The Press Enterprise informs MHProNews the San Jacinto (Calif.) City Council, knowing many of the senior residents of manufactured home communities are not likely to come to council meetings at night, have developed an outreach program to bring the council and staff to their centers. Community residents’ concerns include longer …
The huffingtonpost says an over-used two-bedroom one bath modular home that once housed 13 Oglala Sioux on South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Reservation now graces the National Mall in Washington, D.C. after being placed in front of the U. S. Capitol April 17 as part of Trail of Hope for Indian …
WFTV9 reports from east Orange County, Fla. 49 homes were evacuated from the Alafaya Palms manufactured home community after an unidentified powder substance was found in a shed belonging to a man who had recently died. A relative cleaning out the property discovered the containers and alerted authorities who then …
DelawareNewszap reports state Sen. Bruce Ennis has sponsored a rent justification bill, SB 33, for manufactured home communities that will mandate MHC owners seek approval from the Delaware Manufactured Home Relocation Authority if they try to raise rents beyond the Consumer Price Index (CPI) annual increase. The authority will allow …
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Following up on a story we posted April 16 regarding the acquisition by RHP Properties of 71 manufactured housing communities for $865 million, and a post April 30 about a subsequent acquisition of Countryside Village MHC in Jacksonville, Fla., for $31 million, MHProNews has learned from a correction in bizjournals …
A program in Arkansas through Entergy, which supplies energy to over 687,000 people in 62 counties, is offering a free program to help reduce energy costs in manufactured homes. David Lewis of Entergy says they will install aerators on faucets that reduces the flow of water, shower heads that use …
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BizJournals reports RHP Properties of Farmington Hills, Mich. has acquired Countryside Village manufactured housing community in Jacksonville, Fla. for $31.3 million from Denver-based ARC Managements Services LLC. The acquisition includes vacant land along Beach Boulevard. According to Duval County records, the property contains 114 structures on 106 acres. Two independent …
As it looks for ways to drop its risk, marconews reports Citizens Property Insurance Co., the state-run insurer that covers 130,000 factory-built homes in Florida, most of which are over 20 years old, is depreciating older homes, offering cash value in case of a loss instead of replacement cost. In …
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SeekingAlpha reports Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc., the largest operator of manufactured home communities in the U.S., issued the transcript of its conference call for the first quarter 2013 financials April 23. CEO Margeurite Nader, noting the consistency of growth in their funds from operations (FFO), said demand continues to be …
MarketWatch informs MHProNews real estate investment trust (REIT) Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE:SUI) reports its funds from operations (FFO) in the first quarter of 2013 were $30.7 million, or $.90 per share versus $25.7 million for the same period in 2012, or $.89 per share. Net income attributable to common shareholders …
Updating a story MHProNews last covered April 27, 2011 regarding the wildfire that destroyed 488 of the 600 manufactured homes at the Oakridge Mobile Home Park in Sylmar, Calif. in Nov. 2008, 60 spanking new manufactured homes have risen from the ashes and are now rentals. The dailynews says the …
The Massachusetts Manufactured Housing Association (MMHA) is asking members to oppose Senate Bill 610 and House Bill 1116 (the same bill) because the proposed changes to the manufactured housing regulations include adding annual site fees of $10 per for a statewide dispute resolution program. Another bill would tie MHC licenses …
Noting that baby boomers are poorer than their parents, with half of those facing retirement having less than $10,000 in the bank and one of six of them living in poverty, psmag informs MHProNews the residents of the 333 factory-built homes at Pismo Dunes Senior Park in central Calif. have …
In a special report to MHProNews from the BrenhamBanner in Brenham, Texas, the city council reversed an earlier vote and decided to grant a request for a 106-site manufactured home subdivision. The original request from Adolph Wehmeyer for a road frontage variance was denied—city codes call for 200-400 feet frontage …
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BizJournals informs MHProNews Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park in New York’s Wyoming County has been acquired by Sun Communities, Inc. of Southfield, Mich. The 100-acre family camping resort, which includes cabins, tent and RV sites, has been owned and operated by Sue and Scott Crumpton since 2004, and has a variety …
MHProNews has learned from the burlington freepress in Vermont that residents of Windemere Mobile Home Park in Colchester, VT may finally realize a solution for the low water pressure and sewage problems in their community. Owned by the non-profit Housing Foundation, Inc. (HFI)n the 83 homesites have a water supply …
Individuals and companies were honored for outstanding achievement in the manufactured and modular housing industry at the 2013 National Congress and Expo awards luncheon held in Las Vegas April 17, 2013. Those recognized for their contributions are as follows: LAND-LEASE COMMUNITY OF THE YEAR (Northeast/Mid-Atlantic)—Calverton Meadows, Calverton NY (South) – …
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Following up on a story MHProNews posted April 17 concerning residential rental property in the Iowa legislature that would provide a tax break for manufactured housing communities, Joe Kelly of the Iowa Manufactured Housing Association (IAMHA) says the House rewrote SF 295 that the Senate had passed and returned it …
PrairieBizMag reports from Grand Forks, ND, not long after a Blue Ribbon Commission on Housing determined the city has a housing shortage, especially affordable housing, plans for new developments have been announced and a home-buyers assistance program has been created for the city. The commission determined the housing shortage was …
Following up on a story MHProNews posted April 12, 2013 concerning a Delaware initiative to provide up to $5,000 to help manufactured home owners in financial hot water, we have learned Del. manufactured homes are registered through the Dept. of Motor Vehicles like automobiles, a throwback to the early days …
