As we reported Oct. 9, 2012, Southfield, Mich.-based Sun Communities, Inc. (SUI) announced it was purchasing four manufactured home communities in eastern Mich., with 1,996 homesites for $70.8 million, and providing mezzanine financing for two other MHCs that it will manage, with 1,598 homesites, all being acquired from entities of …
After 40 years in print form, the NADA Manufactured Housing Cost Guide is finally going digital. MHProNews has been informed NADAguides Manufactured Housing CONNECT digital solution will allow community owners, dealers, and insurance and financial institutions to determine the value of inventory as well as portfolios. Accessible from any device …
GlobeNewsWire reports from Finland, Stora Enso and Skanska are collaborating to build a moderately priced modular housing project comprised of 36 BoKlok apartments in seven multi-story buildings. Skanska and IKEA developed the BoKlok concept in the mid-1990s, and 5,000 homes have been sold in Sweden. Stora Enso’s Hartola production unit …
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SearsHomes reminds us of their original prefabricated kit-built homes they sold 100 years ago. The Rodessa, a bungalow, had two bedrooms and just over 500 square feet, and sold for $907. in 1910, “cut and fitted” as the advertisement says. It was simple and practical and easy to produce quickly. …
BusinessDayLive tells MHProNews twelve million people in South Africa do not have adequate housing, so the government is putting together a private-public collaboration for modular housing. Duro, founded in 1955, has experience in developing building materials and built a 1,200 unit housing project in Angola. The state already buys shack …
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From Modular Home Builder comes word modular builder Blu Homes, which moved its operations from Massachusetts to an old airplane hangar in Vallejo, Calif., as we reported here Sept. 14, 2012, has purchased the assets of modern accessory dwelling maker Modern Cabana. The styles fit in with Blu’s modernistic designs. …
According to SeekingAlpha, the Dow Jones Equity REIT (real estate investment trust) Index rose quicker than popular stock averages until the beginning of 2007, then fell from a high above 360 to a low under 100, and for the last two years has been over 200. REITs are considered yield …
DailyCommercialNews reports from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada the first of 40 affordable two and three-bedroom modular housing units was sited in the Blairmoore neighborhood of Saskatoon. The $7.2 million project is receiving funding from the federal and provincial governments, and from their partnership with privately-held Innovative Residential, Inc., and the city …
Benzinga reports MH and RV component maker Drew Industries, Inc. (DW) is ranked number four on the NYSE in earnings per share (EPS) among all the recreational vehicle manufacturers. The company’s trailing-twelve month EPS is $1.61; the revenue for the same time period is $860.48 million. As MHProNews knows, Kinro, …
SacBee reports Eugene W. Landy, Chairman of the Board of MHC owner UMH Properties, Inc. says none of their four communities in the path the storm took suffered adverse impact, although some staff members did sustain personal damage. He says, “UMH is working with Federal and State agencies to provide …
The huerfanjournal reports from south central Colorado the Kaspia Group, a New Mexico contracting and real estate services company will begin producing modular homes in the old Kan Build site in Walsenburg, CO early next year. Specializing in affordable housing developments, Kaspia expects to hire 60-65 full time employees who …
WDAZ-TV reports from Grand Forks, North Dakota modular home builder Homark Homes is having trouble keeping up with demand for housing coming from the oil boom in western ND. Located just across the ND border in northwestern Minnesota, a strong Canadian dollar is bringing business from the north as well. …
RTTNews reports UMH Properties, Inc. (UMH) declared its funds from operations attributable to common shareholders (FFO) for the third quarter 2012 was $2.10 million, $0.13 per share, as compared to $1.68 million, or $0.11 per share for the same quarter 2011. Total income for the third quarter rose from $9.67 …
Global financial services firm Morgan Stanley and non-profit National Equity Fund, Inc. (NEF) have added $75 million to their joint Rebuilding Local Economies Fund to help provide replacement housing for victims of Hurricane Sandy, according to BusinessWire. Designed to jump-start economic activity with developmental assistance, the fund finances affordable housing …
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ConstructionDigital reports from the United Kingdom after many months of collaborative research, Larkfleet has developed low-cost, lightweight, energy efficient modular housing. The Startlink Lightweight Building Systems (SLBS) homes weigh less than half of what a comparable site-built home would weigh. Evaporative cooling in the summer flows from the water retentive …
4-Traders reports long-time insurance rating firm A.M. Best has conferred upon Standard Casualty Company a financial strength rating of A- (excellent), reflecting the company’s sufficient risk-adjusted capitalization, positive operating results, and excellent market smarts. A subsidiary of manufactured home producer Cavco Industries, Inc. (CVCO), Standard has historically adhered to strict …
CEO Philip Fraser of Killam Properties, who called Ottawa, Canada, the nation’s capital, “one of the strongest cities for long-term investment in Ontario,” says his company is on the prowl for more acquisitions there, reports the OttawaBusinessJaournl. Based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Killam purchased a 25 percent share in a …
The BarrowCountyNews from Winder, Georgia reports two MHCs finally have their water back on after the owner, Affordable Housing Communities (AHC), paid thousands in back utility bills. Residents of Russell Village and Winder Village Mobile Home Parks had running water off and on Thursday and Friday of last week, but …
RVBusinss says Lippert Components, Inc., a subsidiary of Drew Industries, Inc., has announced plans to re-brand its seating and furniture operations into Lippert Interior Solutions, and consolidate its seating manufacturing operations into one 160,000 manufacturing plant instead of the current two 70,000 square foot facilities. Says LCI Director of Product …
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CNNMoney reports homebuilder D. R. Horton (DHI) missed revenue estimates in the third quarter 2012, but notched a profit that beat estimates. Meanwhile, Beazer Homes (BZH) exceeded its revenue expectations but its quarterly loss was more than anticipated, as it’s stock dropped nearly 14 percent. Horton’s shares fell 3.5 percent. …
