As populations around the world continue to grow, a recurring theme is the need for housing. More directly, many nations have declared a “housing crisis” and are looking for solutions. One of the nations where the need is most pronounced is the U.K., where a report by Cast CEO Mark …
Prefab and Modular Front and Center in Solving Housing Crisis Read More
A new year, a new month, and a new set of featured articles are found on the MHProNews.com home page. Our theme for this month is: Jiu Jitsu January in Manufactured Homeland, USA. To see the line-up of over 3-dozen featured articles for this month, along with the headline commentary, …
A new year, a new month, and a new set of featured articles are found on the MHProNews.com home page. Our theme for will be posted on the Masthead blog Tuesday. More Featured Articles will be posted Tuesday, including addtional ones that are upcoming trade show related. To see the …
As December rolls on, the current featured articles are found on the MHProNews home page. Our theme for this month is: DAAD = Dramatic! Advent! Adventure! December 2016! 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, …
The affordable housing crisis in the U.K. has presented challenges and opportunities. Two companies are making a significant move to solve those challenges and into the U.K. market. Beijing, China based China National Building Material Company (CNBM), an industrial company and Barcelona, Spain based Barcelona Housing Systems are joining forces …
Chinese, Spanish Power Players Plan Prefab Factories Read More
Enerdynamic Hybrid Technologies Corp. (EHT) of Toronto, Ontario, Canada has signed a letter of intent to build 50,000 modular homes in Ivory Coast for military families, according to what Baystreet.ca tells MHProNews. Maple Leaf Holdings SA, of which EHT is a shareholder, will construct two, three and four bedroom homes …
Canadian Modular Home Builder Gains Foothold in African Market Read More
The National Federation of Independent Businesses’ (NFIB) small business optimism index rose from 94.9 to 98.4 in the wake of president-elect Donald Trump’s victory in the U. S. elections, marking the largest increase since 2009. “This month we bifurcated the data to measure the results before and after the …
Business Optimism Rises with Trump’s Ascendancy, as Energy Issues take Center Stage Read More
As December rolls on, a new set of featured articles are found on the MHProNews.com home page. Our theme for this month is: DAAD = Dramatic! Advent! Adventure! December 2016! To see the line-up of over 3-dozen featured articles for this month, along with the headline commentary, please click the link …
Builder Karen Adams is on a mission. The President and CEO of Green Dwellings in Palm Beach, Florida aims to be the Tesla of green homes. Green Dwellings recently completed a green home installation near the Intracoastal Waterway south of Southern Boulevard in Palm Beach. It’s not a mansion and …
“When the distracting spectacles of this election season are over and the history of our time is written, the only important question will be whether or not that New Politics came too late,” said billionaire Peter Thiel, whose tech investments include Facebook and PayPal. Addressing the National Press Club about …
In the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew, a number of cities and towns from Florida to North Carolina are beginning to see the full magnitude of the storm damage. According to Reuters, CoreLogic, a real estate data firm, estimated the storm might have caused up to $800 million in damage to …
Post-Hurricane Matthew, Windstorms, Stereotypes and Manufactured Housing Read More
Factory-built housing pros well know the growing need for affordable homes. Texas-based Arched Cabins is tapping the ‘tiny side’ of that niche, with do-it-yourself (DIY) models that can start under $10,000. Wide Open Country, Tiny House Living and Tiny House Talk are three of several thousand search results that come …
DIY Prefabricated “Arched Cabin” for Under $10K? Yes, but… Read More
Lustron Stories, a new book by Cleveland photographer Charles Mintz, explores what it’s like to live in, and own, one of the historic all-metal Lustron homes. The story dates back to 1948 in Columbus, Ohio where they were manufactured over a period of two years. The mass produced, easy-to-assemble homes …
Historic Lustron PreFab Homes Draw Renewed Interest Read More
Sydney architect Alex Symes believes that he has the answer to combat Australia’s housing shortage and sustainability and housing shortage issues. Symes, founder of Big World Homes, describes his concept as IKEA on steroids. He says that a drill, hammer and wrench are all that’s needed to put together the …
Ikea Style “Flat-Pack” Homes – the Answer to Australia’s Housing Shortage? Read More
Eric Dean is out to help solve the worldwide housing shortage, one factory-crafted home at a time, reports ProSales Magazine’s Gary Thill. “A house is a very simple thing, but every time we build a house we seem to reinvent the wheel,” Dean told the audience at the FEA 2016 …
Fab or fad? Innovative PreFab Homes could Disrupt Building Trades, Solve Shortages Read More
Noteworthy headlines on CNNMoney – FUBU CEO Stop and Frisked “Maybe 20 Times. U.S.: Wells Fargo Mistreated Military Members. WSJ Columnist Calls Trump “Unstable.” Why The Federal Reserve Isn’t Political. From WSJ: Ghost of Lehman Brothers Haunts Deutsche Bank. Some bullets from MarketWatch – ‘Housing party’ in the U.S. may be coming …
Wells Fargo’s CEO, John G. Stumpf, has been called by Warren Buffett about recent events, according to Fox Business. Noteworthy headlines on CNNMoney – Wells Fargo worker retaliation claims rile up Congress. Lawmakers: Wells Fargo a ‘criminal enterprise’ like Enron. U.S. warns Samsung washing machine owners after explosion reports. The worker …
Wells Fargo Chairman/CEO Grilled, Buffett speaking out, All Markets Down Read More
Noteworthy headlines on CNNMoney – CA Punishes Wells Fargo with Sweeping Sanctions. OPEC Cuts Production, Oil Surges – 35% of Student Loan Defaults From For-Profit College Students. Some bullets from MarketWatch – City-by-city look as house-price gains slow. White House calls Congress veto of 9/11 bill ’embarrassing’. China’s richest man warns of …
Patrick Industries (NASDAQ: PATK) and Drew Industries (NYSE: DW) – both based in Elkhart, Indiana- made executive level moves today. Patrick announced, effective immediately, Jeffrey M. Rodino, Executive Vice President of Sales and Chief Operating Officer, assumes the newly created position of Executive Vice President of Sales and Chief Sales …
Patrick Industries, Drew Industries Announce Executive Moves Read More
Noteworthy headlines on CNNMoney – Debate most watched in history. Fed under attack, but still profitable for taxpayers. U.S. probes Wells Fargo whistle blower complaints. Some bullets from MarketWatch – Congress deadlocked over funding bill as government shutdown looms. Chesapeake Energy’s stock plunges as Carl Icahn loses interest. Nike stock down 4%. …
Market Rebounds, Manufactured Home Index Down, But Drew and Patrick Up On Executive Moves Read More
