MercerIslandPatch notes the innovative modular house the U.S. Plywood Association assembled for the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair, the “American Home of the Immediate Future”, is currently occupied by its third owner on Mercer Island, a suburb of Seattle. Some of the original bright paint is intact. Unlike the many futuristic …
Build.co.uk reports from England that Powerwall will ship 44 new modular units from its facility in Scotland to add a full story to an existing apartment building of 112 apartments that houses students and medical workers in London. Powerwall has a patented Volumetric modular system for constructing the units, and …
SavannahNow reports an improperly subdivided lot cannot be sited with a modular home, according to Chatham County Superior Court Judge Michael Karpf. John Barr, Jr.’s, petition to site modular homes in Tybee Islands Eagles Nest neighborhood was denied because his son, the original property owner, violated a 2001 zoning ordinance. …
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The Lompoc Record published an opinion piece written by Ron Faas, legislative action team coordinator for the Northern Santa Barbara County Manufactured Homeowners Team in California and a resident of Sunnyhills Mobile Home Park. Excerpts from “Mobile Homeowners Face Many Issues” follow: “Manufactured-home owners are in a unique situation in …
WSLS in Virginia reports Nationwide Homes in Martinsville is backlogged with orders for modular homes through January. Dan Goodin, sales vice president for Nationwide, says he intends to hire 20-30 people starting next month to keep up with a 30 percent increase in demand. Martinsville has the highest unemployment rate …
hqyellowknife reports from the Northwest Territories, Canada, Homes North is partnering with FSC Architects and Engineers to build 100 modular homes in the Kam Lake subdivision. The city administration is beginning to negotiate with Homes North on the project to be built near the North Slave Correctional Centre. In response …
pressofAtlanticCity reports the opening of a new modular home builder and sales office in Ship Bottom, New Jersey, has been delayed while the state Department of Transportation (DOT) approves changes to the site that once housed a gas station. Developer Nicholas Garofolo has plans for the once-acre site to include …
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Following up on a story we ran in the Daily Business News Oct. 14 regarding the repeal of rent control in a Capitola, CA MHC, Robert S. Coldren, of Hart, King and Coldren of Santa Ana, CA tells MHProNews.com the city’s decision is a victory for good government and property …
The NorthIslandGazette reports from Port McNeill in British Columbia, Canada, that six new modular units of subsidized housing for seniors will arrive in Port McNeill providing a mis- communication between Mayor Gerry Furney and BC (British Columbia) Housing can be resolved. A recent letter from BC Housing says it will …
The Birmingham News reports Section 30 of Alabama’s new immigration law requires residents of land lease communities prove they are legally in the U.S. in order to obtain a property tax decal for the factory-built home they own. Their other options are to move out of state, sell their home, …
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Capitola-SoquelPatch reports the Capitola (CA) City Council voted 3-2 to repeal its rent control ordinance on MHCs, after twice postponing the vote several months ago. Over a dozen community members and residents protested with signs. Residents of Surf and Sand Mobile Home Park reached their own settlement and agreed not …
wvlegal reports an improperly recorded financing statement issued by the Gilmer County Clerk’s Office led to a bank being co-defendant in a lawsuit brought against two modular home builders in March 2010. Modular builder New Horizon Home Sales of Athens, WVa, and Gilmer Housing Partners (GHP) allegedly defaulted on a …
builder reports a consumer friendly user interface to customize your own modular home is now available on line. Borrowing from automotive and aeronautical design and engineering departments, as well as gaming developers, modular builder Blu Homes of Waltham, MA has developed the Configurator, allowing customers to visualize the interior and …
dailytelegraph tells us from Sydney, Australia, the U.S. is not the only country where the gap between income and real estate prices is widening. Sydney’s home prices are expected to rise 19 percent in the next three years, to a median of $770,000. “The big problem with affordability is housing …
nola reports a 61-year old Louisiana woman has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for defrauding modular home buyers out of some $200,000 in a post-Katrina scam. Cecilia Slattery filed articles of incorporation in 2008 for JCV, dba New Era Homes, and befriended ten people by buying them dinners …
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RepublicanHerald reports from Pine Grove, Pennsylvania, that modular home manufacturer Manorwood Homes, Inc., is shutting its doors permanently following the devastating floods in early September from Tropical Storm Irene. A modular home builder for 16 years here in east central PA, 100 people lost their jobs. Manorwood manager Wayne Morris …
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MarketWatch reports Champion Commercial Structures, a division of Champion Homes, is teaming up with USModular to engage in multifamily construction projects. The pairing will bring Champion’s modular production process together with USModular’s general contacting experience. Dan McMurtrie, corporate development vice president with Champion, says, “”Our partnership with US Modular allows …
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MHProNews has received a brief from Danny Ghorbani, President and CEO of the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR), which says the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is expanding its in-plant regulation presence, and disrupting the relationship between Primary Inspection Agencies (PIAs), housing manufacturers, and HUD. As …
BloombergBusinessWeek reports Honolulu City Councilman Tom Berg has proposed building modular housing on agricultural lands in Oahu as a means to meet the demand for affordable housing. He suggests allowing the homes to remain there for up to five years, and that the cost of leasing would be similar to …
MHProNews has learned that several dozen Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA )manufactured homes have arrived in Texas for people whose homes were destroyed or severely damaged in the wildfires that ravaged Texas in late summer. These temporary homes will be placed as close as possible to the houses the survivors …
