The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) periodically commissions research on various topics. That research may be dubbed “Policy Development and Research” or PD&R. As an example of a useful HUD PD&R, one established some years ago that manufactured homes and conventional housing – sited side-by-side in urban …
The potential impact of tougher energy standards on manufactured housing pricing, and therefor prospective buyers, could be $6,000 per unit or more. The repayment time frame, per third parties, could take more than a decade. The average American moves about once every 7 years. The National Association of Home Builders …
The Department of Energy was established during the administration of President Jimmy Carter. The creation of the DOE was a throwback to the drama of lines at U.S. gas stations arguably sparked by policies from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries or OPEC. Decades of American involvement in Middle …
U.S. Department of Energy Proposed Rulemaking Could Impact Manufactured Housing Read More
“If you don’t like the weather in Oklahoma, wait a minute and it’ll change.” – Will Rogers (1879-1035) There have been story lines in entertainment and news medias since at least the early 1990s about climate change or “global warming.” That the climate changes is a matter of fact. …
Climate Change, Energy, Riots, and Manufactured Housing in Green Era Read More
“Today is the second annual Energy Efficiency Day, a time to celebrate the incredible benefits of saving energy,” said Steve Nadel Executive Director of the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE). “Energy efficiency is the cheapest, quickest way to meet our energy needs, lower consumer bills, reduce pollution, and …
Steve Nadel, Executive Director of ACEEE, Marking “Energy Efficiency Day” Read More
With all the drama in manufactured housing around energy related issues, the VC infographic below makes for a nice change of pace on the Daily Business News. Informative. Colorful. Useful insights. On a serious note, energy is connected to essentially every profession and industry in the nation. Manufactured housing is …
The Evolution of America’s Energy Supply (1776 – 2014) Infographic Read More
It’s been less than two weeks since the Daily Business News reported on Legal & General’s (L&G) announcement that they were entering the modular housing industry in the United Kingdom. L&G, which has ties to U.S. based Cavco Industries, is a giant insurance-focused company that has been advocating for the …
“Here’s a little economics lesson,” said Rick Perry, Secretary of the Department of Energy, in response to a question about how the coal industry can stay competitive, when the shale revolution of the last 10 years has made the supply of natural gas so abundant and cheap. “Supply and demand: You …
Energy Secretary Rick Perry, the Law of Supply and Demand Read More
In a release to the manufactured home industry dated today, the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) has published the comments they state they submitted regarding DOE regulations impacting manufactured homes, per the Trump Administration’s executive orders on regulatory freezes and roll backs. In their cover message to the industry, MHI stated …
Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) Shifts on DOE Regulatory Rule, Report, Analysis Read More
On May 30, 2017, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published a Request for Information (RFI) seeking public comments. The RFI was in response to the Trump Administration’s Executive Order (EO) No. 13771 (“Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs”) issued on January 30, 2017, and on Executive Order No. 13777 …
DOE RFI Closed, But Issue, Impact Still Looms over Manufactured Housing, HomeBuyers Read More
While lumber costs have risen for all of housing – including factory builders – fuel prices are falling. In fact, CNN Money reports that prices are the lowest they’ve been in about 12 years. NBC News in the video below echoes that reality, stating that prices are expected to stay …
Residents of a manufactured home community in Santa Clarita, California are upset about the new view of a hillside in their backyards that was once covered with wildlife, and more upset realizing there may be little they can do about it. The owner of Canyon View Estates, Kerry Seidenglanz, said …
View of Wildlife Changing for Residents of Manufactured Home Community Read More
Being “green” is all the rage for millions of Americans. Indeed, sustainability is good – and all forms of modern factory building are demonstrably more sustainable than their on-site built counterparts tend to be. Just the reduction in wasted materials, which sources say runs about 30 percent, is significant for …
Closer Look, VERMOD’s ZEM= Zero Energy Modular – ‘Manufactured Home Replacement’ Read More
In the 1970’s President Jimmy Carter urged the nation to turn down thermostats as a way of conserving resources, to become “energy independent” from foreign countries. Some wags suggested Americans lower our body temperature below 98.6 as a means to conserve energy. Now, some forty plus years later, the Trump …
OPEC Disarray May Yield Manufactured Housing Industry Hooray Read More
Our theme for this month: Magnificent May. Our featured articles will be available on the MHProNews.com home page. Our May theme will be available beginning mid-week next week. 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 …
Our theme for this month is: Manufactured Housing Industry Politics – Complicated Cross Currents, or April Fools? 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, …
Former Amazon manager Andy Holm sees the future as “Blokable” with modular housing. Holm, who led the build out of Amazon’s physical locations, including work on the Amazon Go convenience store concept, discovered his pain during that process was actually a viable business. Finding and working with the firms that …
Our theme for this month is: Manufactured Housing Industry Politics – Complicated Cross Currents, or April Fools? 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, …
Help is on the way for manufactured home owners in need in the Catskills of New York State. According to The Daily Mail, the Catskill Mountain Housing Development Corporation received $400,000 to replace a dozen dilapidated manufactured or mobile homes, from the Mobile Manufactured Home Replacement Pilot Program. The nonprofit …
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 …
