Mountain View Estates manufactured home community (MHC) in Rossville, Georgia now has an FEMA-compliant above ground tornado shelter that can hold up to 200 people in the event of severe weather, according to wrcbtv. Made of quarter-inch thick steel, it is welded and bolted to a concrete slab and can …
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The most bullish Wall Street analyst has a short term price target of $63 for Equity LifeStyle Properties (NYSE:ELS), according to Zacks, and the most bearish has a one-year $57 dollar target. Zacks consensus target price is $60, based on three analysts 12-months projections. As stocksdaily tells MHProNews, Zacks utilizes …
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Freddie Mac multifamily has financed $1 billion in manufactured housing community loans in 18 months, according to what marketwired tells MHProNews. These are loans made to manufactured home community (MHC) owners, representing over 25,000 home sites in 23 states. “MHC loans are an example of how we are serving new …
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After 35 years in the manufactured home industry, 30 of them with Zeman Homes, Zeman CEO Dee Pizer will step down from her position as of Dec. 15, 2015. She has held a number of positions with Zeman since joining the company in 1986, and in January, 2007 was chosen …
The Mission Trailer Park in downtown San Luis Obispo, CA which opened in the 1940s, has been sold and vacated, and after undergoing extensive infrastructure work will reopen with new manufactured homes as Mountain View Terrace. The county assessor’s office indicates the new owner is Higuera Commons LLC, a private …
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From knoxnews MHProNews has learned Clayton Homes, of Maryville, TN has acquired Georgia-based Chafin Communities, a residential community developer and home builder for an undisclosed price, adding Clayton to the site-built industry. Keith Holdbrooks, president of the Clayton home building group, said, “It means that we are expanding our home …
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Calling Equity LifeStyle Properties (NYSE:ELS) “Today’s Strong And Under The Radar Stock,” thestreet offers ten reasons why the stock is so strong, beginning with: “ELS has an average dollar-volume (as measured by average daily share volume multiplied by share price) of $25.8 million. ELS has traded 18.925399999999999778310666442848742008209228515625 options contracts today. …
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CNNMoney tells MHProNews Millennials are finally coming up out of their parents’ basements and buying homes. The ten cities with the most percentage of Millennials taking out mortgages, are: Des Moines has low home prices and job growth, making it one of the destinations for Millennials, followed by Provo, Utah, …
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The Western Manufactured Housing Communities Association (WMA) has notified MHProNews of a new California law that allows community owners to demolish abandoned MH as well as those acquired via a warehouse lien, a bill supported by the WMA. A warehouse lien is a charge for storage and preservation. The law …
MHProNews has learned from dakotafinancialnews that investment analysts at Raymond James have upgraded Killam Properties (TSE:KMP) from an out-perform rating to a strong buy rating. Other comments on Killam include Dundee Securities upgrading Killam from a neutral rating to a buy rating, setting a C$11.50 price objective for the company …
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Later this month a developer will break ground on the old Walsenburg High School football field for 28 tiny modular homes, according to what Colorado Public Radio tells MHProNews. Walsenburg Mayor James Eccher played football there years ago and at first could not imagine anyone would want to live in …
The Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) elected a new slate of officers at the 2015 MHI annual meeting, and awards were presented to those honored for outstanding achievement, according to a report from our MHProNews person in attendance. Tim Williams, of 21st Mortgage Corporation, was elected Chairman of the Board, replacing …
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MHProNews has learned manufactured home community (MHC) owner UMH Properties, Inc. (NYSE:UMH) is seeking to acquire MH retail dealerships within two hours of one of their communities, and would retain current employees. Their communities are located in Tennessee, Indiana, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan and New Jersey. In business since …
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The infrastructure at the 30 home site Frost Residents Cooperative manufactured home community in Derry, New Hampshire is in need of repair, and the Derry City Council last year authorized an application for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to pay for an engineering study of the infrastructure. According to …
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As houstonchronicle tells MHProNews, roughly 85 manufactured home communities (MHCs) have closed in the greater Houston, Texas metropolitan area in the last ten years as property values in the large urban area have risen. Timbercrest Village, a 390 home site MHC set on 150 acres, all but hidden from view …
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MHProNews has learned from prnewswire that manufactured community owner UMH Properties, Inc. will present to the Philadelphia Securities Association on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015 at the Union League of Philadelphia. Samuel A. Landy, President and CEO of UMH will provide an overview of the company with a question and answer …
MHProNews has learned from marketwatch that UMH Properties, Inc. (NYSE:UMH) has financed four manufactured home communities (MHCs) through Wells Fargo Bank, NA for a total of $30 million. These Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) mortgage loans mature in 10 years with principal repayments based on 30-year amortization schedules. …
