MHProNews has learned from analystratingreport that Cavco Industries, Inc., reported $0.89 earnings per share (EPS) for its third quarter fiscal year 2016, beating the analyst consensus by $0.09 EPS. The company’s revenue of $181.40 million for the quarter also beat analysts estimates of $174.10 million. Compared to the same quarter …
Thirty-three years before Harlan Dirks and his son, Dave, bought the Arrowhead Mobile Home Park in 1992 in Toledo, a town of nearly 2,300 pop. in central Iowa, Harlan opened the Dirks Real Estate office in town. Fifty-seven years later, the Dirks Real Estate banner still flies, representing residential, business, …
The Dirks Tripled the Size of their Manufactured Home Community Read More
Residents of the Mallard Lake manufactured home community at Pontoon Beach, Illinois, near Alton, were forced from their homes by a flood. Upon their return, up to a week or more later, some were surprised to find eviction notices taped to their door for late payment, as advantagenews informs MHProNews. …
No Damage from Flood in IL Manufactured Home Community Read More
In a Schedule 13G/A Disclosure filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), MHProNews has learned Wells Fargo & Company owns 6.3 percent of manufactured home community owner UMH Properties, Inc. The 1,697,525 shares of stock are valued at $16,126,488. UMH stock has a one-year low of $9.01 and a …
Wells Fargo has money in Manufactured Home Community Owner UMH Read More
MHProNews has learned from streetinsider that Lippert Components, Inc., the wholly-owned subsidiary of Drew Industries, Inc. (NYSE:DW) has acquired the pontoon furniture manufacturing business of Highwater Marine, LLC, which is a leading manufacturer of pontoon boats and other recreational marine craft. Both Drew and Highwater are situated in Elkhart, IN. …
Missing the Thomson Reuters estimate by $0.01 earnings per share (EPS), Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. posted Q4, 2015 EPS of $0.74, earning $201.60 million for the quarter, as compared to analysts estimates of $189.09 million. Revenue increased 5.9 percent over the same quarter last year when ELS posted EPS of …
In a news release from prnewswire, the board of directors of Patrick Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:PATK) has authorized a repurchase of up to $50 million of the company’s common stock over the next two years. Share buyback will be made on the open market or in private transactions. CEO Todd Cleveland …
Following a story MHProNews posted Jan. 18, 2016 regarding a dispute between the owners of Pacific Skies Estates (PSE) manufactured home community (MHC) and the California Coastal Commission over the necessity of a permit for upgrading the community, the full commission is set to hold a public hearing April 13 …
Public Hearing Set for Pacific Skies Estates Upgrade Read More
Cavco Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:CVCO) is set to announce its earnings results for the most recent quarter on Wed., Jan. 27, 2016, with analysts expecting the company to announce $0.80 earnings per share (EPS), according to emqtv. The company last released its quarterly financials on Thurs., Oct. 29, 2015 reporting EPS …
The Crookston, Minn. Housing and Economic Development Authority has agreed to site a manufactured spec home in a housing development called Carmen Terrace. Red Lake Falls, MN-based Homark Homes will build the home in their 95,000 square foot facility and transport it to Crookston, according to information MHProNews has received …
What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com Reality Check – Living Better When Quality Living Costs Less Outside the Box: Inventing New Looks for Manufactured Homes What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News Manufactured Housing Administrator Danner speaks at Louisville. What could slow retail sales mean for manufactured housing. …
Sunday Morning Recap-Manufactured Housing Industry News Jan. 17 -Jan. 24, 2016 Read More
According to cnnmoney, UMH Properties, Inc. (NYSE:UMH) reports the board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend on the company’s common stock of $0.18 per share payable March 15, 2016 to shareholders of record as of Feb. 16, 2016. In addition, the board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.515625 per …
UMH Declares Dividends on Preferred and Common Stocks Read More
For the second time in two years, owners of the Bon Ayre manufactured home community (MHC) in Smyrna, Delaware have violated the state’s Rent Justification Act by raising rents beyond the federal consumer price index, without giving a valid reason for the above average increase. Kent County Superior Court Judge …
Manufactured Home Community Owner Challenges Rent Control Read More
Columbia Wanger Asset Management LLC reduced its holdings in factory-built home producer Cavco Industries, Inc. by -27.41 percent, or 702,685 shares, reports fdanewsalert. According to the most recent Security and Exchange Commission filing, 84 investors own Cavco, accounting for 9,213,425 shares. Ten investors opened new Cavco stakes while 29 existing …
Derry, New Hampshire’s Councilors unanimously approved Frost Residents Cooperative application for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) of up to $500,000 to connect the 30 home site community to city water and sewer. Built in the 1960s, the community is on private water and septic systems. ”They are failing, and …
Council Approves Block Grant app for Resident-owned Community Read More
MHProNews has learned from equitiesfocus that Sun Communities, Inc. distributed a dividend of $0.65 per share to its shareholders of record as of Dec. 31, 2015. The payout date was Jan. 15, 2016, and was the same amount as the dividend last year. Earnings per share (EPS) one year ago …
While terms of the acquisition were not disclosed, Zeman Homes, Inc. has informed MHProNews it has acquired four manufactured home communities (MHC) in the greater Detroit metropolitan area. All age communities Wagon Wheel, Wagon Wheel South, Carleton and Oak Haven have added 749 home sites to Zeman’s portfolio of MHCs, …
Zeman adds four Manufactured Home Communities to Portfolio Read More
Retail sales on the year fell to their lowest pace since 2009, climbing only 2.1 percent for the year, the smallest gain since the Great Recession ended, raising concerns about consumer spending going into 2016. As bloomberg informs MHProNews the 0.1 percent drop in Dec., 2015 followed a gain of …
What does collapsing Walmart, other retail sales mean for Manufactured Housing? Read More
Following a story MHProNews posted Sat., Jan 16 regarding the investment in the manufactured home community (MHC) Pacific Skies Estates in Pacifica, Calif., by the Carlyle Group and subsequent upgrading, smdailyjournal reports the owners and the California Coastal Commission are at odds over whether the work requires a Coastal Development …
Coastal Commission, City of Pacifica Disagree about Permit Read More
Following a story MHProNews wrote about developer Urban Splash building 43 modular homes at New Islington, Manchester, in the UK, on Jan. 5, 2016, the Salford City Council, a borough of Greater Manchester, is expected to approve the construction of 71 modular terraced homes. In addition, the project calls for …
