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MHARR: Manufactured Housing Must Remain Federally Regulated

The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) is out with an advance of its April edition of “Issues and Perspectives,” a newsletter that discusses items relevant to the manufactured housing industry. This edition of the newsletter addresses the need for manufactured housing to remain federally regulated, with MHARR President …

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Frank Rolfe–Manufactured Home Communities, Prospective HomeOwners Win with Trump

Manufactured home community sector maverick, Frank Rolfe, has sounded off in a recent commentary, breaking down the reasons that manufactured home community owners, and prospective home buyers, win with the Administration of President Donald Trump. According to the NuWire release, Rolfe had plenty to say. “Whether you are Democrat or …

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Homebuilder Confidence Numbers Released

In the latest National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) released last week, homebuilder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes jumped six points to a level of 71, the highest it has been since June 2005. According to Eye On Housing, one of the …

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Sunday Morning Weekly Recap Manufactured Housing Industry News March 12th 2017 to March 19th 2017

Our theme for this month is The Manufactured Housing Industry’s March Madness, and our featured articles are now live on the MHProNews.com  home page. To see the line-up of over 3-dozen featured articles for this month, along with the headline commentary, please click the link above. Manufactured, modular and prefabricated home professionals know that …

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Between a Rock and a Hard Place – Residents Face Challenges

In Weimar, Texas, a situation at a city council meeting this week spurred a bittersweet commentary regarding low income, manufactured home community residents, and the struggles that city officials often have in trying to solve related challenges. “This past Thursday Weimar council had a real challenge on their hands. There …

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Economic, Financial Optimism Surges – Trump Effect?

A new survey from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) shows that a combination of job gains and economic optimism are igniting consumer confidence across the country, particularly in rural and middle America. The ongoing quarterly Housing Opportunities and Market Experience (HOME) survey from the NAR asked respondents about their …

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Manufactured Home Community Expansion Approved

Town officials in Prescott Valley, Arizona approved the expansion of the Orchard Ranch RV Park last week, in what is being seen by the town as a new trend. “We used to segregate mobile homes [sic] from RVs,” said Prescott Valley Community Development Director Richard Parker. “We’re seeing an emergence …

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Fewer New Homes – Opportunity for Manufactured Housing?

Is there a correlation between the recent “day without immigrants” and the building of fewer new homes? According to CBS News, it’s an open secret that many unauthorized immigrants work in the construction industry, and while they represented a five percent share of the U.S. civilian labor force in 2014, they …

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ObamaCare Snarl, Can Trump Work Magic? Possible Back-to-the-Future Medical Solution

As one of the consummate dealmakers in American history, President Donald Trump is working to pull out all the stops to get a “repeal and replace” solution for ObamaCare done. With the plan recently put forward by House leadership, led by Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI), many are saying that it …

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Death to Dodd-Frank: Good News for SME’s

In a recent meeting with community bankers from around the country, President Donald Trump said that reducing Dodd-Frank regulations would benefit Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) that are struggling to get access to financing. According to Pymnts, in the March 9th meeting, which also included National Economic Council Director Gary …

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Constraints on New Home Construction – Is MH the Answer?

New data from Redfin shows that more consumers than ever before are in the market for a home. While sales are picking up, new home construction is well below levels prior to the recession of 2008. Could manufactured housing be the solution? According to National Mortgage News, there are key …

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U.K. Builders Eye Prefab in Anticipation of Brexit

While the U.K. continues to struggle with an affordable housing crisis, a new concern for some of the larger homebuilders in the country has cropped up. Those leading homebuilders, including Berkeley, Taylor Wimpey, and Persimmon have said they are either planning new developments of prefabricated homes or are considering doing …

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MHARR to Secretary Perry: Withdraw Unnecessary MH Energy Rule

The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) tells MHProNews that it has formally called upon the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Gov. Rick Perry, to withdraw its proposed manufactured housing energy rule. MHARR says that the proposed rule is “rooted in climate change activism and advanced …

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Manufactured Housing Zoning Decision Reached

In Coldwater, Michigan, a rezoning proposal for the expansion of a manufactured housing community was rejected. According to the Daily Reporter, rezoning for the 10-acre expansion of Tall Grass Mobile Home Park failed, ending in a 3-3-tie vote after presentation and discussion before the Coldwater Planning Commission. Residents of the …

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Sunday Morning Weekly Recap Manufactured Housing Industry News March 5th 2017 to March 12th 2017

Our theme for this month is The Manufactured Housing Industry’s March Madness, and our featured articles are now live on the MHProNews.com home page.  To see the line-up of over three dozen featured articles for this month, along with the headline commentary, please click the link above. Manufactured, modular and prefabricated home professionals …

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Land Bank Pursues Tax Delinquent Manufactured Homes

In Lawrence County, Ohio, the county land bank is making a very strong statement with regard to manufactured homes that are delinquent on their taxes. According to an editorial board letter in the Ironton Tribune, the land bank is looking to clean up abandoned and run-down properties across the county, …

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Manufactured Housing and Workforce Housing, Practical Partners

Even with over 300 households currently in manufactured home communities in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, the tried and true solution to the challenge of affordable workforce housing does not appear to be a priority. According to Steamboat Today, the Yampa Valley Housing Authority, with city and county support, owns the Fish …

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Multi-Acre MH Expansion Approved, Residents Concerned

In Allenstown, New Hampshire, officials have formally approved the sale of 166 acres of town-owned land to a Canada-based manufactured home developer, Hynes Group. The company, which already manages the 300 unit Holiday Acres community in town, plans to expand it by an additional 210 units, which will be age-restricted. …

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Who is Choosing Homeownership?

A new survey from the National Association of Realtors (NAR), shows some rather interesting statistics, and opportunities for the manufactured housing industry. According to Furniture Today, the 132-question survey, as a part of the 2017 Home Buyer and Seller Generational Trends study, showed that “Generation X” households are buying more …

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Jobs Go Boom: Employment Numbers Show Trump Effect

For President Donald Trump, the news regarding jobs made for a great morning. “U.S. private sector job creation surging with nearly 300k created last month. Much more than expected!” tweeted Trump. Today’s report from global payroll firm ADP provides the first look at hard figures from the President’s first full …

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