The Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety (IBHS) has officially recognized Palm Harbor Homes for its production of the first ever disaster resistant modular home designed to significantly reduce property damage during a severe storm. Produced in Palm Harbor’s facility in Plant City, Florida, realestaerama tells MHProNews this is …
Palm Harbor Constructing tougher Modular Home to Withstand Hurricanes Read More
Following a story that MHProNews last reported June 20, 2015 regarding UMH Properties, Inc.’s long-time plan to build either a manufactured or modular home community on 106 acres it owns in the Village of Coxsackie, New York, while UMH (NYSE:UMH) wants to move forward with the project, the village is …
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What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com Renters’ Nation: The Dark Side of Dodd-Frank and Its Impact on Affordable Housing Mary Zokoe talks Martin Motor Sports, Community Guidelines, More! Inside MH Road Show Video What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News CFPB imposed appraisal rule on HPML loans one …
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Ten years after Hurricane Katrina took out some 60,000 homes, the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) has determined the federal government poured over $3.2 billion into permanent homes for state residents, according to what sunherald tells MHProNews. Former COO for MDA’s disaster-recovery division, Jon Mabry, said, “When we received the money, …
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While home values dropped drastically for most of the nation following the housing bubble, the oil-producing states posted housing gains. With crude oil trading at half the price of a year ago, according to nationalmortgagenews, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Wyoming and Alaska may see home prices fall six to …
Arnon Rosan is the founder of EverBlock, an adult version of Legos, polypropylene blocks up to a foot long that lock together and stack with raised lugs much like Legos, as wired tells MHProNews. He currently makes them in 14 colors and three sizes with the largest one weighing two …
Undergraduate students at the New York City College of Technology are busy building a modular, environmentally conscious solar home to enter into the U. S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon competition this fall, according to nbcnewyork. The DURA house—diverse, urban, resilient, adaptable—is an open-concept, one-bedroom, net zero weather-resistant living space …
NYC Students Entering a Modular Home in Solar Decathlon Read More
Fourth quarter 2015 financial results for Skyline Corp (NYSE:SKY) indicate net sales from continuing operations increased eight percent over the same period last year, $49,605,000 over $46,040,000, resulting in a net loss of $149,000 versus a net loss the previous fiscal year Q4 of $1,672,000, according to prnewswire. The 2015 …
Skyline Corp. Reports Q4 and Fiscal Year 2015 Financials Read More
Updating a story MHProNews last published April 17, 2015 regarding the expansion of the Clayton Bradley Academy on the campus of Clayton Homes in Maryville, Tennessee, the Class of 2030 and the Class of 2018 broke ground for the multipurpose building that will include a 600-seat gymnasium, ten additional classrooms, …
If Zad Roumaya has his way, the Cedars in south Dallas, Texas will be the site of a complex of 320 square-foot modular container homes in an area currently undergoing a transformation, according to dallasobserver. Once an area known for its stately Victorian homes, in the 1960s many of the …
Minimalist, Modular Container Homes Develop in Dallas Read More
Sherkston Shores manufactured home community (MHC) in Ontario, Canada is a 560-acre resort south of Niagara Falls owned by Carefree Communities, with 1,700 manufactured homes that owners occupy from May to October on the shores of Lake Erie. There are also 80 rental cottages and 40 rustic cabins as well …
Canadian Land Lease Community Offers Lake Erie Vacationing Read More
What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com Stan Dye talks Manufactured Home Lending and MH Site Preparation Do-It-Yourself Heat Tape Video! Prevent Winter Freeze Ups for Manufactured Homes and Houses over Crawl Spaces What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News PBS Story on MH Finance Due. Sun, UMH, Adding …
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China-backed CIMC Modular Building Systems has signed a contract with Pindan, a property and construction company based in Western Australia (WA), for the redevelopment of Agricola College in Kalgoorlie, which houses students for the Western Australia School of Mines. As businessnews.au informs MHProNews, the 180-room project, comprised of 89 modules, …
Only two weeks after Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State in southeastern Nigeria led a trade delegation to the Republic of Ireland, he has announced plans that would lead to the building of 5,000 affordable modular homes across the state, as reported by nationalaccordnewspaper. Representatives of Affordable Building Concept …
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Following a story MHProNews published June 2, 2015, regarding modular shelters made of shipping containers for homeless people in Honolulu, the city has awarded a contract to Container Storage of Hawaii, Ltd. for the eventual 63 housing units. The $523,517 contract will provide housing for up to 83 people by …
Modular Container Units will House Homeless in Honolulu Read More
Clayton Homes has teamed with Oak Ridge National Laboratories (ORNL) and architectural firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill to develop a 3D printed home and automobile from a carbon-fiber reinforced polymer material, according to 3dprint. Through an integrated approach to electricity generation, storage, and consumption, the car and home will share …
3D Printed Automobile and Home Energize Each Other Read More
A new development of ten modular homes is being planned in Key West, Florida, according to keysnews. The Enclave on the Riviera will feature single-family stilt homes starting at $799,000, said realtor Bascom Grooms of the 1,800 square foot homes, each with three bedrooms and two-and-a-half baths. The gated community …
Gated Community of Ten Modular Homes to Rise in Florida Keys Read More
Although the government of South Africa has built more than 2.6 million homes since 1994, it is estimated there remains a shortage of 2.3 million family homes. A definite gap remains between those who do not qualify for a government-subsidized house and an entry level home, according to estatetimesnigeria. Working …
Container Homes in South Africa face Lending Challenge similar to U. S. Manufactured Homes Read More
What’s New in public focused Manufactured HomeLivingNews.com Nubble Lighthouse and Sohier Park. York, Maine – US Destination What’s New in Manufactured Housing Industry Professional News GSEs set to offer secondary market for manufactured home loans. Two MHCs change hands, new MHC planned in Canada. CFPB not protecting consumers OR employees. …
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Following the April and May 2015 earthquakes that caused 9,000 deaths and injured 25,000 in Nepal, the worst earthquake to hit the country in more than 80 years, prize-winning Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has developed a modular shelter home for the survivors made in part from the rubble resulting from …
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