March 16, 2016 March 16, 2016 / Business, Communities, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes

The non-profit Semcac, a community action agency in southeastern Minnesota, has funding available to loan to eligible residents for rehabilitating their homes, including manufactured homes (MH). The 0 percent interest loans have a 15-year term—ten-year for MH, providing it is in an MHC, as southernminn tells MHProNews, all funded through the …

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Mar 15 2016

Marcus & Millichap Arrange Sale of Florida MH Communities

By Matthew Silver / March 15, 2016 March 15, 2016 / Business, Communities, Company News, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, mobile home

Commercial real estate investment services firm Marcus & Millichap informs MHProNews that Dan Mulkey of M&M’s Tampa office represented the seller and the buyer in the sale of two adjoining manufactured home communities (MHC) in Tampa, Fla. The buyer, a private investor who owns several MHCs in the area, paid …

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Mar 15 2016March 15, 2016

Habitat Program will Involve Residents in Updating their Manufactured Home Community

By Matthew Silver / March 15, 2016 March 15, 2016 / Communities, Factory-Built Homes, home buyers, Legal, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, Modular

Habitat for Humanity unveiled a plan for rehabbing and/or replacing factory-built homes in the West Boca Watergate Estates manufactured home community (MHC) in Palm Beach County, Fla. In outlining their presentation to residents to work together, Habitat’s Mike Campbell and Ana Neira said a text change in county regulations now …

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Mar 15 2016

Memphis Blues MHC near Completion by UMH Properties

By Matthew Silver / March 15, 2016 March 15, 2016 / Business, Communities, Company News, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes

UMH Properties, Inc. is in the final stages of extensively rebuilding the Memphis Blues manufactured home community, including re-engineered flood protection, at the former site of the Memphis Mobile Community (MMC), severely damaged by flooding. The new community is gated, and features a playground and 24-hour on-site management, as MHProNews …

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Mar 15 2016

MH Industry Updates to be Offered by OMHA Executive Director Tim Williams

By Matthew Silver / March 15, 2016 March 15, 2016 / Advocacy, Communities, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, People

Tim Williams, Executive Director of the Ohio Manufactured Homes Association (OMHA), will be the featured speaker tonight, March 15 at 6:00 PM at the Spring Joint Chapter Meeting of the OMHA in Kent, Ohio. He will discuss industry updates, as MHProNews has learned from OMHA. Back by popular demand this …

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Mar 14 2016

City Seeks New Ordinance for Screening Manufactured Home Communities

By Matthew Silver / March 14, 2016 March 14, 2016 / Advocacy, Business, Communities, Company News, Legal, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, People, regulation

A discussion at a meeting of the Preston (Minnesota) City Council centered around the height, placement and definition of “green belt” and “periphery” as it relates to manufactured housing (MH). Tim Johnston owns one of the two MHCs in town, as fillmorecountyjournal informs MHProNews. He planted a green belt several …

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Mar 14 2016

Manufactured Home Community in VA sold at Auction

By Matthew Silver / March 14, 2016 March 14, 2016 / Business, Communities, Company News, Legal, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, People

Ronnie Soffee’s family had owned and operated Rudd’s Trailer Park since it first opened in 1936, but after it sold at auction, Mr. Soffee was reduced to tears to tears as he said goodbye to some of the residents, according to what richmondfreepress in Virginia tells MHProNews. Although assessed by …

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Mar 14 2016March 13, 2016

Ardmore Village in Minnesota Sells for $7.6M

By Matthew Silver / March 14, 2016 March 13, 2016 / Business, Communities, Company News, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes

MHProNews has learned from finance-commerce that Birmingham, Michigan-based Uniprop, a private, forty-year-old real estate and private equity firm has sold the Ardmore Village manufactured home community (MHC) in Lakeville, Minnesota for $7.6 million to an unnamed Illinois buyer. According to MHVillage, the community, built in 1972, has 339 home sites, …

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Mar 13 2016March 12, 2016

Sunday Morning Recap-Manufactured Housing Industry News March 6, 2016-March 13, 2016

By Matthew Silver / March 13, 2016 March 12, 2016 / Advocacy, Business, Canada, Communities, Company News, Economy, Factory-Built Homes, Finance, home buyers, Legal, Legislation, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, Modular, People, regulation, RV, Stocks, Trends, Zoning

What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com Rancho El Mirage, new 55+ Manufactured Home Community Opening near Yuma, AZ What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News New manufactured home community planned Down Under. Legacy Homes assumes building abandoned byRV/MH Hall home builder. Home show features MH. Ordinance to site …

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Mar 12 2016

Patrick COO Rodino Sells 20k Shares of Stock

By Matthew Silver / March 12, 2016 March 12, 2016 / Business, Communities, Company News, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, RV

MHProNews has learned from hilltopmhc that Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Patrick Industries, Inc. (NASDAD:PATK) Jeff Rodino sold 20,000 shares of company stock, as disclosed in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Sold at an average price of $43.94, the transaction was valued at $878,000.00. The COO …

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Mar 12 2016

New Manufactured Home Community Planned in Australia

By Matthew Silver / March 12, 2016 March 12, 2016 / Business, Communities, Company News, Legal, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes

The DOYALSON-Wyee RSL Club intends to develop a 139-site manufactured home community (MHC) on two lots north of the club, including the the site of the current Raw Challenge fitness course, according to what lakesmail.com.au tells MHProNews. The club has filed to rezone the land from RU6 Transition to RE2 Private …

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Mar 10 2016

Sixty year-old Manufactured Home Community on the Block

By Matthew Silver / March 10, 2016 March 10, 2016 / Business, Communities, Company News, Legal, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes

The Flamingo Mobile Home Park in Santa Barbara, Calif. has been put on the market, sparking fears among the 69 residents of this seniors only manufactured home community that they may have to move, according to what noozhawk tells MHProNews. The community, which was built in the 1950s, was inherited …

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Mar 10 2016

RHP Properties Acquires another Manufactured Home Community

By Matthew Silver / March 10, 2016 March 10, 2016 / Business, Communities, Company News, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes

MHProNews has learned from hometownlife that RHP Properties has acquired the 289 home site Wayson’s Manufactured Home Community (MHC) in Lothian, Maryland. RHP CEO Ross Partrich said, “RHP Properties is pleased to add Wayson’s Manufactured Home Community to our portfolio of high quality communities,” said Partrich. “This desirable community boasts …

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Mar 9 2016March 10, 2016

Water Company Acquires Water Systems in Manufactured Home Communities

By Matthew Silver / March 9, 2016 March 10, 2016 / Business, Communities, Company News, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes

Iowa American Water has acquired the water systems in three YES! Communities in Davenport, Iowa, adding 850 customers to its roster, as qconline tells MHProNews. Residents of Five Seasons, Lakewood Estates and Silver Creek manufactured home communities (MHC) have been receiving water from Iowa American but through a re-sale agreement. …

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Mar 9 2016June 13, 2018

Expansion Underway for Australian’s MHC owner Gateway Lifestyle

By Matthew Silver / March 9, 2016 June 13, 2018 / Business, Communities, Company News, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes

Australia’s Gateway Lifestyle Group has acquired six manufactured home communities (MHC) for $49.3 million ($36.975 USD), according to theaustralian.co.au. The communities are located in New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria, adding 1180 home sites to its portfolio—428 occupied sites and 752 sites ripe for development. The acquisition, expected to close …

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Mar 9 2016March 8, 2016

Equity LifeStyle Properties Declares Q1 Dividends

By Matthew Silver / March 9, 2016 March 8, 2016 / Business, Canada, Communities, Company News, Manufactured and Modular Housing News, Manufactured Homes, People, RV

MHProNews has learned the board of directors of Equity LifeStyle Properties (NYSE:ELS) has announced a dividend of $0.425 per common share will be paid on April 8, 2016 to shareholders of record as of March 25, 2016. On an annualized basis this represents a dividend of $1.70 per share. Moreover, …

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Mar 8 2016

Sun Announces Quarterly Dividends for First Quarter, 2016

By Matthew Silver / March 8, 2016 March 8, 2016 / Business, Communities, Company News, Manufactured Homes, RV

MHProNews has learned from euroinvestor that the board of directors of Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI) declared a quarterly distribution of $0.65 per share of common stock for Q1 2016, payable April 15 to shareholders of record on March 31, 2016. The board also declared a quarterly distribution of $0.441325 per …

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