Lippert Components, Inc., (LCI), a subsidiary of Drew Industries, Inc., has acquired certain assets and the engineering team of Midstates Tool and Die and Engineering, Inc. in Elkhart, Ind. Now renamed Lippert Automation, Tool and Die, the company builds automated equipment, production tooling, and progressive and one-hit stamping dies, and …
Carefree Communities, Inc., a new company created by Centerbridge Capital Partners II, LP, has acquired National RV Communities, which owns and operates 61 senior manufactured home (MH) and recreational vehicle (RV) communities, mostly in Fla. but also in six other states and Canada. Carefree is a private REIT (real estate …
New Company Operates Senior Manufactured Home Communities Read More
Champion Homebuilders of Troy, Mich. has been selected to provide 36 modular homes as part of phase two of Detroit’s Penrose neighborhood rebuild. The initial 36 homes in the effort, orchestrated by developer Star Development Corp. of Ann Arbor, Mich., were also Champion products, as is Penrose Art Center, an …
Private equity firm Green Courte Partners, LLC, of Lake Forest, Ill. has chosen Ryan Bowie as Managing Director in charge of investor relations, portfolio management and fundraising. Having spent 13 years in public and private real estate companies, including stints with Hyatt Hotels Corp. and Strategic Hotels and Resorts, Bowie …
The Midland City Council in Midland, Tex. approved a one-year temporary use permit for a 70-unit manufactured home community to house Midland Independent School District’s (ISD) teachers and other employees. Updating a story MHProNews posted June 25, 2013, the council chose to develop ISD owned property instead of leasing sites …
School Building Manufactured Home Community for Staff Read More
Debate continues in Williamstown, Mass. about the feasibility of retaining a 224 homesite manufactured housing community that sits in a 100-year flood plain for affordable housing. The Board of Selectmen of Williamstown, Mass. has voted to ask the Conservation Commission to remove the site from conservation restrictions, and then inquire …
Manufactured Housing Community to Close, may be Rebuilt Read More
Growing faster than any other segment of the housing industry, the Building Systems Council in Nova Scotia, Canada says manufactured and modular home sales comprise 7-8 percent of the total housing market, having increased in sales by 50 percent the last 15 years. Trevor McKay of the North Grant Park …
Manufactured and Modular Home Sales Rise in the North Read More
Title 25 California Code of Regulations, which apply to the construction, use, maintenance and occupancy of manufactured homes will be the topic at the next North Santa Barbara County Manufactured Homeowners Team meeting. City of Santa Maria and Santa Barbara County inspectors will be the speakers for the July 22 …
California Manufactured Housing Code to be Presented Read More
Having recently spent $55,000 to upgrade infrastructure at the Country Squire Mobile Home Park in Harker Heights, Tex., that he acquired last fall, and another $30,000 for a new manufactured home model, Kip Lewis’ plans to rehabilitate the community are being stymied by the city council. He wants to replace …
Ordinances Prevent Rehabbing of Land Lease Community Read More
Originally developed in 1953, the 256-unit Pacific Mobile Home Park in Huntington Beach, Calif. was sold to a private investor in Orange County for just under $50 million. Set on 18.19 acres, the single and multi-section community of manufactured homes includes a pool and a clubhouse. Greg Sullivan of WD …
The Spinelock Group in Mansfield, England is planning its first development of 18 energy efficient, modular homes in the central part of the country. Each home is comprised of four modules and when finished will be 30 percent larger than neighboring houses, bright, airy and spacious with energy bills below …
Modular Housing Development Planned for United Kingdom Read More
Updating a story that began in 2006 when Garden Homes Management Corp. initially proposed a 124 site manufactured housing community in Oxford, Conn. that has been fraught with numerous hearings, court rulings, wetlands studies, appeals and professional reviews that we last covered Nov. 29, 2012, Garden Homes has a new …
Developer Continues its Pursuit of Manufactured Housing Community Read More
Manufactured home community owner UMH Properties, Inc. has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.18 a share on the company’s common stock payable Sept. 16, 2013 to shareholders of record Aug. 15, 2013. In addition, the board of directors announced a quarterly dividend of $0.51562 per share for the company’s …
Residents of the Dallas West Mobile Home/RV Park in Dallas, Tex. just minutes from downtown received fliers June 11 announcing they had until Aug. 31 to move or face eviction. Dallas-based Cienda Partners bought the property in 2006, one year after the city council rezoned the community for apartments, and …
Manufactured Housing Community Closing, Residents must move by Aug. 31 Read More
Real estate investment trust (REIT) Sun Communities, Inc. announces it will release second quarter 2013 financial results before the market opens on Thursday, July 25, 2013 to be followed by a conference call that same morning at 11:00 AM (EST) to discuss the results. To participate, call toll-free 877-941-0844. The …
Factory-built homes in Japan are a rarity, in part because Japanese roads are narrower and strict regulations govern size of cargo that can be moved on them. One man in Ibaraki Prefecture has a part-time operation importing very basic modular homes from Canada. Though very plain looking, they were built …
The expansion of an oil refinery in Rabigh, Saudi Arabia will make it the world’s largest integrated oil refinery and petrochemical production facility, and modular builder Red Sea Housing will provide housing for the 9,000 employees working on the expansion. The 527,000 square foot facility will include accommodations for all …
Modular Housing part of Refinery Expansion in Middle East Read More
Updating a story MHProNews last covered March 25, 2013 regarding the closure of a manufactured housing community slum in California, after a decade of legal battles the 4,000 resident community is set to finally close June 30, 2013. Located in the Coachella Valley just west of Joshua Tree National Park, …
A complaint lodged against Scio Farms Estates that their policies violated the U. S. Fair Housing Act has resulted in a $39,500 out-of-court settlement that will go to two non-profits in southeastern Mich. Renaissance Community Homes helps developmentally disabled and mentally ill people find housing and live independently, and Scio …
Sun Communities gets Slapped with Discrimination Complaint , Settles Read More
Metal travel trailers evolved as an interesting, inexpensive way for a family to take a vacation, but the Great Depression transformed them into dwellings as people lost their homes. During WWII, the units provided portable quarters for the military as well as housing for factory workers that were part of …
In the Beginning…from Travel Trailers to Manufactured Homes Read More
