At the depth of the Obama-era great recession, Ron Thomas Sr. – MMHF Chairman and RV MH Hall of Fame founder of Rona Homes – said that the industry needed to stop comparing its performance to the peak of 1998; rather, Thomas suggested that MH Professionals must look at 2009-2010 …
July 2, 2016 – the Manufactured Housing rEvolution! Read More
A diversified finance company that provides flexible inventory lending and floor plan financing solutions, Northpoint Commercial Finance has hired two new Directors of Business Development to its Field Sales Organization. With a strong background in floor plan financing, and 20 years overall in financial services, Richard Derbonne comes to the …
Avon Park’s (Fla.) Planning and Zoning board is expected to issue final approval of a proposed 509 home site, age-restricted manufactured home community (MHC) in central Florida on 134 acres of former citrus land, as highlandstoday tells MHProNews. The proposed site is just east of Avon Park’s Crystal Lake Club, …
MHProNews has learned from The Wall Street Journal that Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, GIC, is in talks to acquire Denver-based YES! Communities from private-equity firm Stockbridge Capital Group for over $2 billion. Spurred by investors who are seeking to find sources of higher yield in a world of low interest …
Singapore Investors Turn Sights on Yes! Communities for $2B+ Read More
What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com Entry Level v Residential Style Manufactured Homes, Modular Homes and MH Appraisals – Tom Papszycki, Arrowhead Homes – Inside What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News Louisiana Approves 336 home site MH community. Polish modular builder marketing in Sweden. Oregon legislator tryhing …
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MHProNews has learned from prnewswire that manufactured home community (MHC) owner UMH Properties, Inc. (NYSE:UMH) will hold its 2nd quarter 2016 financial results webcast and conference call Fri., Aug. 5, 2016 at 10:00 AM eastern time. Senior management will assess the results, current market conditions and future outlook. UMH’s second …
UMH Properties to Release, Discuss Q2 2016 Financials Read More
President Jan Mikoluszko of Poland’s modular builder Unibep said the company is pulling out of Germany and ending its presence in Russia as well because “there is no space for foreign general contractors.” The company will now turn its attention to entering the Swedish market, as wbj.pl tells MHProNews. Mikoluszko …
In a video interview at REITWeek 2016:NAREIT’s Investor Forum, Sam Landy, President and CEO of UMH Properties, Inc. (NYSE:UMH), commenting on the 31 percent increase in core funds from operations (FFO) in Q1 2016, said: “It’s what we have been planning going back about six years when we started doing …
Freddie Mac may Finance Rental-only Community for UMH Read More
Manufactured home producer Fleetwood Corp. in Western Australia has entered into a five-year agreement with NLV Group (National Lifestyle Villages) to supply them with manufactured homes for retirees. Fleetwood will produce the homes at its High Wycombe plant in Perth and install them in NLV communities across Western Australia. NLV …
Updating a story MHProNews last posted Aug. 28, 2015 regarding the closing of the Life O’ Riley manufactured home community (MHC) in Lansing, Michigan in 2014 after it was condemned, and subsequent forced removal of the residents because of unsanitary conditions, the MHC faced a deadline of June 18, 2016 …
Condemned Michigan MH Community Misses Deadline, Faces Demolition Read More
A subsidiary of Universal Forest Products, Inc. (NASDAQ:UFPI) is acquiring Idaho Western, Inc., a Nampa, ID distributor of products for the manufactured home (MH) and recreational vehicle (RV) industries as well as for building materials retailers. UFPI’s Caldwell, ID facility, which also supplies wood and wood products to the MH …
MHProNews has learned from prnewswire that Elkhart-Indiana-based Patrick Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:PATK) has completed the acquisition of Mishawaka Sheet Metal, LLC (MSM), also based in Elkhart for approximately $14 million. With revenues in 2015 of $28 million, MSM produces and distributes an array of aluminum and steel products for the recreational …
Drew Industries, Inc. (NYSE:DW) stock has risen 38.04% since November 9, 2015, outperforming the S&P 500 by 38.39%. as franklinindependent informs MHProNews. SG Capital Management decreased stake in Drew by 33.53 percent based upon filing with SEC. Ken Grossman’s hedge fund held 215,042 shares of Drew at the end of …
Updating a story MHProNews last posted May 4, 2016 regarding the repurposing of Lowry Grove manufactured home community (MHC) by a new owner in St. Anthony, Minn., the mostly Hispanic residents, since learning in April the MHC was being sold for $6 million, vowed to block the sale, which would …
MH Community Residents Going to Court to Resist Relocation Read More
Yarrawonga Manufactured Housing (YMH) in Australia has been awarded a $1.1 million ($813,828 USD) federal grant to build a manufactured housing facility in Mulwala in New South Wales, Australia that will eventually employ 30 people when the project is complete, likely not for five years. As bordermail.com.au tells MHProNews, the …
Aussies get Grant to Build more Manufactured Homes Read More
Following the bankruptcy of modular builder M Space in late May, Gordon Brothers Group will begin the immediate disposition of assets of the company, including 2,400 floors of custom built modular buildings and complexes, as prnewswire informs MHProNews.. Headquartered in Park City, Utah, M Space provided modular buildings for education, …
Founded n 1985, Habitat for Humanity Canada has forged a partnership with Green Terra Homes that will give home buyers the option to donate one percent of their purchase to Habitat, thereby promoting sustainable building. Prefab homes and manufactured homes are constructed using steel from an average of six recycled …
Habitat Canada and Green Terra ask Homebuyers to Donate 1% Read More
Patrick Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:PATK) Director Jeffrey L. Et Al Gendell sold 14,498 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $53.36, for a total value of $773,613.28. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the …
Waterhouse Management Corp. of Roseville, California, which runs the Pinto Lake Mobile Estates in Watsonville, CA, has asked for a $211 a month across the board increase for all the homeowners at the 177 site manufactured home community (MHC). Waterhouse contends the county’s formula for determining annual rent increases does …
MH Community Owner Seeks $211 Month Increase per Site Read More
In reporting the financials for Nobility Homes, Inc. (OTC:NOBH) for the second quarter ending April 30, 2016, marketwired informs MHProNews sales for Q1 2016 rose 21 percent to $8,115,840 compared to $6,706,118 recorded in second quarter 2015. Income from operations rose 44 percent to $953,896 from $660,719. After taxes, net …
