In honor of the 64th Anniversary of the New York Housing Association (NYHA), New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has proclaimed May 4-10, 2014 as New York Housing Association’s Factory-Built Home Days. The importance of factory-built housing can be seen in the thousands who continue to buy it, and in …
Following a story MHProNews.com last posted Feb. 18, 2014 regarding legislation to streamline the titling of manufactured homes, the Virginia Manufactured and Modular Housing Association (VAMMHA) reports Gov. Terry McAuliffe has signed Senate Bill 356, which will also allow for the titling of homes severed from real property. The measure …
Manufactured Housing Titling Legislation Signed by Governor McAuliffe Read More
The Esperance Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Australia is sponsoring its inaugural home and lifestyle expo in hopes of keeping local shoppers shopping locally, according to abc.net.au. The show is replete with vendors offering building and renovation supplies, as well as modular homes. The show is on Friday and …
Triumph Modular of Littleton, Massachusetts received five Awards of Distinction from the Modular Building Institute at the World of Modular in San Antonio, Texas. Offering competition in over 30 categories for MBI members, the contest is the industry’s premier awards program. Triumph’s winners in the Permanent Modular Education category are …
The one-hour reality competition series “American Dream Builders” will include Cavco Homes, Inc., (NASDAQ:CVCO) and Palm Harbor Homes in an upcoming episode to air on Sunday, April 13, on NBC. Hosted by renowned designer Nate Berkus, Cavco built modular homes they call Eco Cottages for one competition episode of the …
Cavco Homes to have Modular Home on TV Design Competition Read More
Following a story MHProNews last posted April 4, 2014, regarding a modular housing development proposal in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada, the city council declined the housing recommendation from the Municipal Planning Commission for 85 modular homes. Voting 7-1 against, the council said the area is too close to an industrial …
Updating a post MHProNews published April 4, 2014 regarding Aetrium Inc.’s acquisition of modular builder KBS Building Systems of Maine, the shares of Aetrium skyrocketed 42 percent the day after the acquisition was announced. The firm has been constructing machines that handle and test computer chips since 1982, according to …
At a recent board of education meeting in Fort Lee, New Jersey, school officials made a space and cost-effective case for spending $170,000 a year for 12 full-size modular classrooms to accommodate the additional 100 students expected this coming fall. Four small classrooms at a nearby church the school board …
New Jersey School Officials Propose Modular Classrooms Read More
Updating a post MHProNews.com published April 1, 2014 about a three-unit modular housing development in Ridgefield, Connecticut hitting another roadblock after 18 months of debate, planning and zoning (P&Z) finally approved the proposal by Ridgefield Modular Home Corp. As theridgefieldpress.com reports, P&Z agreed to a single building with three three-bedroom …
Modular Apartments finally Approved in Ridgefield, Connecticut Read More
Following a story MHProNews.com last posted Feb. 18, 2014 regarding a sheriff’s race in San Joaquin County, California in which the contender says modular jail cells would help ease overcrowding, Sgt. Pat Withrow, of the county sheriff’s department, says the county can afford four modular units which would hold 64 …
Candidate for Sheriff Continues Pitching Modular Jail Units Read More
Updating a story MHProNews.com first posted Feb. 13, 2014 regarding a proposal for a modular housing community in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada, the city council remains divided on the project. While property owner representative John Hashem says the land has been vacant since 1976, other plans have not materialized and …
Modular Housing Development to be Voted on April 7 Read More
Aetrium Incorporated has acquired all the assets of KBS Building Systems, Inc. of South Paris, Maine for $5 million cash, a $5.5 million six-month promissory note and the assumption of approximately $1.4 million debt, according to marketwatch.com. KBS manufactures and distributes modular housing units for residential and commercial applications. MHProNews …
New England Modular Builder Acquired by Aetrium Inc. Read More
A survey of Portland, Oregon by the National Low Income Housing Foundation of Washington, D. C. revealed that a breadwinner working a minimum wage job in the Portland area would have to work 78 hours to be able to afford a market rate two bedroom apartment. More and more people …
Modular Apartments Provide much needed Affordable Housing Read More
Similar to the same event in nearby Massachusetts, as MHProNews reported March 28, 2014, the Rhode Island Home Show will feature a 2,800 square foot modular home assembled on site inside the Convention Center in Providence beginning Thursday, April 3. The team began working at 6 AM Monday and worked …
Updating a post MHProNews last published May 27, 2013 regarding plans for a 55-unit micro modular apartment building in New York City, the project has begun, with M&T Bank putting up $10.3 million of the $16.6 million project, and the remainder from developer equity and a loan from the New …
While modular residential design has gone from tree houses to single-family on land to the 34-story modular apartments underway in the Brooklyn Navy Yards, architects at Atelier SAD have developed Port X, a modular home that can be sited on terra firma or put to sea as a floating home. …
Modular workforce supplier Black Diamond Group Limited (TSX:BDI) will hold its annual meeting of shareholders on Thursday, May 8 at the Calgary, Alberta, Canada Hyatt Regency, according to dcnonl.com. Through its direct and indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries, Black Diamond rents and sells modular workforce housing, and provides associated support services to …
The Cape Henlopen School District on Delaware’s eastern coast has asked for a property tax increase to build a 720-student elementary school and add six classrooms to existing schools, according to delawareonline.com. The increase would amount to $0.27 on $100 assessed valuation. If the referendum fails, MHProNews.com has learned the …
Following a story MHProNews.com last posted March 12, 2014 regarding possible settlement of a proposed modular development in Ridgefield, Connecticut that has seen its share of legal wrangling since Sept. 20, 2012, we have learned the project’s architect threw another “saw” (as in “monkey wrench”) into the works: The resubmitted …
Connecticut Modular Development Hits another Clench Read More
Funded with a $1 million community development block grant from the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and administered by the Kentucky Department for Local Government (DLG), local, state and federal officials participated in groundbreaking ceremonies March 28 for the next phase of the Houseboat to Energy …
Production Conversion: From Houseboats to Modular Homes Read More
