A house built in 1775 in Hartford Village, Vermont was demolished last month, leading to calls for a new ordinance that would protect historic properties, as MHProNews has been informed by vnews. The house was built by Benjamin Wright, Jr., whose father was one of the founders of the town …
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Updating a story MHProNews posted May 7, 2016 regarding the bankruptcy of Innovative Building Systems (IBS), which owns Keiser Homes of Oxford, Maine, modularhomecoach reports customers who have placed deposits on homes may be out of luck. Autumn Poulin put down a $20,000 deposit on a three-bedroom, 2-1/2 bath modular …
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What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com Illinois Professional Couple Discover their Getaway Home near Florida’s top Beaches What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News Rent control judgment favors manufactured home community owner. CFPB may tighten screws excessively on short-term lenders. NAR calls for more starter homes to ease …
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Following a story MHProNews last reported Feb. 25, 2016, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada will soon be witnessing the arrival of modular housing units, each 250 square feet, for homeless singles and families. The city has pinpointed two sites for the homes. One site will accommodate 40-80 micro units, each with …
Vancouver Chooses Sites for Modular Homes for Homeless Read More
MHProNews has learned that one of the United Kingdom’s largest construction companies will build a factory next to its existing manufacturing facility, Explore Industrial Park in Steetley, Worksop, Engalnd for the construction of modular homes. Laing O’Rourke’s current state-of-the-art site produces components used in homes it builds across London and …
Modular Homes being Promoted in UK by Builders and the Government Read More
MHProNews has been informed by ottawacitizen that award-winning modular home designer Karoleena of Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada has been acquired by Horizon North Logistics, Inc., a builder of relocatable modular workforce housing in remote areas, as well as camp management accommodations and catering. To meet the growing need for a …
What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com Possible American Dreams! Engineer Skip VanZant on Evolving U.S. Housing What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News Innovative Building Systems said to be filing for bankruptcy, closing Maine’s Keiser. UMH wins community award. Clayton defies criticism, turns $706M profit. Alberta fire pushing …
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MHPronews has learned from wmtw in Oxford, Maine that modular builder Keiser Homes is abruptly closing, ending work for 120 employees. Officials laid off 60 employees in April and said they would return by mid-May, but that was not to be. According to Julie Rabinowitz of the Department of Labor, …
Innovative Building Systems filing for Bankruptcy, closing Keiser in Maine Read More
Combining old world craftsmanship with modern modular designs has brought together a partnership combining East Coast Modern, which is an architectural firm in Halifax, Nova Scotia, with builder Lloyoll Built, and the Port Mersey Commercial Park, where the modules are being built in Warehouse B. Formerly the Bowater Mersey Paper …
Architectural Firm and Builder Collaborate on Modern Modular Homes Read More
While the wildfire engulfing Fort McMurray in Alberta, Canada has burned 1,600 buildings and forced 80,000 people to flee their homes, stocks for companies that produce temporary accommodations have shot up as much as 35 percent, according to what bloomberg tells MHProNews, although Andrew Bradford of Raymond James, Ltd. says …
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Waltham, Vermont is saying goodbye to the six-year abandoned Gevry Mobile Home Park with the sounds of demolition, as it welcomes the new McKnight Lane neighborhood in its stead. Fourteen homes are being demolished and 14 new, affordable modular homes will replace them, according to Katie Forleo of the non-profit …
Funds advised by private investment firm Centerbridge Partners, L.P. will acquire Southwest Stage Funding, LLC, dba Cascade Financial Services, a lender to buyers of manufactured homes, according to what prnewswire tells MHProNews. Following the closing of the transaction, which is scheduled to be finalized in the third quarter of 2016, …
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Upgrading a post from March 28, 2016 regarding the closing of the Zeta Communities modular building plant in McClellan Park in Sacramento, Calif., MHProNews has been informed Guerdon Modular Buildings in Boise, Idaho is picking up some of Zeta’s unfilled contracts. Guerdon produced the apartments for Eviva midtown apartment building …
Guerdon Modular Picks up where Zeta Communities Dropped Read More
What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com Tornadoes, Hurricanes, Conventional Housing and Manufactured Homes Video Report What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News MHC closing in Minneapolis. CFPB constitutionality challenged. MHARR, MHI spar over DTS and chattel lending. Clayton acquires another site-built home builder. Champion expanding into Kentucky. Drew …
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Champion Home Builders will invest $6.3 million in a manufacturing plant in Benton, Kentucky, leasing a 100,000 square foot facility and create up to 150 jobs for production of manufactured homes, according to kyforward. As encouragement to the investment in the community, the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority has initially …
The Lowry Grove manufactured home community (MHC) in St. Anthony, Minnesota, will be closing in a year for redeveloping, as startribune informs MHProNews. The 15 acre community with 97 factory-built homes, some pre HUD Code, follows a string of MHC closings in the northern Minneapolis metropolitan area. According to Metropolitan …
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Writing in barrons, Teresa Rivas says shares of manufactured and modular home builder Skyline Corp. have risen because of a case of mistaken identity: Sky TV is billionaire publisher Rupert Murdoch’s entertainment company, which announced in early March it was launching a new TV channel in the British Isles. Skyline …
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Eight months after issuing a stop-work order on what was said to be a modular home due to an ordinance violation in the Ward Ridge area of Port St. Joe, Fla., the order remains in effect and the home sits unoccupied, on wheels, and falling over. Owned by Robert Mike, …
Stop-work Order Leads to Uncertain Future of Factory-built Home Read More
Doug Stimpson, General Manager of All American Homes in Dyersville, Iowa, said the majority of the 75 workers have been laid off pending the sale of the modular home business to another owner, according to thonline. “We have a buyer who has paid a deposit of $1 million to purchase …
Modular Builder in Iowa may Re-open with New Owner Read More
The Long County Board of Commissioners in Hinesville, GA are grappling with an application for a rural subdivision that Mike Allen wants to build, but it is unclear whether the new homes will be manufactured homes or modular homes, according to coastalcourier. Similarly, the board has little information about water …
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