Seattle opened its Tiny Home village for homeless people with 14 homes, each 96 square feet with heat, electricity and insulation, as globalnews.ca informs MHProNews.. Communal washrooms and showers provide running water, and the homes are sited on donated church land. Each home cost $2,200, donated funds, and residents pay …
Thirty-three years before Harlan Dirks and his son, Dave, bought the Arrowhead Mobile Home Park in 1992 in Toledo, a town of nearly 2,300 pop. in central Iowa, Harlan opened the Dirks Real Estate office in town. Fifty-seven years later, the Dirks Real Estate banner still flies, representing residential, business, …
The Dirks Tripled the Size of their Manufactured Home Community Read More
Residents of the Mallard Lake manufactured home community at Pontoon Beach, Illinois, near Alton, were forced from their homes by a flood. Upon their return, up to a week or more later, some were surprised to find eviction notices taped to their door for late payment, as advantagenews informs MHProNews. …
No Damage from Flood in IL Manufactured Home Community Read More
In an attempt to maintain affordable housing for seniors, the Santa Clarita (Calif.) City Council voted to prevent senior-only manufactured home communities (MHCs) from converting to all-age communities. Council members unanimously approved an “urgency ordinance” that establishes a 45-day moratorium on such conversions, according to signalscv, while city officials continue …
City Prevents Senior MHCs from Converting to All Age Communities Read More
Following a story MHProNews posted Jan. 18, 2016 regarding a dispute between the owners of Pacific Skies Estates (PSE) manufactured home community (MHC) and the California Coastal Commission over the necessity of a permit for upgrading the community, the full commission is set to hold a public hearing April 13 …
Public Hearing Set for Pacific Skies Estates Upgrade Read More
What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com Reality Check – Living Better When Quality Living Costs Less Outside the Box: Inventing New Looks for Manufactured Homes What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News Manufactured Housing Administrator Danner speaks at Louisville. What could slow retail sales mean for manufactured housing. …
Sunday Morning Recap-Manufactured Housing Industry News Jan. 17 -Jan. 24, 2016 Read More
According to cnnmoney, UMH Properties, Inc. (NYSE:UMH) reports the board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend on the company’s common stock of $0.18 per share payable March 15, 2016 to shareholders of record as of Feb. 16, 2016. In addition, the board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.515625 per …
UMH Declares Dividends on Preferred and Common Stocks Read More
For the second time in two years, owners of the Bon Ayre manufactured home community (MHC) in Smyrna, Delaware have violated the state’s Rent Justification Act by raising rents beyond the federal consumer price index, without giving a valid reason for the above average increase. Kent County Superior Court Judge …
Manufactured Home Community Owner Challenges Rent Control Read More
Derry, New Hampshire’s Councilors unanimously approved Frost Residents Cooperative application for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) of up to $500,000 to connect the 30 home site community to city water and sewer. Built in the 1960s, the community is on private water and septic systems. ”They are failing, and …
Council Approves Block Grant app for Resident-owned Community Read More
MHProNews has learned from equitiesfocus that Sun Communities, Inc. distributed a dividend of $0.65 per share to its shareholders of record as of Dec. 31, 2015. The payout date was Jan. 15, 2016, and was the same amount as the dividend last year. Earnings per share (EPS) one year ago …
The TOPGUN (Tenants of Pine Gardens Uniting Neighbors) Association of Pine Gardens Mobile Home Park in Belmont, New Hampshire will meet at the Belknap County Complex in Laconia, NH, Sat., Jan 30. According to what citizen tells MHProNews. Lois Parris, the president of Manufactured Home Owners and Tenants Association of …
Residents of Pine Gardens Manufactured Home Community to Meet Read More
While terms of the acquisition were not disclosed, Zeman Homes, Inc. has informed MHProNews it has acquired four manufactured home communities (MHC) in the greater Detroit metropolitan area. All age communities Wagon Wheel, Wagon Wheel South, Carleton and Oak Haven have added 749 home sites to Zeman’s portfolio of MHCs, …
Zeman adds four Manufactured Home Communities to Portfolio Read More
Retail sales on the year fell to their lowest pace since 2009, climbing only 2.1 percent for the year, the smallest gain since the Great Recession ended, raising concerns about consumer spending going into 2016. As bloomberg informs MHProNews the 0.1 percent drop in Dec., 2015 followed a gain of …
What does collapsing Walmart, other retail sales mean for Manufactured Housing? Read More
Following a story MHProNews posted Sat., Jan 16 regarding the investment in the manufactured home community (MHC) Pacific Skies Estates in Pacifica, Calif., by the Carlyle Group and subsequent upgrading, smdailyjournal reports the owners and the California Coastal Commission are at odds over whether the work requires a Coastal Development …
Coastal Commission, City of Pacifica Disagree about Permit Read More
What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com Bad and Good – Two Sides – Manufactured Home Living and News Reporting What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News Ishbel Dickens refuses debate with Carla Burr over PBS NewsHour report. Part of MHC to close. Jurisdiction ready to impose master meter …
Sunday Morning Recap-Manufactured Housing Industry News Jan. 10 -Jan. 17, 2016 Read More
MHProNews published a story Sept. 22, 2015 regarding private equity firm The Carlyle Group’s collaboration with Pacific Skies Estates, a 93 site manufactured home community (MHC) on the Pacific, and investing $42 million to upgrade the community with new, high-end MH that will be rented. The plan includes building a …
Carlyle Group is one Resident Away from Updating Coastal MHC in CA Read More
For over a year Madison Township officials have wanted to put Hidden River South manufactured home community (MHC) in Adrian, Michigan on one master water/sewer meter, but because the management has not been responsive, township officials are considering a condemnation order to install the meter. When the community was built …
Township Set to Impose Master Meter System on Manufactured Home Community Read More
Eight investor-owned utilities in Southern California participating in a program to upgrade old and defective gas pipelines and electric power lines in manufactured homes will pass on the costs to their ratepayers to cover the program. Many of the systems have not been upgraded in decades. Part of the impetus …
Cost of Extensive Utility Upgrades to MHCs will be Borne by all Ratepayers Read More
According to the bemidjipioneer, a public hearing will be held Tue., Jan 19 to consider the closure of the western half of the Westwood Acres Mobile Home Park in Bemidji, Minnesota. Although no reason was given for the closing, the hearing is to discuss the impact of the closing of …
MHProNews has learned from prnewswire that real estate investment trust (REIT) UMH Properties, Inc. (NYSE:UMH) will release its fourth quarter and 2015 year-end financial results on Wed., March 9, 2015 following the close of the New York Stock Exchange. Senior management will discuss the results the following day, Thurs., March …
