Updating a story MHProNews posted July 21, 2014 about Wyoming Homes owner David Valenti being sued by the Pennsylvania AG for not delivering manufactured and modular homes for which he was paid, and not fulfilling contacts, timesleader reports he pleaded guilty in Luzerne County Court to 19 counts of theft. …
Christ Lutheran Church in Athens, Ohio is behind the building of the three-story modular apartment building next to the church, as athensnews informs MHProNews. The six modules that comprise the three four-bedroom apartments, a product of Unibuilt Modular Homes of Vandalia, Ohio, will be ready for occupancy by May 1. …
What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com Noise and Smoke vs. Facts About Manufactured Homes and Lending What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News Tucson MHC to be developed. Utilities now metered at MHC homes. Plans approved for MHC expansion. Patrick posts strong financials for quarter, year. MHC residents …
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In order to cope with rising enrollment, planning board members in Natick, Massachusetts got their initial look at six modular classrooms that will become a long-term addition to Brown Elementary School, as natick.wickedlocal informs MHProNews.. With a corridor connecting the modular units to the main building, Deputy Town Administrator Bill …
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Millions of manufactured home MH owners and thousands of MH professionals are being adversely impacted by the current state of CFPB regulations. Yet the fog created by interest groups that oppose changes to Dodd-Frank or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) current policies have slowed the progress in the Senate …
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The town of Snowflake, Arizona has signed off on an agreement for Navajo County to be responsible for enforcing installation standards of manufactured housing and factory-built buildings. The county has a previously signed agreement with the AZ Department of Fire, Building and Life Safety Office of Manufactured Housing for the …
Responsibility for Enforcing MH Installation Standards Passes from Snowflake to County Read More
“There is a chronic housing shortage in many parts of the country: demand exceeding supply has resulted in property values increasing to unaffordable levels, owner occupation rates are decreasing. Market rents, being a function of property value, have also increased as more families look to the rented sector for housing,” …
Thirteen additional modular units have been added to the Tabanovce refugee transit center in Macedonia, where thousands of refugees cross almost every day as they head toward the European Union countries, as independent.mk informs MHProNews. The added housing will accommodate the most vulnerable refugees, and will provide office space to …
Macedonia Refugee Center Importing more Modular Units Read More
Two tri-state off-site home builders in Iowa are seeing improvements in their respective housing markets, according to thonline. Doug Stimpson, vice president and general manager of All American Homes in Dyersville, in northeastern Iowa told MHProNews that business has increased 30 percent in the last four years, and already this …
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What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com Manufactured and Mobile Homes Aren’t Just for Millionaires – Main Street, Middle America Too What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News High rents tough on low-income families. Residents of co-ops save money. Drew notches record revenues. New HUD rule supported by U. …
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Operating four factories with a team accustomed to the complex task of building, transporting and setting modular units, modular construction company Whitley Manufacturing has acquired modular builder Capsys and its proprietary building system, according to multihousingnews. While Whitley intends to manufacture Capsys at its Leola, Pennsylvania facility, it wants to …
Capsys Swept up by Modular Builder Whitley Manufacturing Read More
MHProNews has learned from financial-market-news that Skyline Corp. (NYSE:SKY) Director John C. Firth purchased 5,000 shares of company stock Feb. 5, according to a disclosure filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Acquired at an average cost of $4.16 per share for a total transaction of $20,800, the director …
As MHProNews posted Aug. 12, 2015, a manufacturing facility in the Czech Republic is supplying Germany with modular housing to provide quarters for the thousands of refugees fleeing war and poverty in their native lands of Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan. Germany is building seven modular centers to house 20,000 people. …
A 185-foot-long modular housing unit that once housed workers in North Dakota’s Oil Patch is being re-purposed to house inmates for a minimum-security correctional facility south of Bismarck, North Dakota, as billingsgazette informs MHProNews. The 36-bed unit, on lease from Target Logistics for $35 per bed per day, will help …
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Following a story MHProNews last reported Oct. 19, 2015 regarding housing the homeless in converted modular shipping containers in Honolulu, Hawaii, the last of the 25 units has arrived at Hale Mauliola on a patch of Sand Island. Each home has a programmable combination lock, screen doors and windows, and …
Homeless Residents Occupying Modular Container Homes in Honolulu Read More
MHroNews has learned from prnewswire former president of Goldshield Fiberglass Jeff Newport has been chosen by Skyline Corp. of Elkhart, Indiana as Vice President of Operations, overseeing the manufacturing, purchasing and quality operations for all nine of the company’s divisions. At Goldshield, he spearheaded initiatives that resulted in a 400 …
What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com Lifestyles of the Rich and Frugal: Manufactured Mansions Take Their Place in the California Sun What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News Small community banks declined 20.5% since Dodd-Frank. Seattle Times prods investigation of Clayton. Town officials resign over MH siting. Seniors …
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The mayor, one city council member, the city attorney, city manager and a Board of Adjustment member have all resigned their posts in Marquette, Iowa, pop. 462, according to thegazette, possibly in response to the city ‘s inaction on a zoning violation, as MHProNews has learned. On Wed., Mayor Dave …
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Continuing to follow the ongoing saga in Dublin, Ireland where the city council is trying to begin the siting of the first 22 modular homes out of a planned 500, Environment Minister Alan Kelly insists the initial homes will be ready within weeks, offering security to “vulnerable and homeless families.” …
Despite having wealth estimated at $780 million, online shoe and apparel retailer Zappos’ founder, Tony Hsieh, lives in a 240 square foot Airstream in Airstream Village in downtown Las Vegas, a community of 20 Airstreams and 10 Tumbleweed tiny homes he spent $350 million to develop. The Downtown Project (DTP) …
